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Scorched Grace
Scorched Grace: A Sister Holiday Mystery | Margaret Douaihy
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'Within five pages, I was in love with this novel' GILLIAN FLYNN, AUTHOR OF GONE GIRL 'Satisfies right up until the very twisty end' KARIN SLAUGHTER Sister Holiday, a chain-smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun, puts her amateur sleuthing skills to the test in this debut crime novel When Saint Sebastian's School becomes the target of a shocking arson spree, the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and their surrounding community are thrust into chaos. Unsatisfied with the officials' response, sardonic and headstrong Sister Holiday becomes determined to unveil the mysterious attacker herself and return her home and sanctuary to its former peace. Her investigation leads down a twisty path of suspicion and secrets in the sticky, oppressive New Orleans heat, turning her against colleagues, students, and even fellow Sisters along the way. Sister Holiday is more faithful than most, but she's no saint. To piece together the clues of this high-stakes mystery, she must first reckon with the sins of her chequered past - and neither task will be easy. An exciting start to Margot Douaihy's bold series that breathes new life into the hard-boiled genre, Scorched Grace is a fast-paced and punchy whodunnit that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
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KathyWheeler
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It was so much cooler today (89° F) with a bit of a breeze, so I actually walked around 2:00 instead of 7:00pm. We‘re getting a lot of backstory here as opposed to mystery solving. That‘s probably because it‘s the first of the series. Sister Holiday has some anger issues she needs to handle. #audiowalk #nunlit

jlhammar Looks like a pretty walk. I‘m planning to start this very soon! 6mo
KathyWheeler @jlhammar it‘s the Japanese garden near where I live. It‘s very nice, but I rarely walk there because there‘s usually a lot of people — it‘s a popular place for people to get prom, graduation, engagement, and wedding pictures taken. 6mo
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KathyWheeler
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I wasn‘t feeling fantasy today, so I started Scorched Grace for #nunlit. So far, I‘m liking it and especially like our main character, Sister Holiday. I‘m starting to have to walk in the evening because it‘s just too hot during the day to walk outside, which I prefer to walking at the rec center. #audiowalk

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ChasingOm
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I‘ve been sick all week, so I‘ve been throwing back the easy reads - mostly mysteries and romance novels. This library hold cam in at the perfect time!

Once I‘m done with Sister Holiday, though, I‘m looking for a mystery series that has a few books out already - anyone recommendations?

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dabbe Hope you're on the mend soon! 🤗 2y
marleed The tagged has 3 books with a 4th coming out Christmas‘23. Then I believe the author plans to take a break for a few years before revisiting the series. 2y
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