Advent of Dying is a Sister Mary Helen Mystery, a series written by a nun with a 75-year-old nun as the mystery-solving sleuth. Well, she helps solve each mystery, that is. In this story, Sister Mary Helen's inquisitiveness spurs her into learning pertinent information that helps police detectives Kate Murphy and Dennis Gallagher find out who murdered Sr. Mary Helen's secretary, Suzanne. Suzanne was a quiet but efficient young woman who had worked for Sr. Mary Helen for the past year in the alumni office at the Mount St. Francis College for Women. It seemed that Suzanne was finally on the verge of coming out of her shell when she was murdered after her first night as a singer in a bar. One of the problems in trying to solve her murder is that so little is known about Suzanne, including her family or anything about her past. Sr. Mary Helen digs up enough information to put herself in danger.Can a story featuring an elderly nun (several, for that matter) include the full complement of action, logic, and suspense usual for a murder mystery? After reading two books in this series, I would say definitely yes!
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