In this installment of the Sister Mary Helen mystery series, Sister Mary Helen and her dear sidekick, Sister Eileen, neglect their college duties somewhat as they search for a missing friend, Erma. Erma, a member of their OWL group (Older Women's League) has disappeared shortly after returning from a trip to New York. Her friends know she had been having some financial trouble. Erma hasn't spoken to anyone directly except her landlord/employer, Al Finn, a guy who is adept at zigzagging his few remaining hairs across his head. Finn says Erma traveled to St Louis to get away from her adult children and to visit a relative, but that relative hasn't heard from Erma. Several members of the OWLs gather, searching for clues along with Erma's rather depressed, dependent daughter. Erma's sons aren't very helpful in the search; the older son, a leather-clad motorcyclist, is most likely to pick fights with the others. The younger son is an artist who seems to be using a lot of pot.Sister Mary Helen really wants to get her friend, homicide detective Kate Murphy involved in the case, but Kate redirects her to the Ron Honore, a Kojak-like officer in the missing persons department.
The books in this series provide a fast read if you like getting a touch of Catholicism along with your mystery.
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