Richard Coles Books in Order

Richard Coles gathers nearly two hundred unusual stories from Christian saints’ legends, accompanied by Ted Harrison’s illustrations. Miraculous feats, bizarre ordeals, and unexpected patrons reveal the strange traditions surrounding figures who are still celebrated and invoked today.

Richard Coles explores more extraordinary legends of Christian saints, from miraculous rescues to encounters with the Devil. Illustrated by Ted Harrison, these accounts of martyrs, monks, and mystics invite reflection on the surprising forms faith and devotion have taken.

Richard Coles recounts his journey from performing with the Communards to becoming an Anglican priest. His memoir follows a life shaped by music, sexuality, drugs, and religious belief as he searches for meaning beyond the excitement of pop success.

Richard Coles describes the daily work of an Anglican priest, following the church year from Advent and Christmas to Lent and Easter. Parish encounters and personal reflections explore the pleasures, difficulties, and spiritual demands of contemporary ministry.

Canon Daniel Clement’s proposal for a church toilet divides the village of Champton. When a man is found murdered in the church, Daniel must look beyond parish disagreements to uncover old secrets and identify a killer among familiar faces.

An expanded parish brings Canon Daniel Clement new church politics while his mother pursues plans of her own. A ritualistic killing shatters the community, forcing Daniel to investigate a crime whose violence reaches far beyond ordinary village rivalries.

Christmas festivities turn deadly when a guest collapses beneath the mistletoe at a gathering attended by Canon Daniel Clement and his mother. Working with Detective Sergeant Neil Vanloo, Daniel investigates the celebration’s hidden tensions to discover who wanted the victim dead.

A Hollywood production transforms Champton House into a seventeenth-century film set, drawing villagers into its glamorous orbit. When murder interrupts filming, Canon Daniel Clement and Neil Vanloo investigate while difficulties in their own relationship complicate the search for a killer.

Reluctantly recruited into a cathedral Christmas choir, Daniel Clement and Neil Vanloo witness a soloist fall to his death. Suspecting a deliberate push, they investigate the festive gathering and search for the person who turned the concert into a crime scene.

After his partner David dies unexpectedly, Richard Coles discovers that years of supporting bereaved parishioners have not prepared him for his own loss. He describes grief’s emotional shocks, practical burdens, and everyday reminders of the person who is gone.