Rev Richard Coles

We are thrilled to welcome Reverend Richard Coles back to Ely Cathedral for the sequel to Murder Before Evensong, A Death In The Parish.

It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Clement tries to steady his flock, the parish is joined with Upper and Lower Badsaddle, bringing a new tide of unwanted change.

But church politics soon become the least of Daniel's problems. His mother - headstrong, fearless Audrey - is obviously up to something, something she is determined to keep from him. And she's not the only one....

And then all hell breaks loose when murder returns to Champton in the form of a shocking ritualistic killing.

Reverend Richard Coles is a beloved writer, broadcaster and an Anglican priest. He co-presents Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 and appears, from time to time, on QI, Have I Got News For You, and Would I Lie To You? He has won Christmas Masterchef, Celebrity Mastermind twice, and captained Leeds to victory in Christmas University Challenge in 2019.

A contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017, he scored a lamentably low mark for a Paso Doble. He writes regularly for the Sunday Times, and is the author of half a dozen books, including a bestselling autobiography, Fathomless Riches, and the bereavement bestseller The Madness of Grief, reflecting on the death of his partner, David Coles.

The first book in the Canon Clement Mystery series, Murder Before Evensong, was an instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and Ely favourite.