The Corporal Works of Murder: A Sister Mary Helen Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

Sister Mary Helen notices a new woman in the shelter, who very obviously has not been on the streets long. The next time she sees that homeless person, the woman is dying from a bullet through her chest. It turns out that Sarah was an undercover vice cop so when Sister Mary Helen learns this, she decides once again to insinuate herself into a murder investigation.

Readers who like the Father Darling mysteries will appreciate this long running series. Sister Carol Anne O'Marie writes a realistic cerebral cozy starring a protagonist it is impossible not to like. The author deals with some major social issues and she gets her point across without preaching.

Harriet Klausner

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The central clue is a timeworn device, and the link between it and the murderer is so jarringly made clear that it is obvious to any reader two-thirds of the way in exactly how the plot will play out.

There's also some shockingly bad editing; the final clue -- another hoary old cliche -- is presented clearly first, but then oddly garbled when shown through another set of eyes. The discrepancy is never explained, which make it apparent that it was not intended. The ending is rushed, leaving many points unexplained.

All the familiar characters are back, but the stories of their lives barely budge. Characters introduced for this book are one-dimensional and their actions are driven only by the need to provide plot points, sometimes making them do weird unnatural things. To note one without giving away any of the plot, we learn that one character is an undercover police officer when that person, with no motivation, simply announces it to Sister Mary Helen.

Those who adore the nun will, of course, want to read this book no matter what. But they would be well advised to get this one from the library or wait for the [less expensive] paperback edition -- and pray that the publishers provide Sister Carol with an editor before the next book comes out. She has produced a neat series; it is a terrible shame to see it fall to this level.

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