The Bad Samaritan - Charlie Peace, Bk 4 Author:Robert Barnard It's bound to be a problem when a vicar's wife loses her faith. In a Robert Barnard novel it can be a source of amusement, dismay, contemplation, and even murder....Should a woman who loses her faith continue to take an active role in church activites? Rosemary Sheffield is not about to abdicate her position of power in the Mothers' ... more »Union to gossipy Florrie Harridance, not even when Florrie spreads rumors about Rosemary's supposed holiday fling, when she may have been too friendly with a young waiter named Stanko....a mysterious refugee from the former Yugoslavia [who] turns up one day at the vicarage, begging for Rosemary's help....Murder, when it occurs, is hardly a surprise....Detective Constable Charlie Peace and his boss Mike Oddie discover a victim who was hated by many and a case that will try not only the faith but the compassion of a small community linked in more ways than its members would have considered possible.
With a compelling mix of wry wit and acute perception, award-winning author Robert Barnard once again proves himself to be a master of the genre.« less