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| Bad Faith | 
 enlarge | Authors: Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2373297
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Large Print
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 484
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0786252456
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780786252459
ASIN: 0786252456
Publication Date: May 2, 2003
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Sister Agatha handles most of the dealings with the outside world for The Sisters of the Adoration, mostly, picking up supplies and dealing with the monastery's business. But when their chaplain dies saying mass, her role becomes a bit more hectic. Available only in the Mystery 4 Series.
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Interesting debut novel December 26, 2008
Sister Agatha is the beguiling heroine of this series. Formerly an investigative reporter, she is now an extern nun, one who interfaces with the outside world on behalf of Our Lady of Hope Monastery. Aimee and David Thurlo infuse this book with gentle humor, such as giving the ancient vehicle Sister drives the nickname of "Anti-Chrysler". They also spin an interesting mystery which involves the sudden death of Father Anselm who is the chaplain for the monastery. Sister Agatha is asked to use the investigative skills she developed while she was a reporter, but in doing so she is sometimes at cross purposes with Sheriff Tom Green whom she dated before entering the cloister. This is an interesting and well-written first novel that promises good things to come.
 Good plot but the kindle version is unsatisfactory August 24, 2008
This is the first novel in a mystery series featuring a nun named "Sister Agatha". While the story is intriguing enough to hold interest and the characters are appealing you should be aware that the Kindle version of the book has many, many paragraphs out of order some obviously even in different chapters than where they belong. Amazon, or whoever was doing the conversion of the book, needed to do more careful proofreading before releasing the kindle edition.
That said the book itself is well worth reading but I'd stick to a paper edition for now.
A good start for Sister Agatha...but only a start. July 3, 2008
This first book in the Sister Agatha series has the earmarks of a first novel in a series in that it is lacking in character development but has all the components of a good story. Nuns make pretty good sleuths and convents tend to be inherently mysterious, partially because they are cloistered away from society. The Thurlos hit the mark with the right amount of sub-mysteries (those mini-plots you need as diversions from the main Whodunit); false leads (proving the prime suspect innocent); and an interesting sleuth. When the protagonist is a nun, there is a reconciling of past and present lives that is the most interesting. While we get SOME of that with Sister Agatha, we don't get nearly enough.
In addition to wanting more of Agatha's back story (no doubt revealed in later books in the series), the lack of physical description of any of the characters was particularly vexing in the case of the Reverend Mother who, unlike most of the other featured nuns, seems to have very little history or personality beyond her wisdom. I felt in this respect, and in some of the revealed secrets of the convent, the authors relied on too many clichés. The Thurlos work arduously to present an accurate portrait of modern convent life, but it comes across as proselytising, particularly when put forth through Agatha's thoughts about and conversations with Sheriff Tom Green.
I wanted Agatha to be more spunky. Her upbraiding of Tom Green became tiresome, as it was too one-sided. Supposedly he's a good guy and we are supposed to sympathize with him because his wife is an over-protective shrew, but he is definitely postured as the quasi-enemy. The gradual peace accord between Sister Agatha and Tom doesn't really work because their relationship doesn't follow any kind of rhythm. The character of Tom Green presents an excellent opportunity for complexity, and I hope this is further developed in later offerings in the series.
All that said, there is something unavoidably whimsical and entertaining about a nun with a broken vehicle (irreverently called the "Anti-Chrysler"), who rides a Harley without a second thought, and plays billiards. In some respects, it is probably a good thing that the Thurlos chose not to show more of their hand in regard to Sister Agatha's character. They crafted a mystery that is good enough to get me to read the next in the series.
 A new detective figure September 3, 2007
Here is another good new detective figure in a genre which currently stresses the interesting character of a non-conventional detective. Good story well told by two good authors, who I hope will write a lot more about Sister Agatha and her New Mexico world.
A great new series! August 25, 2007
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These two authors have written a number of series, most of which I find very strange, but one of the most recent features Sister Agatha, an extern nun for a cloistered order. These are cozy murder mysteries and I found the first one, Bad Faith, highly enjoyable (haven't gotten around to reading the rest yet). Sister Agatha was a journalism professor before becoming a nun and when a murder brings suspicion to their monastery, the Reverend Mother asks Sister to work with the police to try to keep as much as possible away from the cloister. Sister Agatha and the other nuns of her order (including a novice and a postulant) are all wonderful characters with interesting depths. The story line keeps you interested - both the murder investigation and Sister's own spiritual journey. This is just the kind of book I love - suspense and Christian spirituality teamed with great characters.
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