Bad Faith

Here is another good new detective figure in a genre which currently stresses the interesting character of a non-conventional detective. Good story well told by two good authors, who I hope will write a lot more about Sister Agatha and her New Mexico world.

These two authors have written a number of series, most of which I find very strange, but one of the most recent features Sister Agatha, an extern nun for a cloistered order. These are cozy murder mysteries and I found the first one, Bad Faith, highly enjoyable (haven't gotten around to reading the rest yet). Sister Agatha was a journalism professor before becoming a nun and when a murder brings suspicion to their monastery, the Reverend Mother asks Sister to work with the police to try to keep as much as possible away from the cloister. Sister Agatha and the other nuns of her order (including a novice and a postulant) are all wonderful characters with interesting depths. The story line keeps you interested - both the murder investigation and Sister's own spiritual journey. This is just the kind of book I love - suspense and Christian spirituality teamed with great characters.

I enjoyed this book - a new heroine to enjoy. The book arrived in good time, and was exactly as listed. Thank you for prompt attention to my order.

At first,I didn't like this book at all. Then I couldn't put it down.After I finished it I wanted more of Sister Agatha

Once she was known as Mary Naughton, an investigative reporter, but a tragic event in her life set her on a new path. She is now known as Sister Agatha an extern nun living in the cloistered monastery of the Sisters of the Blessed Adoration in Bernalillo, New Mexico. She is one of two nuns who have contact with the outside world while the rest of the sisters remain isolated dealing only with one another.One day when Father Anselm is giving the sacrament to the nuns, he has a seizure and dies. At first everyone thinks he had a heart attack but it isn't long before it is discovered that he has been poisoned. It is unthinkable to Sister Agatha that anybody from the monastery could have done such a horrendous deed but she uses the skills she obtained as a reporter to prove to the police that the nuns are innocent of committing murder.Readers get an insider's look at a cloistered monastery and will find themselves fascinated by a group of gentle women who have chosen to cut themselves off from the world. The audience will find it very entertaining to see the heroine piece together who did it and why. The Thurlos have another winning series to their credit.Harriet Klausner