The Sleeping Witness: A Father Gabriel Mystery Contributor(s): De Maria, Fiorella (Author) |
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ISBN: 1621640760 ISBN-13: 9781621640769 Publisher: Ignatius Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Amateur Sleuth |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2016934526 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 176 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this unusual murder mystery, the tranquility of Saint Mary's Abbey is shattered by the discovery of a gruesome crime in a cottage on the abbey grounds. A foreign artist and war hero seeking refuge from the world has been murdered. Marie Paige, the frail, sickly wife of the village doctor, lies beside him beaten into a coma. The police arrest Marie's husband, convinced that they are looking at a crime of passion. But Dr. Paige finds himself with an unlikely champion: Fr. Gabriel, a blundering but brilliant Benedictine priest who believes in his innocence and feels compelled to search for the truth. In a country struggling to come to terms with the devastation of the Second World War, even a secluded English village has its share of secrets and broken lives. It is not long before Fr. Gabriel and his companions find themselves embarking on a dangerous journey into the victims' troubled war histories and a chapter of Europe's bloodiest conflict that is almost too terrible to be acknowledged. |
Contributor Bio(s): De Maria, Fiorella: - Fiorella De Maria was born in Italy of Maltese parents. She grew up in Wiltshire, England, and attended Cambridge, where she received a BA in English Literature and a Masters in Renaissance Literature. She is the author of the novels Poor Banished Children and Do No Harm. She won the National Book Prize of Malta. |