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Very intriguing

Reviewed in Australia on 5 March 2022

I have learnt to expected the unexpected, after reading J.R. Ellis books but he always manages to trick me. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommended it to those who enjoy a good mystery. I love how at the end he always explains everything, so the reader can follow and understand how police came to the conclusions in a case and also how a criminal mind works.

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Ted from Oz

Preaching to the Converted

Reviewed in Australia on 30 December 2021

After the first quarter, I had discarded any small reminaning residual anti feminist or homophonic prejudices that I may have held. Good eh?
But the rest of the plot seemed to contain an inordinate ammount of continual preaching on the above themes. I had to do a lot of skimming . Unusually so for a J R book. J R, please get out of the pulpit. Regards Ted

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Preaching to the Converted

Reviewed in Australia on 30 December 2021

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Ann

Very intriguing

Reviewed in Australia on 5 March 2022

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A great read. Once again I couldn’t put the book down. Looking forward to the next book with Inspector Oldroyd.

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Kastu puru

really complex plot!

Reviewed in Australia on 5 February 2022

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Very interesting twisted plot !
All the characters were strong and the narrative smooth !
Only flaw was the rant against mysogynae
There was too much of it !
But the book made a good point there too.

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Strong words!

Reviewed in Australia on 30 December 2021

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Very deep messages throughout the whole book. The murders are almost a sideline. Never picked who did what!
Worth reading.

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DaveL

Another good one.

Reviewed in Australia on 24 December 2021

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J R Ellis has produced yet another good story. I enjoy the Yorkshire background and descriptions. His plots are clever and often complicated with characters well thought out. I look forward to reading the next publication.

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An engrossing and spooky murder mystery

Reviewed in Australia on 26 March 2022

Murder at St Anne's is the seventh instalment in J.R. Ellis's Yorkshire Murder Mysteries series featuring D.C.I Oldroyd and his Harrogate-based team. Readers yet to discover the series need not worry, though - each book reads perfectly well as a standalone.

Like its series predecessors, Murder at St Anne's is a contemporary mystery written in a traditional style - there's a closed pool of suspects, an evocatively spooky setting and the police investigation follows a broadly familiar pattern. Jim Oldroyd is a sensitive and likeable protagonist, who enjoys good working relationships with his subordinates and a pleasant (though vegetarian!) home life with his partner, psychologist Deborah, in Harrogate, Yorkshire.

Murder at St Anne's opens with the murder of popular vicar, the Reverend Claire Wilcox, inside her church, St. Anne's in picturesque Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. This case has a personal dimension for DCI Oldroyd when he and his team are called in, as the deceased was the friend and protegée of his sister, Reverend Alison Oldroyd, whose parish is at nearby (fictional) Kirkby Underside. Not only that, but Alison was the last person to speak to Claire, by telephone, shortly before her death.

As is characteristic of J.R. Ellis's work, Murder at St Anne's features a multi-layered plot, a beguiling pool of suspects who all seem to have something to hide, and a superlative sense of setting in Ellis's native Yorkshire. Within the context of the mystery, J.R. Ellis explores themes around doctrinal divisions that continue to exist within the Church of England.

Murder at St Anne's is another engrossing addition to the DCI Oldroyd series, and I'd recommend it to any reader who enjoys a more traditional style of police procedural mystery.

My thanks to the author, J.R. Ellis, publisher Amazon / Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this title.

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Farwan House Variety Store

A story for grown ups, but still, very cosy!

Reviewed in Australia on 8 March 2022

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The fact that J R Ellis is a fan of M R James ghost stories, was a plus for me, because I am a huge fan of the latter. However, I can say, that I am quite a fan of Mr. Ellis’ work too! Well written, full of suspense and a dark mystery. Totally enjoyable!

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Recommended.

Reviewed in Australia on 4 January 2022

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"Murder at St Anne's" reunites us with J.R. Ellis's great characters: D.C.I. Jim Oldroyd and his team Andy and Steph. Following up clue after clue, finally the perpetrator is flushed out and the case drawn to a conclusion.

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Suzanne Reid

Protestant Murders

Reviewed in Australia on 28 March 2022

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A very in-depth murder mystery in the Anglican Church with a congregation of all types, lives, interests, misogyny and death. Another very good J R Ellis book.

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