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A Vow of Penance

In this, the fifth of Veronica Black's Sister Joan mysteries, the nuns at the Order of the Daughters of Compassion welcome several new faces — and one of them is a murderer. Father Malone is away on a Lenten pilgrimage, and a replacement has arrived in his stead. A new Lay Sister, Sister Jerome, also joins the group at the convent. But is there another new arrival? A sinister figure has been skulking around the walls of the convent. When Father Malone's housekeeper is found dead, Sister Joan and her cohort, Detective Sergeant Mill, refuse to believe the official ruling of suicide. Soon the nun and the inspector are pitted against the killer in a tense race to prevent the night stalker from turning the season of penance into a season of blood. Praised as an "outstanding addition to the growing number of detective-story heroines" by Publishers Weekly, Sister Joan is a young nun who is beholden to both the Lord and her unquenchable curiosity, living with her vows and a knack for solving tough crimes. Sister Joan's previous adventures can be enjoyed in these other mysteries, all published by St. Martin's Press: A Vow of Silence, A Vow of Chastity, A Vow of Sanctity, and A Vow of Obedience.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 218
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 978-0-312-95850-3
  • EAN
  • 9780312958503
  • Settings
  • Cornwall, England
  • Genres
  • mystery
  • Release date
  • 1996