Sunday, November 25, 2018

A Vow of Compassion

A Vow of Compassion  by Veronica Black (1997) 208 pages

This book is the tenth in the Sister Joan series. Sister Joan, of the Daughters of Compassion Order, is curious when she learns about a number of deaths at the local hospital, in Cornwell, England. The deaths could be perfectly natural and/or suicide, but the  volume of them causes her to have questions, even though the doctors and the local police haven't blinked an eye. Once Sister Joan gets the ear of Detective Sergeant Mill, she delves into details about the hospital staff and the deceased patients, with the approval of Sister Dorothy, the Prioress at the convent. When a four-year-old girl disappears from the hospital, the search for answers becomes more desperate.

A front-row seat into the workings of the convent and the hospital are almost as interesting as watching the mystery investigation move forward.

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