Residents of Oldminster are horrified by the arrival of the city's first
lady vicar, Reverend Stacey Williams. No sooner does she step foot in
the ancient church that trouble begins . . .
First there are violent protests. Next are several threatening letters.
Then the font where Williams is meant to hold her first baptism is
discovered filled with blood.
Finally, a few weeks later, whilst performing Holy Communion, Reverend
Williams keels over after taking a sip of the holy wine. The chalice
clangs onto the altar steps as she lands, like a rag doll, onto the
sanctuary floor.
Oldminster's first female vicar is dead, most likely poisoned by her
own wine!
Suspicion immediately falls onto the many townsfolk who were so outraged
by Williams' arrival. But could one of them really be capable of
cold-blooded murder?
The devil is at play, and it's up to Detectives French and Edwards to
uncover the truth.