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....
