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Sister Joan Mystery #1
A Vow of Silence
1988. Order of the Daughters of Compassion, Bodmin, Cornwall.
The sisters at a lonely Cornish convent share a chilling secret they cannot confess . . . Sister Sophia is dead.
One nun is dead.
Another disappears.
And a mysterious last letter from a dying nun is sent to the prioress.
Sister Joan has faced her own demons. Now she is sent to the convent to investigate, as well as teach the local children.
What's going on with the nuns?
There are whispers of virgin sacrifice and suicide, and the mother prioress certainly wears pink nail varnish. And who is the young man hiding in the bracken?
Meet Sister Joan, a rebel nun who vows to find out the truth.
The Detective
Sister Joan is thirty-five and a natural rebel. Coming late to her vocation, she still remembers life outside the convent. But having left behind her lover to serve God, she is now committed to her path. When her Mother Superior sends her to the Cornwall House, her loyalties are split — but she knows her ultimate duty is to the truth.
The Setting
The bleak, misty loneliness of Bodmin provides the backdrop to these novels. The moor stretches away to the horizon and there are patches of pale grass starred with wild flowers with clumps of blackberry and wild gooseberry. Here and there, the low ground dips lower into a narrow valley of bracken. Over the whole moor broods an air of waiting calm. Sister Joan is lucky to have the use of the House’s stable mare, Lilith, to travel to her teaching duties at the local primary school, where she hears local gossip.
The sisters at a lonely Cornish convent share a chilling secret they cannot confess . . . Sister Sophia is dead.
One nun is dead.
Another disappears.
And a mysterious last letter from a dying nun is sent to the prioress.
Sister Joan has faced her own demons. Now she is sent to the convent to investigate, as well as teach the local children.
What's going on with the nuns?
There are whispers of virgin sacrifice and suicide, and the mother prioress certainly wears pink nail varnish. And who is the young man hiding in the bracken?
Meet Sister Joan, a rebel nun who vows to find out the truth.
The Detective
Sister Joan is thirty-five and a natural rebel. Coming late to her vocation, she still remembers life outside the convent. But having left behind her lover to serve God, she is now committed to her path. When her Mother Superior sends her to the Cornwall House, her loyalties are split — but she knows her ultimate duty is to the truth.
The Setting
The bleak, misty loneliness of Bodmin provides the backdrop to these novels. The moor stretches away to the horizon and there are patches of pale grass starred with wild flowers with clumps of blackberry and wild gooseberry. Here and there, the low ground dips lower into a narrow valley of bracken. Over the whole moor broods an air of waiting calm. Sister Joan is lucky to have the use of the House’s stable mare, Lilith, to travel to her teaching duties at the local primary school, where she hears local gossip.
188 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1990
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About the author
Veronica Black
48 books68 followersPseudonym for Maureen Peters
Maureen Peters was born in Caernarvon, Wales, on March 3, 1935, and was married and divorced twice; she has two sons and two daughters. In addition to biographical fiction, historical romances, and mystery novels written under her own name, other noms de plume include Veronica Black, Catherine Darby, Levanah Lloyd, Belinda Grey, Elizabeth Law, Judith Rothman, and Sharon Whitby.
Said Maureen Peters about Sister Joan in an interview, "I chose a nun because they have got a lot of time on their hands. I have friends who are real nuns and they give me information on their lives, but mine’s a bit more unconventional. Every time she goes to a convent, she finds a dead body — Cornwall is littered with them."
Maureen Peters was born in Caernarvon, Wales, on March 3, 1935, and was married and divorced twice; she has two sons and two daughters. In addition to biographical fiction, historical romances, and mystery novels written under her own name, other noms de plume include Veronica Black, Catherine Darby, Levanah Lloyd, Belinda Grey, Elizabeth Law, Judith Rothman, and Sharon Whitby.
Said Maureen Peters about Sister Joan in an interview, "I chose a nun because they have got a lot of time on their hands. I have friends who are real nuns and they give me information on their lives, but mine’s a bit more unconventional. Every time she goes to a convent, she finds a dead body — Cornwall is littered with them."
