Bad Faith: A Sister Agatha Mystery

Bad Faith: A Sister Agatha Mystery by Thurlo, Aimée. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780312934767.

Once she was Professor Mary Naughton, investigative reporter, teacher, and free spirit. Now she is Sister Agatha of Our Lady of Hope, a cloistered, financially-struggling monastery in New Mexico. As an extern-a nun who handles her orders dealings with the outside world-she is used to having her faith and newly-acquired patience tested. But when popular chaplain Father Anselm is poisoned to death in the middle of Mass, Sister Agatha has to bring all her worldly skepticism and savvy instincts to uncover the truth before scandal and unjust suspicion destroy Our Lady of Hopes future. Shes up against a hostile local sheriff, an ex-lover whos never forgiven her for abandoning their life together. Shes got no shortage of suspects-with-secrets outside-and inside-the monastery. And shell have to race the clock to stop one remorseless murderer before theres more hell to pay...