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From Publishers Weekly
At the start of O'Marie's delightful new entry in her clerical cozy series (Novena for Murder, etc.), Sister Mary Helen travels from San Francisco to Ballyclarin, Ireland, "home of the Oyster Festival." Sister Mary Helen and her friend, Sister Eileen, are looking forward to a wonderful week in the peaceful village enjoying all the festivities, from an art contest to a hurling match. Then Sister Mary Helen stumbles on the body of local reporter Willie Ward, who has a reputation for being a gossipmonger, in the ladies' room of the local pub, the Monks' Table. The Irish police order her to stay out of the investigation, but soon Sister Mary Helen is deeply involved through no fault of her own. Miss Marple would admire Sister Mary Helen's good intentions and even more her resolve to find the murderer, whose identity many readers will discover before our heroine. Despite this weakness, a fresh setting with lots of Irish color will keep fans turning the pages. (June)
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Who killed Willie Ward, leaving him perched unceremoniously on the toilet in the ladies' restroom at the Monks' Table? That is what the indefatigable Sister Mary Helen and her faithful sidekick, Sister Eileen, intend to find out after their holiday in Ireland is interrupted by the homicide. No stranger to the dark side of human nature, the perceptive Sister Mary Helen puts her uncanny intuition to good use as she assesses the residents of Ballyclarin, attempting to decide who is capable of cold-blooded murder. Initially reluctant to let her in on the case, the local police quickly discover that beneath her piety, the good sister is quite the crackerjack detective. O'Marie, a num herself, continues to provide first-rate whodunits enlivened by sharply drawn characterizations. Margaret Flanagan
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The long black hearse came speeding out of the driveway, nearly careening into the hackney. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mary Helen, Detective Inspector White, Owen Lynch, Willie Ward, Father Keane, Oonagh Cox, Liam O'Dea, Oyster Festival, Patsy Lynch, Tommy Burns, Sister Eileen, Paul Glynn, Ernie White, Brian Reedy, Hugh Ryan, San Francisco, Carmel Cox, Jake Powers, Galway City, Oyster Queen, Tara O'Dea, Rafferty's Rest, Garda O'Dea, Believe Team, Bon Secours New!
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