The Dean It Was That Died

York Cycle of Mysteries #3

by Barbara Whitehead

No one really liked the uptight Dean Henry Parsifal of York Minster cathedral, but parishoners are suprised when he is killed by a loose ceiling stone in his beloved church

207 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1991

About the author

Aka Rosa Hill

Barbara Whitehead is a novelist of imagination and intrigue. The mysterious historical world that is a backdrop to her crime novels, is second to none in terms of atmosphere and descriptive mastery.

Barbara was born in Sheffield, UK in 1930. She now lives at Thornton near Bradford, though for many years she lived in York - the city in which her crime novels are set.

Reviews

[Carfig · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good thing this was short or I would have given up on it. Cliched writing, with more effort used to describe the cathedral than the people involved in the story. Someone kills the dean, but it looks like an accident. The new acting dean wonders if it was an accident, then decides the dean wasn't the actual target. Irish nationals. ugh.