The Prodigal Nun

By David Thurlo and Aimée Thurlo

Book Overview

" Thief in Retreat is a thoroughly absorbing, sharply drawn story with a protagonist who is courageous, intelligent, and endearing. Sister Agatha, with her restored Harley Davidson motorcycle and ex-police dog, Pax are a dynamite team that's hard to beat... I eagerly await Sister Agatha's next adventure." - Earlene Fowler, author of Delectable Mountains "Aimee and David Thurlo's nimble plotting leaves readers turning pages while Our Lady of Hope Monastery's compelling characters draw you into their richly textured world. Sister Agatha is a blessing and you'll believe in Prey for a Miracle! " --Julia Spencer-Fleming, Edgar finalist and author of To Darkness and to Death Our Lady of Hope is an aging monastery run by a cloistered order in rural New Mexico. Perennially cash-strapped for needed repairs and maintenance, when the local diocese offers to pay for a new water well it is, well, a godsend. But there's a catch - in return, they want the monastery to house a novice nun from a different order who needs a place to stay locally while she teaches at the Catholic school and an order to take responsibility for her while she's there. And Sister Josephine - Sister Jo as she likes to be called - is a handful. Loud, boisterous, free with her opinions, inappropriate, impulsive and snores loud enough to wake the dead, the young nun doesn't fit in well with the contemplative order and the older nuns of Our Lady of Hope. If the teeth-grinding of the older nuns and the repetitive deep sighs of the Reverand Mother weren't enough, there's also the increasingly dangerous sounding threats that arrive at the monestary. Since Sister Agatha has been involved in her fair share of investigations, there's no lack of people who might harbor a grudge against her. But is she really the target? And is Sister Jo - who arrived right before the threats began - somehow entangled in this increasingly dangerous web?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312367317
• ISBN13: 9780312367312
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

the prodigal nun

Love this series. The writers are entertaining and logical. There is no second guessing their books.

Death of a parishioner

Sister Agatha, of Our Lady of Hope Monastery, is an extern nun who takes care of dealing with the outside world in matters relating to the convent. Having been a journalist in her previous life, she maintains a lively curiosity about mysterious things that happen at Our Lady of Hope. When Jane Sanchez, an active parishioner, dies on the convent grounds Sister Agatha feels guilty since Jane had requested a visit with her before she died. She pursues her own investigation, sometimes frustrating her old friend Sheriff Tom Green. This series is filled with gentle humor, such as calling the aged convent vehicle the "AntiChrysler", and its usual cast of characters are more fully developed as the series continues.

Sister Agatha mystery

Great mystery that puts the nuns in danger. Anything at this convent is exciting. She again puts a mystical experience with her book. The mystery and mystical are partnered beautifully. The authors make the nuns very human and approachable and realistic.

Sister Agatha Rocks!

This is an excellent book if you like the series. It's an easy hard back book to hold and large enough fonts.