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November 26, 2024
When Sister Joan's Mother Superior received an enigmatic letter from a friend and mentor in Cornwall, from the Daughters of Compassion, she decided to send Sister Joan there to investigate, wondering about her friend's concern. On her arrival, she slotted herself into the Order, used to following the usual rules. Sister Joan had also been given the task of teaching at the small school nearby and she was looking forward to that and the bit of freedom it would give her. That and being able to ride the old mare, Lilith, back and forth. It wasn't long before she felt the undercurrents going through the House, the concerns of a few of the nuns and the talk of evil emanating among a select few, the Prioress included. With the mystery of a young missing novitiate, and the death of another, Sister Joan knew something was going on that shouldn't be.
A Vow of Silence is the 1st in the Sister Joan Mystery series by Veronica Black and it was intriguing to say the least. Sister Joan is a thirty five year old rebel, and I loved her character! I'm looking forward to #2 in the near future. Recommended.
A Vow of Silence is the 1st in the Sister Joan Mystery series by Veronica Black and it was intriguing to say the least. Sister Joan is a thirty five year old rebel, and I loved her character! I'm looking forward to #2 in the near future. Recommended.
August 2, 2015
Predictable, and the author really doesn't know all that much about life inside a convent.
January 26, 2017
An enjoyable mystery, if a little repetitive with the discovery (and rediscovery) of information, and a little too reliant on exposition heavy dialogue. While some liberties have obviously been taken with convent life, it still felt pretty grounded. Although I enjoyed this overall, I never really got caught up in the story or the characters.
I would also give this book a content warning for suicide (non explicit), and anti-ace sentiments ('sex is natural, life without sex is inherently unnatural and can lead to Bad Things if all that assumed suppressed energy isn't channelled into something else).
I would also give this book a content warning for suicide (non explicit), and anti-ace sentiments ('sex is natural, life without sex is inherently unnatural and can lead to Bad Things if all that assumed suppressed energy isn't channelled into something else).
February 14, 2023
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It actually had some depth and I learned quite a bit. I'll be reading more Sister Joan mysteries.
January 29, 2021
Absolutely Absorbing Tale
First off I am not Catholic, second, as a rebellious Protestant I did in younger years yearn to "run off" and join a Convent. Well Ms Black is such a talented writer than I was drawn in seamlessly to the life of the nuns. From that point on I could just go along with the story. I loved it.
Now who's to say what "overly" devout would look or feel like? How do you decipher the difference between devotion and madness? Questions like that, and the ideas they span, are woven into the mystery without bogging it down or causing the plot to miss a beat!
This is a great mystery. Try it.
First off I am not Catholic, second, as a rebellious Protestant I did in younger years yearn to "run off" and join a Convent. Well Ms Black is such a talented writer than I was drawn in seamlessly to the life of the nuns. From that point on I could just go along with the story. I loved it.
Now who's to say what "overly" devout would look or feel like? How do you decipher the difference between devotion and madness? Questions like that, and the ideas they span, are woven into the mystery without bogging it down or causing the plot to miss a beat!
This is a great mystery. Try it.
June 4, 2014
I loved this. I have a thing about nuns, having gone to a convent school years back, and this did not disappoint. Veronica Black managed to recreate the mystique of the nunnery, despite the modern setting. I was stunned by the quality of her writing, and loved the characterisations. Sister Joan captured me at once, and the mystery was as entertaining as I could wish.
I immediately bought the second novel and have listed the whole series to read. A great find for a diehard mystery lover.
I immediately bought the second novel and have listed the whole series to read. A great find for a diehard mystery lover.
August 28, 2007
This mystery ultimately disappoints. It starts off quite amusingly, with the likes of a feeble-minded nun who thinks that wall stains are divine apparations of angels. Sister Joan, the protagonist, is, in effect, one of the few sane people in a lunatic asylum. But, the touch is quite comedic, at least at the start.
The story turns onto (very faintly) lesbian intimations and, much more central to the story, a blatantly paganistic theme. Despite the sensationalistic nature of the resolution, I failed to "feel the goosebumps", and thus found the story mostly unsatisfying.
The story turns onto (very faintly) lesbian intimations and, much more central to the story, a blatantly paganistic theme. Despite the sensationalistic nature of the resolution, I failed to "feel the goosebumps", and thus found the story mostly unsatisfying.
August 29, 2021
I thought I had read books in this series a long time ago and wanted to read them again, so when i saw a Kindle box set of 5 books for $0.99 I bought it. Having read this (book #1 in series) it didn't bring back any memories of having read it before, so maybe I was thinking of something else.
