A Turbulent Priest (Inspector Peach Series Book 4)

A Turbulent Priest (Inspector Peach Series Book 4)

<b>After five weeks of dry weather, the fields and roads of Lancashire are suddenly flooded by heavy Bank Holiday rain.</b><br /><br />Roads are blocked, streams become impassable, and debris that has lain stagnant in the summer weeks is uprooted. <br /><br />Among that debris - a body.<br /><br />Detective Inspector Peach, with the help of Detective Sergeant Lucy Blake, must solve a case that, had it not been for the freak weather, would have lain undiscovered for years.<br /><br />The body is identified as Father John Bickerstaffe.<br /><br />But who would want to kill a man of religion who was widely respected in the local community?<br /><br />As DI Peach and DS Blake delve into the life of the Priest, they soon discover that he is not the only victim in this case...<br /><br />When the Bishop Hogan summons them to reveal shocking details of the secret life of Father Bickerstaffe, they realise that he had a terrible secret.<br /><br />A secret which caused not only his downfall, but also his death. <br /><br />Recently disgraced, Father Bickerstaffe left a wealth of potential killers in his wake.<br /><br />As the case unravels, and the potential suspects stretch from religion to politics, DI Peach and DS Blake must ask, how far would a parent go to protect, or to avenge, their child?<br /><br /><em>A Turbulent Priest</em> is a gripping crime thriller by a master of the genre. <br /><br /><h2>Praise for J M Gregson</h2><br /><br /><b>€˜Begins with quiet observation before pouncing to murderous effect€ - <em>Sunday Express</em><br /><br />€˜A chilling story that never flags from start to finish€ - <em>Bolton Evening News</em></b><br /><br /><b>J M Gregson</b> is a Lancastrian by birth and upbringing. He taught for twenty-seven years in schools, colleges and universities before taking early retirement to concentrate on full-time writing. He has written books on subjects as diverse as golf and Shakespeare.