The crime scene at St. Marguerite's cathedral in New Orleans is
shocking, even to seasoned detectives like Rick Bentz and Reuben
Montoya. A novice nun named Sister Camille has been found dressed in a
yellowed bridal gown and viciously garroted, her body covered with an
altar cloth. Valerie Houston is devastated by her sister's death. For
weeks, she'd begged Camille to leave St. Marguerite's, where she seemed
determined to live as some kind of martyr. But Camille had a knack for
making bad choices -- she joined the convent in part because she'd
fallen for Val's soon-to-be ex-husband, Slade. Convinced the police
aren't doing enough, Val begins to investigate. Slade, on a mission to
repair their marriage, is determined to help her. But the deeper Val's
inquiries go, the more twisted the case becomes. St. Marguerite's is far
from the tranquil retreat many believe, and everyone, from handsome
Father Frank O'Toole to the mysterious Mother Superior, has their own
agenda. Despite their closeness, even Camille had a hidden life Val
never suspected. But someone knew about Camille's past -- and Val's,
too. Now she has no choice but to catch a devious, depraved killer
intent on purging St. Marguerite's of all its sins -- before she becomes
the next victim...
