I’d say it’s a cosy mystery except for the effing & ceeing some of the parishioners enjoy, and for the lusty wee thoughts our otherwise lovely vicar entertains throughout about his congregation and a few of the townswomen. He’s not terribly naughty and he has a good heart, a tragic background, and the joy of his 9 year old daughter to keep him busy—as well as a penchant for stumbling upon murders. Or do they chase him, as his life history suggests…?

All the flavour of a cosy mystery for sure, and well narrated—but probably could have been 3h less.