This is a rather odd book, where Sister Joan (a nun in the fictional Daughters of Compassion order). is sent to the Cornwall house because the Prioress in her original house has received a confusing letter from another sister and trusts Joan to discreetly look into it. The mystery involves issues of religious orthodoxy as well as investigation of a possible suicide and a missing novice.
This is a rather odd book, where Sister Joan (a nun in the fictional Daughters of Compassion order). is sent to the Cornwall house because the Prioress in her original house has received a confusing letter from another sister and trusts Joan to discreetly look into it. The mystery involves issues of religious orthodoxy as well as investigation of a possible suicide and a missing novice.
January 25, 2021
Mystery till the end
Sister Joan was a good amateur detective and followed the clues to get to the true.
She kept her faith and her wits about her as she learned of the problems at the new Home
Sister Joan was a good amateur detective and followed the clues to get to the true.
She kept her faith and her wits about her as she learned of the problems at the new Home
May 14, 2023
It is a smart cozy mystery, refreshing also because of its setting within the boundaries of the monastic life. Being a nun, sister Joan cannot play openly a detective which makes the whole investigation more enjoyable, so to speak. The solution, when it comes, is not your typical murder, so it is satisfying, as well. If I had to advance a criticism, I would say that I don't buy sister's Joan religious vocation, tbh.
However, I am sufficiently hooked to pick up the next volume in the series.
However, I am sufficiently hooked to pick up the next volume in the series.
April 7, 2022
The story line is rather original, and I liked the book, but I found the author's misuse of words and disregard for commas exceedingly annoying.
December 27, 2023
Cozy lil break... just what I needed.
November 11, 2024
Joan finds herself transferred to a new convent where apparently something strange is going on.
July 19, 2021
I accidentally read book two of the series first, but no matter. I enjoyed going back to Sister Joan's introduction. The book begins with Sister Joan being sent to a new convent to replace a nun who has died. Apparently, the order has a limit on sisters in each chapter. But she is also being sent by her current Mother Superior to check up on things. She is assigned to be the teacher in the local school for farmers' children and Romanies. It doesn't take long for Joan to find out why her prioress received such a cryptic letter from her fellow prioress on her deathbed. Reverend Mother Ann is a bit strange for a leader of nuns, and no one seems to know what became of the young novice, Magdelen. Was Sister Sophia's accident truly an accident? Even though I guessed the mystery long before the end, I liked meeting all the different nuns and their duty titles. Since I have now bought a 5-book set, I am off to book three. I'm sure Sister Joan will once again find herself in trouble for breaking the rules (in the cause of justice, of course).
September 17, 2021
I loved it! Good prose with a few unaccountable stumbles, good characterization, good world building (I have only the vaguest idea of what a real convent is like), decent story, no theme.
Had it a theme I would have given it the full 5 stars. More's the pity since it would have been so easy to incorporate a decent theme. Say: "God speaks to us, each of us, all the time. But we just don't listen." I like it.
Going to read the next one.
Had it a theme I would have given it the full 5 stars. More's the pity since it would have been so easy to incorporate a decent theme. Say: "God speaks to us, each of us, all the time. But we just don't listen." I like it.
Going to read the next one.
November 23, 2024
This was an interesting and quite different kind of murder mystery. The main character is a nun named Sister Joan and most of the story takes place in a nunnery. There is intrigue and what appears might be one or even two murders, but we don't know for sure until near the end of the book. The author did a good job with the story and it kept me guessing until the end. I hadn't considered quite that ending, but it was a satisfactory ending. I learned some things about nuns and how they feel and what they do -- if what the author wrote is accurate and I assume it must be fairly accurate, because that would be the right thing to do. I liked Sister Joan -- she made a good armature detective.
June 3, 2021
Daughters of Compassion. Sister Joan had her favorite hr. of the day. Sister St. Jude would lose her glasses regularly. Sister Patrick was always seeing angels in the clouds.
Reverend Mother Agnes seldom attended the recreation on the church grounds.
Sister Joan was admired for her love/skill of embroidery.
Sister Francis wasn’t sure of her particular talent. Sister Edith was large, clumsy, but a great cook.
