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Holy Disorders is a 1945 detective novel by the British writer Edmund Crispin. It the second in his series featuring the Oxford professor and amateur detective Gervase Fen. The novel is set in 1940 during the early stages of the Second World War. The title is a reference to Chaucer.
"Holy Disorders" is a novel about murder, and witchcraft, and German Nazi spies, and toss ups between High Churchmen and Low Churchmen, and life in a small English village. It is a twist on the old locked-room murder mystery as it includes a locked-cathedral murder mystery.
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Mar 22, 2017 · Holy Disorders takes Oxford don and part time detective Gervase Fen to the town of Tolnbridge, where he is happily bounding around with a butterfly net until the cathedral organist is murdered, giving Fen the chance to play sleuth.
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Jan 1, 1980 · For a cerebral mystery, Holy Disorders is replete with action. There’s even espionage and witchcraft in the mix. Holy Disorders was first published in 1945, and Nazi spies were a hot topic.
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Sep 25, 2021 · Holy Disorders takes Oxford don and part time detective Gervase Fen to the town of Tolnbridge, where he is happily bounding around with a butterfly net until the cathedral organist is murdered, giving Fen the chance to play sleuth.
Mar 16, 2017 · Holy Disorders takes Oxford don and part time detective Gervase Fen to the town of Tolnbridge, where he is happily bounding around with a butterfly net until the cathedral organist is murdered, giving Fen the chance to play sleuth.
Holy Disorders Takes Oxford Don And Part Time Detective Gervase Fen To The Town Of Tolnbridge, Where He Is Happily Bounding Around With A Butterfly Net Until The...
