Murder Makes a Pilgrimage [Mass Market Paperback]

Carol Anne O'Marie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1994

Traveling to the shrine of St. James on a pilgrimage, Sister Mary Helen finds a beautiful woman's body behind the saint's silver casket and suspects a fellow pilgrim, and her suspicions may make her the next saintly martyr. Reprint. PW.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"It's those goddamn old nuns again," growls Inspector Dan Gallagher of the San Francisco police when a counterpart in Spain calls for information. In truth, Sister Mary Helen and Sister Eileen of Mount St. Francis College are a somewhat tiresome pair in their fifth case (including A Novena for Murder ), even when they are touring as two of 10 lucky winners of a free pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Actually not all the winners are lucky--one has beeen murdered and another is surely a killer. The nuns use Chaucer's Canterbury Tales as a hook on which to hang their discussion of fellow pilgrims, but the characters are instantly forgettable. Not even colorful descriptions of the Spanish sights and three attacks on Mary Helen can quite redeem this flimsily plotted tale.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Library Journal

Lively protagonists Sr. Mary Helen and Sr. Eileen prove that the religious vocation also yields singular sleuths. When Sr. Mary Helen, 77, wins a free trip to a little-known religious shrine in Spain, she and sidekick Sr. Eileen join assorted "pilgrims" on a small tour arranged by a beleaguered restaurant owner. While exploring the chapel after their arrival, however, Sr. Mary Helen discovers the body of a flirty tour member and promptly calls detective Kate Murphy back in San Francisco. This is simple, cheerful, inoffensive, and undemanding fare. For series fans.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Dell (October 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440216133
• ISBN-13: 978-0440216131
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,417,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT!!, January 31, 2005

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Mollie "Mollie" (DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder Makes a Pilgrimage (Sister Mary Helen Mystery) (Audio Cassette)

Filled with humor, good suspense and two wild characters in a habit- these books are super. I have no idea how the other reviewer would think these were substandard reads. Sister Mary Helen and her Irish sidekick Eileen are a hoot!