The Reaper

The bishop's body lies at the bottom of a quarry. In his car are a suicide note, a copy of Men Only and a Bible underlined at the text ."..hath devoured thy living with harlots." He was last seen alive by Otis Joy, the rector of the Wiltshire village of Foxford. Adored by the ladies, who fill his pews and collection plates each Sunday, the Reverend Joy had become less popular with the bishop, who had discovered irregularities in the church accounts. Rich as the devil's food cake at the church fete, The Reaper is a dark, delicious crime story from the award-winning Peter Lovesey.