Sister Mary Helen is sinfully good at snooping through the San Francisco fog. Now a fellow OWL (Older Woman's League) member has disappeared. The police believe Erma Duran simply flew the coop, but Sister feels a Higher Authority pushing her to investigate. A gold medal entangled in Erma's bedsprings and a cryptic clue to a Byzantine madonna deepens the mystery. By the time Police Inspector Kate Murphy joins the hunt, Sister's good intentions have already paved her way straight to the Mission District--and a hellish encounter with sudden death.
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"The author's heady mix of humor and suspense again proves irresistible."--Publishers Weekly on The Missing Madonna
"Shrewd and fearless, Sister [Mary Helen] is as effiicient as she is endearing." --San Francisco Chronicle on Murder in Ordinary Time
"A tidy mystery...a satisfying read." --Publishers Weekly on Murder in Ordinary Time
"O'Marie twines the strands of these disparate lives with humor and sympathy." --Publishers Weekly on Requiem at the Refuge
"Enlivened by its series of incisive character studies--and sure to please the Sister's legions of fans." --Kirkus Reviews on Death Takes Up a Collection
"An excellent mystery series...hard to put down." --Booklist on Death of an Angel
"Sister Mary Helen is a welcome addition to the growing ranks of ecclesiastical detectives, a tough and compassionate elderly nun who understands the secrets of the human heart all too well." --Andrew M. Greeley on A Novena for Murder
"Sister Carol writes with sure knowledge, a deft touch." --The Houston Post on A Novena for Murder
"Hair-raising...a fast-moving, fast-reading story. [The] characters are delightfully real....This is one you won't want to put down." --West Coast Review of Books on A Novena for Murder
"Shrewd and fearless, Sister [Mary Helen] is as effiicient as she is endearing." --San Francisco Chronicle on Murder in Ordinary Time
"A tidy mystery...a satisfying read." --Publishers Weekly on Murder in Ordinary Time
"O'Marie twines the strands of these disparate lives with humor and sympathy." --Publishers Weekly on Requiem at the Refuge
"Enlivened by its series of incisive character studies--and sure to please the Sister's legions of fans." --Kirkus Reviews on Death Takes Up a Collection
"An excellent mystery series...hard to put down." --Booklist on Death of an Angel
"Sister Mary Helen is a welcome addition to the growing ranks of ecclesiastical detectives, a tough and compassionate elderly nun who understands the secrets of the human heart all too well." --Andrew M. Greeley on A Novena for Murder
"Sister Carol writes with sure knowledge, a deft touch." --The Houston Post on A Novena for Murder
"Hair-raising...a fast-moving, fast-reading story. [The] characters are delightfully real....This is one you won't want to put down." --West Coast Review of Books on A Novena for Murder
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Readers have come to delight in the murder-solving exploits of septuagenarian Sister Mary Helen, a nun with a nose for trouble. Once you meet this spry, clever sleuth, you'll want to make a habit of reading her adventures again and again.
OUR LADY VANISHES
Birds of a feather flock together, and a convention of the OWLS (Older Women's League) takes Sister Mary Helen to New York City. Aside from sightseeing and some divinely inspired workshops, she's most interested in discovering the reason behind the secretive behavior of her old friend Erma Duran. And once they return to San Francisco, Erma disappears. A religious medal left behind and a cryptic clue connected to a Byzantine Madonna send a worried Sister Mary Helen to Kate Murphy at the SFPD for help. But the wise old nun continues snooping where angels fear to tread. Now she's headed for a web of sin and sorrow...and a dangerous entanglement with death.
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"The author's handy mix of humor and suspense again proves irresistible."
-Publishers Weekly
"Sister Carol writes with sure knowledge, a deft touch."
-Houston Post
OUR LADY VANISHES
Birds of a feather flock together, and a convention of the OWLS (Older Women's League) takes Sister Mary Helen to New York City. Aside from sightseeing and some divinely inspired workshops, she's most interested in discovering the reason behind the secretive behavior of her old friend Erma Duran. And once they return to San Francisco, Erma disappears. A religious medal left behind and a cryptic clue connected to a Byzantine Madonna send a worried Sister Mary Helen to Kate Murphy at the SFPD for help. But the wise old nun continues snooping where angels fear to tread. Now she's headed for a web of sin and sorrow...and a dangerous entanglement with death.
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"The author's handy mix of humor and suspense again proves irresistible."
-Publishers Weekly
"Sister Carol writes with sure knowledge, a deft touch."
-Houston Post
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Just what I expected--a little light reading,
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I have read this entire series as a little light reading for those evenings when I don't want my brain to work. I thoroughly enjoyed the flow of the story, even with the predictable ending. The light personalities are a bit sketchy, but drawn nicely enough that I pretty much got the picture. The characters remind me of my aunts and their friends. They'd be the type to get into just the same type of mischief as Sister Mary Helen and crew. If you liked the other Sister Mary Helen books, you'll like this one. If you thought the others were too much fluff for your liking, then this is no different.
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Mary Helen, Sister Carol Anne, Erma Duran, Kate Murphy, Inspector Honore, Sister Eileen, New York, San Francisco, Lucy Lyons, Mother's Day, Northern Station, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sister Anne, Sister Therese, Francis College, Mama Bassetti, Missing Persons, Sister Cecilia New!
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Sister Mary Helen grabbed the handrail of the Down escalator to steady herself. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Mary Helen, Sister Carol Anne, Erma Duran, Kate Murphy, Inspector Honore, Sister Eileen, New York, San Francisco, Lucy Lyons, Mother's Day, Northern Station, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sister Anne, Sister Therese, Francis College, Mama Bassetti, Missing Persons, Sister Cecilia New!
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