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Force of Habit: Sister Madeleine Investigates (2011)

di Cash Peters

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When news reaches Sister Madeleine that her old friend Howard Barley, a global publishing tycoon, has died in grisly circumstances, she is shocked and very suspicious. Even more so when she learns that Howard left his entire fortune and business empire to her. Forced to abandon their familiar convent surroundings, Madeleine and her young assistant Roberta take up residence at Milkwood Hall, the billionaire's luxurious mansion, and immediately find themselves plunged into terrible danger. Burned human remains, trembling floors, strangers roaming the grounds, a freezer filled with corpses, and the return of a shady organization she was once very familiar with - what on earth is going on at Milkwood? The puzzles keep piling up, and Madeleine must use every ounce of courage and cunning at her disposal to track down a ruthless murderer before he can kill again.… (altro)
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This is a mystery/thriller that breaks the mold of convention and is one of the most entertaining and amusing books I have read.It has all the elements we normally associate with a good mystery/thriller: unexplained events,murders, macabre discoveries ,car chases,codes to be deciphered - then there are the added ingredients of humour and off beat inventions like the surveillosweater and Hov Mov,which make the book unique.
The protagonist,Sister Madeleine, has blood on her hands as a result of failed attempts to make the world a better place when she was commander of an underground organisation many years ago.She is now in hiding in a convent in a remote part of England.Unknown to her Desmond,The Grinning Assassin, head of the organisation,now a force of evil,is planning to have her killed.
The description of the convent is a riot of humour and the invention of its founder Mother Winifred a great piece of satirical writing.
The book opens with a strange suicide on a luxury liner as a man jumps overboard onto the propellers.He is,or was, one Howard Barley,billionaire and one time colleague of Sister Madeleine.
His death necessitates Madeleine's departure to the deceased's mansion in LA with giddy postulant, Roberta in tow and its here that the action begins.
Madeleine soon realizes that nothing is as it seems . What are the strange tremors under the house,the odd scorch marks on the floor and the weird noises?
Many twists and turns lead to the final solution of these mysteries.What is more the story does not end here,there is much more action to come.
The author has a knack of using a few well chosen words to bring characters and scenes alive. Of Madeleine for example he says she has "Eyes of the purest,most remarkable periwinkle.Eyes that gleamed with quiet mischief"
This book has really captured my imagination,so much so that I have read it more than once - and it never fails to amuse and entertain.I would recommend it to anyone who likes a good mystery and appreciates something that is different from the norm and very cleverly written. ( )
  Wolfprints | Mar 26, 2013 |
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'Gander feces,' she said,inhaling deeply.

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Three more blows to the center of his forehead sent him crumpling to the floor.--- 'and rest'.

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When news reaches Sister Madeleine that her old friend Howard Barley, a global publishing tycoon, has died in grisly circumstances, she is shocked and very suspicious. Even more so when she learns that Howard left his entire fortune and business empire to her. Forced to abandon their familiar convent surroundings, Madeleine and her young assistant Roberta take up residence at Milkwood Hall, the billionaire's luxurious mansion, and immediately find themselves plunged into terrible danger. Burned human remains, trembling floors, strangers roaming the grounds, a freezer filled with corpses, and the return of a shady organization she was once very familiar with - what on earth is going on at Milkwood? The puzzles keep piling up, and Madeleine must use every ounce of courage and cunning at her disposal to track down a ruthless murderer before he can kill again.

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