Sister Patrick thought the stain on the wall looked like a winged angelic being.
Sister Clement didn’t often attend the recreation hour either.
Cornwall House. Reverend Mother Frances (91) had passed away peacefully.
Mr. Grant Tarquin has been given permission to hold the Solstice Festival.
Father Malone comes to offer Mass for the somewhat7 Reverend Mother’s & 20+ sisters.
Will the murder mystery be solved & someone brought to justice?
I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.
An awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very professionally written who-dunnit murder mystery book. It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a huge description list of unique characters, settings, facts etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great murder mystery movie, or better yet a mini-TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is an extremely easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free author; Joffe Books crime, thriller & mystery; Amazon Digital Services LLC. Kindle Mobi; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
Reverend Mother Agnes seldom attended the recreation on the church grounds.
Sister Joan was admired for her love/skill of embroidery.
Sister Francis wasn’t sure of her particular talent. Sister Edith was large, clumsy, but a great cook.
Sister Patrick thought the stain on the wall looked like a winged angelic being.
Sister Clement didn’t often attend the recreation hour either.
Cornwall House. Reverend Mother Frances (91) had passed away peacefully.
Mr. Grant Tarquin has been given permission to hold the Solstice Festival.
Father Malone comes to offer Mass for the somewhat7 Reverend Mother’s & 20+ sisters.
Will the murder mystery be solved & someone brought to justice?
I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.
An awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very professionally written who-dunnit murder mystery book. It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a huge description list of unique characters, settings, facts etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great murder mystery movie, or better yet a mini-TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is an extremely easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free author; Joffe Books crime, thriller & mystery; Amazon Digital Services LLC. Kindle Mobi; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
September 11, 2013
An easy, enjoyable read but completely unbelievable from the moment we see a Mother Superior wearing pink nail polish.
Sister Joan is sent from the convent where she's trained to fill a vacant place as a teacher at an isolated convent in Cornwall, where things are not as they should be (starting with the aforementioned nail polish). Sister Joan is a feisty character and some of the points about adapting to the religious life are convincing and thoughtful, but the plot is completely crazy. Fun in a way, but I don't think I'd bother to read any more in the series, unless wanting something very easy to read when sick.
Sister Joan is sent from the convent where she's trained to fill a vacant place as a teacher at an isolated convent in Cornwall, where things are not as they should be (starting with the aforementioned nail polish). Sister Joan is a feisty character and some of the points about adapting to the religious life are convincing and thoughtful, but the plot is completely crazy. Fun in a way, but I don't think I'd bother to read any more in the series, unless wanting something very easy to read when sick.
February 4, 2021
I couldn't even finish it
OK, I thought a book about a nun solving a murder would be a good read. Wrong.
I gave it two stars simply because I'm sure some feminist somewhere would hunt me down and burn me at the stake if I panned the book completely.
The pagan overtones and implication that convents and monasteries must house dark secrets is trite, and frankly disgusting. In a world where everyone is terrified of not being woke enough the Catholic church is the only target left to attack. It's been done to death -pun intended.
Give me a break, and this book, a miss.
OK, I thought a book about a nun solving a murder would be a good read. Wrong.
I gave it two stars simply because I'm sure some feminist somewhere would hunt me down and burn me at the stake if I panned the book completely.
The pagan overtones and implication that convents and monasteries must house dark secrets is trite, and frankly disgusting. In a world where everyone is terrified of not being woke enough the Catholic church is the only target left to attack. It's been done to death -pun intended.
Give me a break, and this book, a miss.
April 22, 2021
Fascinating Religious Mystery
I won’t risk posting any spoilers, so I’ll keep this brief:
A Vow of Silence is set primarily in a Catholic convent in Cornwall, England.
Sister Joan, sent to this location for reasons unclear to her, must interpret a number of situations which seem unlikely in her community.
Although there are occasional flaws in the writing, the author offers an intellectually stimulating story of religious faith and human vulnerability.
I won’t risk posting any spoilers, so I’ll keep this brief:
A Vow of Silence is set primarily in a Catholic convent in Cornwall, England.
Sister Joan, sent to this location for reasons unclear to her, must interpret a number of situations which seem unlikely in her community.
Although there are occasional flaws in the writing, the author offers an intellectually stimulating story of religious faith and human vulnerability.
