Ella Clah

Aimée and David Thurlo's

Sister Agatha Mystery Series

	Sister Agatha is an extern nun from the Our Lady of Hope monastery in New Mexico. A former journalist, Sister Agatha uses her investigative skills to solve murder mysteris. Oh, and she rides a classic, restored Harley motorcycle with Pax, a retired trained German Shepherd, in the sidecar beside her. If you saw Sister Agatha cruising down the highway, you'd stop and stare. That would be rude. Instead read the Sister Agatha mysteries. * * *
	Bad Faith , Aimée and David Thurlo, St. Martin's Minotaur, ©2002, 304 pp. ISBN 0-312-29081-0 "Bad Faith is the first book in the new mystery series featuring Sister Agatha. I really like the Thurlos’ writing and this book is no exception. Sister Agatha is an extern nun at the Our Lady of Hope Monastery located in New Mexico. As an extern, she is allowed to leave the cloistered monastery to run errands for the monastery. As the book opens Sister Anna is struggling to drive the monastery’s old car, nicknamed the Anti-Chrysler, but it needs major mechanical work and the monastery lacks the money necessary for repairs. When Sister Agatha finally gets the car to their mechanic, he offers to fix it if he can find the parts, but warns it will take some time. He does, however, donate a classic Harley with a sidecar to the monastery..." Read the rest of my Review Stream Review of Bad Faith * * *
	Thief in Retreat, Aimée and David Thurlo, St. Martin's Minotaur, ©2004, 272 pp. ISBN 0-312-29098-5 "The second book in the Sister Agatha series. When holy statutes that belong to the Catholic Church are disappearing from the retreat site where they are displayed, the Archbishop sends Sister Agatha to investigate. Once Sister arrives at the retreat building on her Harley with Pax sitting in the sidecar beside her. There she finds a conference of mystery writers, a ghost that plays tricks on the guests while leaving behind the overwhelming scent of lilac, and the body of the man who was supposed to establish the value of the church’s property...." Read the rest of my Review Stream Review of Thief in Retreat * * *
	Prey for a Miracle, Aimée and David Thurlo, St. Martin's Minotaur, ©2006, 240 pp. ISBN 0-312-32210-0 "In the third book in the Sister Agatha series, Jessica, the sister of Father Mahoney is attacked and injured severely enough to go into a coma and require hospitalization for an undetermined time. Meanwhile her daughter who is believed to have a guardian angel and the abilities to heal people must be protected by the sisters at the Our Lady of Hope monastery. While Sister Agatha works hard to find out the reason for the attack on Jessica and who the attacker was. Because of the interest of both local residents and the national tabloid newspapers in Jessica’s daughter, Sister Agatha is followed by people whenever she leaves the monastery....." Read the rest of my Review Stream Review of Thief in Retreat * * *
	False Witness, Aimée and David Thurlo, St. Martin's Minotaur, ©2007, 261 pp. ISBN 0-312-32212-7 *Watch for my forthcome review of Sister Agatha's new mystery False Witness* on Review Stream! * * ***

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