A Vow of Devotion
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Welcoming two newcomers to the Convent of the Daughters, Sister Joan is horrified when one of them turns violent, a situation that worsens when the other one is targeted for murder. Reprint. PW. K.
Maureen Peters sa v literárnom svete preslávila najmä svojimi historickými románmi, no písala aj pod mnohými pseudonymami, vrátane Veronica Black, pod ktorým sa stala známou autorkou detektívnych príbehov. Jej rozsiahle dielo zahŕňa širokú škálu žánrov, od životopisných románov o kráľovských osobnostiach a rodinných ság až po gotické romance a súčasné detektívky. Peters vynikala v vytváraní pútavých príbehov naprieč rôznymi literárnymi formami, čo čitateľom ponúka bohatý a rozmanitý čitateľský zážitok. Jej schopnosť majstrovsky ovládať rozličné štýly a témy ju odlišuje ako všestrannú rozprávačku.



Welcoming two newcomers to the Convent of the Daughters, Sister Joan is horrified when one of them turns violent, a situation that worsens when the other one is targeted for murder. Reprint. PW. K.
Loch Morag, remote western Scotland.Sister Joan heads to the serene shores of Loch Morag for a spiritual retreat in a cave up a steep hill. She’s hoping for peace and quiet, but she soon finds trouble . . .EVIL HAS A WAY OF FINDING SISTER JOAN EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.Six years ago the womanizing husband of the local store-owner disappeared.Then the minister’s wife died of an overdose.Was it an accident or suicide?AFTER A SUDDEN STORM A BODY SURFACES IN THE LOCH.What’s going on? The grumpy villagers don’t want to talk about it.Sister Joan must abandon her solitude to search for the killer and unearth the truth.
"Outstanding." Publishers WeeklyA Sister Joan Mystery.The sisters at lonely Cornwall Convent share chilling secrets they cannot confess . . . Sister Sophia is dead. Sister Magdalen has vanished. Sister Joan, newly transferred to the convent to investigate its mysterious troubles, begins to suspect what she hardly dares to Blasphemy . . . and worse . . .