Death Takes Up a Collection

I really enjoyed this mystery for many reasons. The author presented her characters is such a way that I found myself caught up in the turmoil with them; the mystery, especially in the beginning, the path it took, and how she dealt with each suspect and lead impressed me. I found Sister Mary Helen and Sister Eileen to be charming, intelligent and entertaining.The enjoyable, irreproachable Sisters are back and much to their and Inspector Gallagher's displeasure, Sister Mary Helen and Sister Eileen find themselves the focal point of a murder when Monsignor Higgins of St. Agatha's dies after eating a piece of the Irish Soda Bread they had presented him for St. Patrick's Day.We all know the Church, through individuals, is just as susceptible to the immoralities of life as any other establishment, which is understandable since mankind is in charge, but that doesn't make it acceptable, in fact it's judged more harshly. Sister Carol Anne taps into this sort of situation successfully; she shows us the thoughts and reactions of those betrayed and how willingly they hold on to their own emotional burdens as fuel for their self-indulgent actions. Besides being a great mystery, Death Takes Up A Collection is certainly a remarkable interpretation of human emotions.