- Hardcover: 174 pages
- Publisher: St Martins Pr (Mar 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312140649
- ISBN-13: 978-0312140649
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 661,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Again, Sister Joan must solve a crime with h elp from a detective and try to balance the demands of justi ce with her spiritual life in the enclosure of her fellow nu ns, whilst putting herself in danger, before she can discove r where true fidelity lies. '
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Pleasant, but unmemorable
16 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
This is a fair-to-middlin' cozy mystery about a reunion of the art class students from the school Sister Joan had attended twenty years previously. There's not much to separate it from your average British cozy mystery, and therein lies the problem. The first couple of Sister Joan books by Ms. Black were striking and memorable, with their description of Sister Joan's internal struggle to maintain a balance between her spiritual obligations and her worldly curiosity. That issue has been given short shrift in the last couple of books, including this one. I fear this series is running out of steam. I would have given it 3.5 stars if that were allowed; Amazon needs to provide more flexibility in its rating system.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Enjoyable until the last chapter
18 Feb 2004
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is the second Veronica Black "Vow" mystery I've read, and I'd say that my problems with this book are similar to the ones I had with Vow of Sanctity -- that the final chapter consists of everything being suddenly "solved" -- lots of loose ends tied up, to make sure the reader has no unanswered questions about how it all fits together -- and a motive for murder that is not particularly credible.
However, getting to the last chapter is a lot of fun -- the book is well-written on the whole and moves right along. The characters are distinctive and although there are a lot, easy to keep track of (not one of those books where you have to take notes, maps, and charts). The convent setting interested me, and there was nothing so grizzly as to be upsetting to read (which is probably why this is considered a "cosy" mystery).
The plot involves a reunion of art students 20 years after a photograph was taken. They discover that some of the group are missing because they have died mysteriously. Sister Joan, our detective-heroine, smells a rat, and reluctantly gets drawn into looking into a possible connection between these deaths. The surviving students all end up at the convent on retreat (quite unbelievably), and Sister Joan has some concerns that she will be next on the killer's list -- if she can't discover who and why before the next killing.
All in all, a pleasant and engaging book, but not likely to be the kind of book you buy in hardbound and keep.
The fidelity for God is much better than friends
2 Nov 2002
Format:Hardcover
The mystery of Sister Joan's is amazing. As she reunites with her classmates, Sister Joan tries to solve the mystery of why out of 10 only 7 people came up.
The story is amazing and well written, you will love Joan from beginning to end.
The story is amazing and well written, you will love Joan from beginning to end.
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