This is an astonishing story about one of the great scandals of our time, and one man's epic efforts to put things right, and take a journey through the darker regions of the oldest, richest, most powerful religious institution on Earth: the Roman Catholic Church. Louisiana, 1984: a promising young Catholic lawyer named Renon Chattelrault agrees to defend the first-ever priest to be charged with committing sex crimes...
Wealthy businessman Rex Fortescue is found dead with rye grain in his pocket. His death is followed in quick succession by a woman dying while eating bread and honey, and a maid in her garden. Inspector Neele, in charge of investigating the spate of murders, consults with Miss Marple, who has an interesting...