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Death of an Angel

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In this seventh outing for amateur sleuth Sister Mary Helen and her coconspirator, Sister Eileen, the two nuns take time out from their duties at Mount St. Francis College when a wealthy widow, a benefactor of the college and dear friend, is the second victim of a local rapist-murderer. Despite the furious protests of the San Francisco police, Sister Mary Helen decides that they need a little divine intervention.

Between juggling their regular duties, ducking the notice of the detectives on the case, and a plan to straighten out the life of a sad young librarian, the Sisters have their hands full. But as criminals, law enforcement types, and their fellow nuns have discovered, there's no stopping the pair when they feel their involvement is called for.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Two old nuns with a penchant for trouble take on a disturbed fat girl and the quest to find a killer/rapist. The law pursuing the perpetrator suffers severe setbacks. Sister Mary Helen and friend flutter about and arrive for the grisly conclusion. The tangled web of psychology, pathos, mystery and some religion that make up this chronicle would create a challenge for any reader. Conlin essays to put it all together as she tries on different voicing, all of which demonstrate excellent enunciation, as well as competent characterization. Drowning in the too-abundant writing, she valiantly breasts the author's love of adjectives. An abridgment might have helped her. S.B.S. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 2, 1996
      O'Marie's maturity as a mystery writer blossoms in this seventh appearance of Sister Mary Helen (Death Goes on Retreat, 1994, etc.). Mount St. Francis College in San Francisco is home to the sprightly senior citizen and Sister Eileen, her friend and sometime sleuthing companion. The peaceful atmosphere is shattered, however, when a wealthy college benefactor, Gemma Burke, becomes the latest victim of a serial rapist-murderer. Over the protests of Inspector Dennis Gallagher, the two nuns determine to find the killer. O'Marie deftly braids three plot strands as she leads readers toward an inevitable conclusion. Gallagher's partner, Kate Murphy, waits anxiously at the hospital as her husband, Jack, a sex crimes detective, lies comatose after being shot by the rapist. Angelica Bowers, miserable and overweight librarian at the college, plots to escape from her overbearing bedridden mother. And Tilllie Greenwood, overprotective and lonely, nurses a secret fear that her grown son, Elvis, could be the rapist. Against an oppressive backdrop of continuous rain, Angelica and Elvis, each the product of an abusive mother, are propelled toward an explosive finale. Relying less on the charm of Mary Helen and Eileen than in previous outings, O'Marie delivers compelling characters and sophisticated plotting in her best effort to date.

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