Description
Fifth intriguing mystery in the atmospheric Joe Plantagenet police procedural series
Taking a short cut home beneath the ruined abbey in the centre of the city, a teenage girl reports stumbling across a body. She also claims to have seen a mysterious nun-like figure watching her from the shadows. But during the subsequent search, no body is found. The girl s inebriated state and her troubled history make the police sceptical of her story, and only Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet is inclined to believe her.
Then a woman is reported missing, and Joe finds himself caught up in a complex investigation involving a production of The Devils at the local Playhouse. Could the play, with its shocking religious and sexual violence, have something to do with the woman s disappearance? And is there really a connection with the tragic death of a young nun at the site many centuries before? Nothing is as it first appears."
Taking a short cut home beneath the ruined abbey in the centre of the city, a teenage girl reports stumbling across a body. She also claims to have seen a mysterious nun-like figure watching her from the shadows. But during the subsequent search, no body is found. The girl s inebriated state and her troubled history make the police sceptical of her story, and only Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet is inclined to believe her.
Then a woman is reported missing, and Joe finds himself caught up in a complex investigation involving a production of The Devils at the local Playhouse. Could the play, with its shocking religious and sexual violence, have something to do with the woman s disappearance? And is there really a connection with the tragic death of a young nun at the site many centuries before? Nothing is as it first appears."
Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
224 pages
Language
English
Published
Dec 1, 2015
Publisher
Severn House
Editions
4 editions
ISBN-10
1780295561
ISBN-13
9781780295565
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This review contains spoilers.
Scene: Nothing special, either overly complex or you get very lost and unsure of where you are. No in-between. *
Characters: I had no idea who or why half of the people were involved in this.. why was the detective working with a civilian so closely? Seemed unrealistic and that made me loose interest. *
Story: Failed to want to follow this, i just didnt care about what was happening and to who. *
Recommend?: No, I just couldnt get into it. Hard to read, hard to follow. My first DNF of the year.
July 29th 2026