Sister Holiday, a chain-smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun, puts her amateur sleuthing skills to the test in this “unique and confident” debut crime novel (Gillian Flynn). When Saint Sebastian's School becomes the target of a shocking arson spree, the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and their surrounding community are thrust into chaos. Unsatisfied with the officials' response, sardonic and headstrong Sister Holiday becomes determined to unveil the mysterious attacker herself and return her home and sanctuary to its former peace. Her investigation leads down a twisty path of suspicion and secrets in the sticky, oppressive New Orleans heat, turning her against colleagues, students, and even fellow Sisters along the way. Sister Holiday is more faithful than most, but she's no saint. To piece together the clues of this high-stakes mystery, she must first reckon with the sins of her checkered past-and neither task will be easy. An exciting start to Margot Douaihy’s bold series for Gillian Flynn Books that breathes new life into the hard-boiled genre, Scorched Grace is a fast-paced and punchy whodunnit that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
© 2023 Zando (Lydbog): 9781638930617
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Lydbog: 21. februar 2023
Sister Holiday, a chain-smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun, puts her amateur sleuthing skills to the test in this “unique and confident” debut crime novel (Gillian Flynn). When Saint Sebastian's School becomes the target of a shocking arson spree, the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and their surrounding community are thrust into chaos. Unsatisfied with the officials' response, sardonic and headstrong Sister Holiday becomes determined to unveil the mysterious attacker herself and return her home and sanctuary to its former peace. Her investigation leads down a twisty path of suspicion and secrets in the sticky, oppressive New Orleans heat, turning her against colleagues, students, and even fellow Sisters along the way. Sister Holiday is more faithful than most, but she's no saint. To piece together the clues of this high-stakes mystery, she must first reckon with the sins of her checkered past-and neither task will be easy. An exciting start to Margot Douaihy’s bold series for Gillian Flynn Books that breathes new life into the hard-boiled genre, Scorched Grace is a fast-paced and punchy whodunnit that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
© 2023 Zando (Lydbog): 9781638930617
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Lydbog: 21. februar 2023
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18. dec. 2023
Først og fremmest: Den roman her svælger i lækkert sprog. Varmen og fugten i New Orleans er så levende beskrevet, at man begynder at vifte sig i ansigtet. Og det samme er Sister Holiday og alle birollerne … fysisk. Deres personlighed, derimod — ikke så levende. Og det er problemet; ingen har rigtig komplekse motiver, dybere bevæggrunde, og dialogen er korte, mutte noir-pasticher mellem folk, der seriøst ikke opklarer noget. Derfor letter plottet, mordbrandene på klosterskolen, ikke en meter fra jorden. Når man er i gang med det syttende flashback og tænker “hun roser sig selv som amatørdetektiv, men hun kommer jo ingen vegne,” så må jeg hellere advare: Det bliver ikke bedre. Løsningen på gåden er måske ikke forudsigelig, men mangler totalt sammenhæng og jappes afsted. I stedet har vi fået hele den grundige baghistorie om punk-nonnen, og endda udpenslet i en række stadig mere overgearede pinsler og traumer fra ungdommen. Sister Holiday skal et gear eller to op som efterforsker.
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