by Lisa Jackson
First published 2011
Detective Reuben Montoya arrives at St. Marguerite's cathedral to find a nun brutally killed on the altar. The victim is Sister Camille, his high school girlfriend who joined the convent after falling for her sister's husband. Camille's sister Valerie, a former Texas cop, begins her own investigation into the murder. She discovers she knew little about Camille's life or their family history. More nuns die violent deaths across New Orleans. The killer targets women of the church with methodical precision. Suspicion falls on everyone, including Friar Francis O'Toole. Valerie realizes she has become the murderer's next target. The killer knows intimate details about her past and plans to make her pay for old sins. Montoya and Valerie must uncover the truth before she becomes another victim in this deadly game of vengeance.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: St. Marguerite's Cathedral, New Orleans
Period: Contemporary
432 pages · Hardcover · Kensington
Content warnings: violence