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The Hour of Death

A Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn Mystery, Book 2

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Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn make sleuthing a work of art. But will they paint themselves into a corner when they investigate the Village Art Society president's death?

As yuletide settles upon Gwenafwy Abbey, the rural Welsh convent's peace is shattered when Tiffany Reese, president of the Village Art Society, is found dead on the floor of the parish hall. Sister Agatha, whose interests lie more with reading and writing mystery stories than with making the abbey's world-renowned organic gouda, is not shy about inserting herself into the case. With the not-entirely eager assistance of Father Selwyn, she begins her investigation.

Sister Agatha has no shortage of suspects to check off her naughty-or-nice list, until finally, Tiffany's half-brother, Kendrick Geddings, emerges as the prime suspect. There never was any love lost between Tiffany and Kendrick, and of late, they had been locked in a vicious battle for control of the family estate. But if Sister Agatha thinks she has the case wrapped up, she'll have to think again.

As the days of Advent tick by, Sister Agatha is determined to crack the case by Christmas in The Hour of Death, Jane Willan's perfectly puzzling second Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn mystery.

©2018 Jane Willan (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Amateur Sleuths Detective Fiction Mystery Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Village Cosy
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I loved the story but hated the references to Americanisms. No pretzels, No grape, No Medline, No sidewalk. instead mince pies at Christmas, Blackcurrant not grape. NHS not Medline. Footpath or pavement not sidewalk. These are just the ones I remember.

if the book was set in the US then use the cultural norms of the US. Don't impose another nations norms on the Welsh.

And I agree, the narrator should read the book first and note who is talking. Then the accent would be correct not just wander mid flow.

I'm not sure I'll listen to any more of these books because they are beginning to irritate.

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The story was enjoyable, but it was a shame that the nuns in Wales were made to speak American English and not UK English. Surely a story set in Wales should use the language of the place and not the language of the author.

Enjoyable but too many americanisms

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This was the first Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn book I’ve read/ heard. I know very little of the lifestyle of nuns in the Church in Wales but found the general way of life, not the sleuthing, depicted in this story improbable in the extreme.
I was irritated by the Americanisms such as ‘dove’ instead of ‘dived and the constant references to Sister Agatha’s ‘Sharpie’. Was this a case of product placement, or just an affectation by the author?
Definitely not for me.

Not for me.

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I enjoyed this book, the narrator was good, and the plot had a good twist at the end !

A good read !

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Good story doesn't know her Agatha Christie like she professes to.
Narrator not bad

Enjoyable but mistakes about Agatha Christie.

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