Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Sign of the Cross by Anne Emery


This is this month's book club book.  I finished it yesterday.  I didn't think I would like it based on the title, and assuming it would be way too churchy.  I was wrong, I loved it.  It is a murder mystery.  Two women are killed (a bit apart) and a priest is accused.  The main story is about the priest's lawyer; what you learn about the priest is in bits and pieces as the book progresses.  What makes it more interesting is that it is set locally, in Halifax, and mentions Chester a few times.  The mystery keeps you guessing as to who the killer is.  I changed my theory a bunch of times and couldn't settle on who did it.  There are other books after this one and it is easy to tell the end is setting the reader up for the next book.  I think I will eventually come back to this author.  I enjoyed her writing style. 

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