Puzzles of the Parish

A cunning parson outwits thieves stealing a priceless chalice. A vicar plots the perfect crime when a blackmailer appears. Poisoned letters ruin a rector's wife, and a suspicious fall threatens the rector. This collection gathers some of the finest mystery tales where crime creeps into the churchyard, featuring clergymen and nuns as victims, and both amateur sleuths and villainous perpetrators of devilish deeds.