Stanford George were the last candidates to leave the Station Hotel. Both had waited to be called for the auditions, but no message ever arrived. Then the landlord told them what had happened at the Parish Church. Howell Warley had scuttled back to Cardiff on the first train available once he had received the news of Burford’s murder. George had no need to rush away, given that he was the only one of the shortlisted applicants to live within the boundaries of Hartley Parish.

Unlike the other organists being considered for the post of Organist and Choirmaster at Hartley Parish Church, Stanford George had yet to complete his degree. For this reason alone, he was surprised to be shortlisted. But then he had not applied for the post in the first place. He had seen the advertisement in the Gazette an...

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