Saving Death (Sister Cecile Mysteries) [Mass Market Paperback]

Winona Sullivan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sister Cecile Mysteries | Publication Date: January 4, 2000

CRIME OF PASSION

Victor Torres had loved many women. Too many, it turned out. Twenty years ago his murder was a Miami sensation, in part because Juan Caldo, the man wrongly imprisoned for the crime, had escaped . . . and vanished.

Now intrepid nun-investigator Sister Cecile is hired by a wealthy Cuban American to find Torres's real killer. On Miami's Calle Ocho, the word goes out: the nosy nun is asking too many questions. And a hit man is instructed to make sure she never gets the deadly answers.

Only God knows whether he'll succeed. . . .

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CRIME OF PASSION

Victor Torres had loved many women. Too many, it turned out. Twenty years ago his murder was a Miami sensation, in part because Juan Caldo, the man wrongly imprisoned for the crime, had escaped . . . and vanished.

Now intrepid nun-investigator Sister Cecile is hired by a wealthy Cuban American to find Torres's real killer. On Miami's Calle Ocho, the word goes out: the nosy nun is asking too many questions. And a hit man is instructed to make sure she never gets the deadly answers.

Only God knows whether he'll succeed. . . .

About the Author

Before writing her Sister Cecile mysteries A Sudden Death at the Norfolk Café, Dead South, and Death's a Beach, Winona Sullivan worked as an analyst for the CIA. She is a former resident of Massachusetts and now lives in Miami with her artist husband and four of her seven children.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett (January 4, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080411899X
• ISBN-13: 978-0804118996
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,144,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I love Sister Cecile, October 10, 2000

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This review is from: Saving Death (Sister Cecile Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

Winona Sullivan hooked me with A Sudden Death at the Norfolk Cafe, and kept me interested as Cecile and the nuns headed south. I enjoyed Saving Death in particular because this novel provided some backstory about Cecile's youth and her relationship with Paul - though it was not important to the meat of the mystery, I liked it nonetheless. I'm comfortable with these characters and I enjoyed learning more about them.

Cecile's assignment is to solve a twenty-year-old murder where many of the people involved are either dead or unwilling to talk. Her client, unknown to her, was the man wrongly convicted of the crime, and though he changes his mind at one point Cecile is determined to find closure to this case, before the true killer gets to her first. All in all an enjoyable read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Saving Death - fast paced mystery, March 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Saving Death (Sister Cecile Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book weaves a number of subplots together as an innocent man covicted of murder escapes after serving 20 years. He attempts to find the real murderer by hiring a P.I., who just happens to also be a nun, and the plot thickens as you are taken through the Latin community in Miami, Florida with a great amount of picturesque background. The story is well written and reads quickly. Through most of it, you don't want to put it down.