July 27, 2015
Probably a 3.5 from me as it rekindled memories of my convent education and I'm a sucker for nuns and intrigue. Not sure if I'd buy into the whole series though, would feel a little bit claustrophobic in the cloisters!
January 24, 2021
I found this book to be an exaggeration or ridicule in its presentation of religious life. This opinion from someone who spent many years in a very strict order pre and post-Vatican II. The plot was okay but it was a challenge for me to suspend disbelief.
December 4, 2022
Slow, repetitive, gothic, unbelievable, with too many vague characters.
August 22, 2024
I listened to this audiobook. This book surprised me. It is short and guess I expected "murder, she wrote with a nun" as the theme, but it was much more complex and compelling. Sister Joan came to the convent at an older age than most and she had a lover and a life where she dreamed of being an artist. But, she has been a nun for 5 years now and is committed. When the prioress at her current convent asks her to go to a remote convent in Cornwall she can hardly refuse. But Mother Agnes tells her she wants her to investigate the new convent covertly. Mother Agnes has received a letter from the former prioress at the Cornwall convent and it is laced with strange clues to alert Mother Agnes that all is not well in Cornwall. Sister Joan is intelligent and devout. She immediately senses that something is most assuredly wrong in Cornwall. The prioress is Mother Anne and she is powerful and has some questionable if hot heretical ideas about Mary, the Mother of God. She is mixing paganism and Christianity and refers to Mary as a goddess. Sister Joan learns that just before she arrived one young nun has committed suicide and one novice has gone missing (she is told the young girl left unexpectedly). Sister Joan meets the missing girl's former boyfriend and he convinces her that the girl he knew would never up and leave without letting her parents know. The more Sister Joan pokes around the more she suspects that the unorthodox prioress is either mad or evil. She expects Christ to return to earth as a baby born to virgin again. Sister Joan is afraid for the new novices who seemed to being groomed to carry a divine child. I found the book very interesting.
October 17, 2025
3 green stars. Caution.... spoilers....
My main complaint is that it was far too short, and the ending basically ended up to be a lot of nothing. It could have been so much more. I think it is typical of books like this published in the 80s and 90s to pit traditional religion against paganism. It's been done better. Certainly there are some real crimes here (if not murder) but it all gets swept under the rug. Will these loose ends be further developed in subsequent books? This was far too light a treatment of what could have been truly creepy.
Description: The sisters at a lonely Cornish convent share a chilling secret they cannot confess...Sister Sophia is dead. Another disappears. And a mysterious last letter from a dying nun is sent to the prioress. Sister Joan has faced her own demons. Now she is sent to the convent to investigate, as well as teach the local children. There are whispers of virgin sacrifice and suicide, and the mother prioress certainly wears pink nail varnish. And who is the young man hiding in the bracken? Meet Sister Joan, a rebel nun who vows to find out the truth.
My main complaint is that it was far too short, and the ending basically ended up to be a lot of nothing. It could have been so much more. I think it is typical of books like this published in the 80s and 90s to pit traditional religion against paganism. It's been done better. Certainly there are some real crimes here (if not murder) but it all gets swept under the rug. Will these loose ends be further developed in subsequent books? This was far too light a treatment of what could have been truly creepy.
Description: The sisters at a lonely Cornish convent share a chilling secret they cannot confess...Sister Sophia is dead. Another disappears. And a mysterious last letter from a dying nun is sent to the prioress. Sister Joan has faced her own demons. Now she is sent to the convent to investigate, as well as teach the local children. There are whispers of virgin sacrifice and suicide, and the mother prioress certainly wears pink nail varnish. And who is the young man hiding in the bracken? Meet Sister Joan, a rebel nun who vows to find out the truth.
July 11, 2025
3.5 stars, rounded up
This was recommended by a GR friend whose opinion I trust, and it was part of the Audible+ collection that survived the recent purge, so I decided to read it before it's withdrawn like so many other books.
Sister Joan, the MC, came to the Order later in life, so she's got more experience with... life than many others in the Order, and I like that about her. I've never quite understood those who decide to follow the rules of strict religious orders without question. To be honest though, Sister Joan *does question some of what's going on, and she uses her own common sense to make decisions about the answers she discovers, something else I like about her.
