Requiem at the Refuge

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Summary: This nun is murder on the cops
Review: Another lighhearted romp through murder set in the Bay area. It's a delightful read. The characters are real, from the homeless women to the nuns. Sister Carol Ann knows the underside of the San Francisco landscape and the reality of religious life today. Gentle and fun.

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Summary: send for sister eileen
Review: having read all the sister mary helen books, i have to say i was a little disappointed in this one - we definitely need to bring sister eileen back from ireland - being a native san franciscan, i have always loved it as a backdrop for the stories, and this book seemed lacking in the ambiance i expect - otherwise, it was okay - i guess you can only have so many murders at mt. saint francis...

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Summary: Good, But....
Review: I've been reading this series since the beginning and I've always enjoyed it. This installement is no exception. However, I was very bothered by one thing . The way the African-American characters talked. I'm African-American and I've never heard other African-Americans sound as ignorant as the characters in this book. Just because someone is black, poor, and homeless doesn't mean they automatically have to say such things as "I be" , "you be", and "whats a matter?" Maybe if one or two characters talked this way I wouldn't have been as bothered but they all talked like this. Otherwise, I enjoyed the book.

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Summary: Good, But....
Review: I've read all of the Sr. Mary Helen mysteries and enjoyed this one the most. The mystery was a little bit too obvious (i pretty much figured it out half way through) but the story was enjoyable and i really learned more about the main characters than in any of the other books (esp. Sr. Ann). The only character that i really missed was Sr. Eileen and im hoping that she'll be in the next book. I'm looking forward to the next installment in this series

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Summary: Excellent character study...
Review: I've read all of the Sr. Mary Helen mysteries and enjoyed this one the most. The mystery was a little bit too obvious (i pretty much figured it out half way through) but the story was enjoyable and i really learned more about the main characters than in any of the other books (esp. Sr. Ann). The only character that i really missed was Sr. Eileen and im hoping that she'll be in the next book. I'm looking forward to the next installment in this series