A Vow of Obedience

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Summary: Two young girls are missing
Review: Sister Joan returns from her retreat to Scotland and is greeted with the news that the school in which she taught has been closed. She asks permission to visit the school for a final goodbye and is granted that permission by her prioress. What was intended as a sentimental visit becomes one of horror when she makes a terrible discovery. Again, Sister Joan has to make a trip to the police station to report a murder. The police never seem to move fast enough to suit her so she conducts her own investigation. The nearby band of gypsies always fall under suspicion when a crime is committed and particularly the mentally ill brother of one of Sister Joan's friends. However, she decides to cast her net into a wider circle until the perpetrator is caught, but not until two more crimes have been committed. Sister Joan is an interesting heroine, always having an inner conflict between what she feels is her duty as a nun and what she wants to do as an unofficial investigator of crimes.

Rating:
Summary: Two young girls are missing
Review: Sister Joan returns from her retreat to Scotland and is greeted with the news that the school in which she taught has been closed. She asks permission to visit the school for a final goodbye and is granted that permission by her prioress. What was intended as a sentimental visit becomes one of horror when she makes a terrible discovery. Again, Sister Joan has to make a trip to the police station to report a murder. The police never seem to move fast enough to suit her so she conducts her own investigation. The nearby band of gypsies always fall under suspicion when a crime is committed and particularly the mentally ill brother of one of Sister Joan's friends. However, she decides to cast her net into a wider circle until the perpetrator is caught, but not until two more crimes have been committed. Sister Joan is an interesting heroine, always having an inner conflict between what she feels is her duty as a nun and what she wants to do as an unofficial investigator of crimes.