At the heart of the story are a death that's been declared an accident, and the disappearance of a young nun. Sister Joan is met with some resistance when she asks questions about both women, but she perseveres and eventually learns the truth. I had my suspicions about who was involved, and was partially right but not entirely.
I have added the next several books from this series to my to-read shelf, and hope to get to the next book relatively soon.
This was recommended by a GR friend whose opinion I trust, and it was part of the Audible+ collection that survived the recent purge, so I decided to read it before it's withdrawn like so many other books.
Sister Joan, the MC, came to the Order later in life, so she's got more experience with... life than many others in the Order, and I like that about her. I've never quite understood those who decide to follow the rules of strict religious orders without question. To be honest though, Sister Joan *does question some of what's going on, and she uses her own common sense to make decisions about the answers she discovers, something else I like about her.
At the heart of the story are a death that's been declared an accident, and the disappearance of a young nun. Sister Joan is met with some resistance when she asks questions about both women, but she perseveres and eventually learns the truth. I had my suspicions about who was involved, and was partially right but not entirely.
I have added the next several books from this series to my to-read shelf, and hope to get to the next book relatively soon.
May 21, 2021
An interesting mystery but painful to read
Mother Frances, a very old nun at the Cornish convent of the Order of Compassion, writes a disturbing cryptic letter to Reverend Mother Agnes, at another convent. The Cornish convent has had two sisters die and a novice leave so they are short staffed. Sister Joan is chosen by Agnes to investigate whatever is wrong at the Cornish convent. SIster Joan notices some very odd things right away. She becomes disturbed about several of the sisters and especially by the behavior Reverend Mother Ann at the Cornish convent. Readers who were raised Catholic, even if they no longer are members of the Catholic Church, will find the secrets at the Cornish convent painful and sad to read. Was it evil or madness? I think it was both.
This is not a book I will ever reread again so I cannot give it 5 stars.
Mother Frances, a very old nun at the Cornish convent of the Order of Compassion, writes a disturbing cryptic letter to Reverend Mother Agnes, at another convent. The Cornish convent has had two sisters die and a novice leave so they are short staffed. Sister Joan is chosen by Agnes to investigate whatever is wrong at the Cornish convent. SIster Joan notices some very odd things right away. She becomes disturbed about several of the sisters and especially by the behavior Reverend Mother Ann at the Cornish convent. Readers who were raised Catholic, even if they no longer are members of the Catholic Church, will find the secrets at the Cornish convent painful and sad to read. Was it evil or madness? I think it was both.
This is not a book I will ever reread again so I cannot give it 5 stars.
December 26, 2022
A cosy mystery set in a catholic convent. Interesting to see the inner workings of this place which is generally unknown by the rest of the world, and the balance that Sister Joan needs to find between her religious life and finding the truth about the mystery she is investigating.
And old nun sends a very strange letter not long before her death and sister Joan is asked to move convents and look into what the letter was about. She finds some strange things happening, but is not sure if they should cause concern. A young nun died in a strange accident and another may have disappeared. She needs to consider her views of obedience to the convent as well as her conscience to help decide if she should act and if so how.
And old nun sends a very strange letter not long before her death and sister Joan is asked to move convents and look into what the letter was about. She finds some strange things happening, but is not sure if they should cause concern. A young nun died in a strange accident and another may have disappeared. She needs to consider her views of obedience to the convent as well as her conscience to help decide if she should act and if so how.
June 9, 2025
Sister Joan moves to a new convent to investigate a mysterious letter sent by one of the elderly Nuns, however on her arrival said nun has already passed away. She finds a trail of mysteries as the sisters disappear or die under suspicious circumstances.
This was a great insight into the lives of those ladies who choose to live within the religious life, and the organisation of convents. The clues were fed in bite size pieces and the last third of the story definitely picked up pace and gave us an interesting ending.
I listened to this story on audible, which I'm glad I did as it was a bit slow going, but it was quite a relaxing listen and great for listening alongside work as I didn't need to pay attention too much.
This was a great insight into the lives of those ladies who choose to live within the religious life, and the organisation of convents. The clues were fed in bite size pieces and the last third of the story definitely picked up pace and gave us an interesting ending.
I listened to this story on audible, which I'm glad I did as it was a bit slow going, but it was quite a relaxing listen and great for listening alongside work as I didn't need to pay attention too much.
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