The crime scene at St. Margueriteās cathedral in New Orleans is shocking, even to seasoned detectives like Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya. A novice nun named Sister Camille has been found dressed in a yellowed bridal gown and viciously garroted, her body covered with an altar cloth.Valerie Houston is devastated by her sisterās death. For weeks, sheād begged Camille to leave St. Margueriteās, where she seemed determined to live as some kind of martyr. But Camille had a knack for making bad choices - she joined the convent in part because sheād fallen for Valās soon-to-be ex-husband, Slade. Convinced the police arenāt doing enough, Val begins to investigate. Slade, on a mission to repair their marriage, is determined to help her. But the deeper Valās inquiries go, the more twisted the case becomes. St. Margueriteās is far from the tranquil retreat many believe, and everyone, from handsome Father Frank OāToole to the mysterious Mother Superior, has their own agenda. Despite their closeness, even Camille had a hidden life Val never suspected. But someone knew about Camilleās past ā and Valās, too. Now she has no choice but to catch a devious, depraved killer intent on purging St. Margueriteās of all its sins ā before she becomes the next victimā¦.
The crime scene at St. Margueriteās cathedral in New Orleans is shocking, even to seasoned detectives like Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya. A novice nun named Sister Camille has been found dressed in a yellowed bridal gown and viciously garroted, her body covered with an altar cloth.Valerie Houston is devastated by her sisterās death. For weeks, sheād begged Camille to leave St. Margueriteās, where she seemed determined to live as some kind of martyr. But Camille had a knack for making bad choices - she joined the convent in part because sheād fallen for Valās soon-to-be ex-husband, Slade. Convinced the police arenāt doing enough, Val begins to investigate. Slade, on a mission to repair their marriage, is determined to help her. But the deeper Valās inquiries go, the more twisted the case becomes. St. Margueriteās is far from the tranquil retreat many believe, and everyone, from handsome Father Frank OāToole to the mysterious Mother Superior, has their own agenda. Despite their closeness, even Camille had a hidden life Val never suspected. But someone knew about Camilleās past ā and Valās, too. Now she has no choice but to catch a devious, depraved killer intent on purging St. Margueriteās of all its sins ā before she becomes the next victimā¦.