Synopses & Reviews
DIVINE INTERVENTION
How do you make God laugh? Tell Him you've got a plan. That's what Sister Mary Helen reminds herself when she sets out to start a new life--as a volunteer in a women's homeless shelter. A savvy octogenarian with an adventurous streak, Mary Helen is no stranger to the shady side of San Francisco's hilly streets. So when a young resident at the Refuge shelter is found dead, Mary Helen makes it her business to solve the murder. Soon this lady of the Order gets herself into a holy mess involving corrupt local politicians, a prostitution ring, and a tangled web of private-eyes, police officers, and the 'refugees' themselves. Mary Helen calls upon her beloved sisters at St. Francis College for salvation, but it's going to take a lot of prayers to protect Mary Helen from the dangerous characters--and shocking confessions--that come in her wake...
"O'Marie twines the strands of these disparate lives with humor and sympathy."--Publishers Weekly
Review
"O'Marie twines the strands of these disparate lives with humor and sympathy." --
Publishers Weekly on
Requiem at the Refuge"The author's heady mix of humor and suspense again proves irresistible."--Publishers Weekly on The Missing Madonna
"Shrewd and fearless, Sister [Mary Helen] is as effiicient as she is endearing." --San Francisco Chronicle on Murder in Ordinary Time
"A tidy mystery...a satisfying read." --Publishers Weekly on Murder in Ordinary Time
"Enlivened by its series of incisive character studies--and sure to please the Sister's legions of fans." --Kirkus Reviews on Death Takes Up a Collection
"An excellent mystery series...hard to put down." --Booklist on Death of an Angel
"Sister Mary Helen is a welcome addition to the growing ranks of ecclesiastical detectives, a tough and compassionate elderly nun who understands the secrets of the human heart all too well." --Andrew M. Greeley on A Novena for Murder
"Sister Carol writes with sure knowledge, a deft touch."--The Houston Post on A Novena for Murder
"Hair-raising...a fast-moving, fast-reading story. [The] characters are delightfully real....This is one you won't want to put down." --West Coast Review of Books on A Novena for Murder
About the Author
SISTER CAROL ANNE OMARIE has been a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for the past forty-seven years. She ministers to homeless women at a daytime drop-in center in downtown Oakland, California, which she cofounded in 1990.
REQUIEM AT THE REFUGE is her eleventh novel featuring Sister Mary Helen.