A Sister Rose crime thriller.
When she was a cop, she made their life hell. Now she’s a nun, God help them!
Before taking her vows, Sister Rose was Maggie Weaver, a Newcastle policewoman.
While uncovering a serial killer, she suffered severe trauma, and after being
nursed back to health she becomes a nun. In her new calling she is sent to
London to run a hostel for the homeless. Here, she does good works, and also
combats prejudice and crime. As she attempts to save a homeless woman from a
local gang boss, events crystallise, taking her back to Newcastle, the scene of
her nightmares, to play out the final confrontation against drug traffickers,
murderers and old enemies in the police. She finds her spiritual self and a new
identity. She is healed through faith and forgiveness. It’s also about her
surviving trauma and grief – a triumph of the human spirit, of good over evil.
'All the characters and horrific events in this crime thriller are extremely
visual and well drawn, making this a riveting read. It would make a brilliant
TV series!'
The Bread
of Tears (Crime Thriller)
By
Nik Morton
Independent
Publishing Platform
ISBN
#978-1544123158
Price
$12.75 (Paperback)
350
Pages
Rating
5-Stars
Sister Rose returns to London
after a speaking engagement, only to find murder at the hostel for the homeless.
In an alleyway outside she discovers the body of one of the girls she tended,
brutally murdered, the sign of the cross carved in her chest. Rushing into the hostel
she finds two more bodies, also slain in a familiar manner. The Sister was not
always a Nun. She had once been a Newcastle police officer, but after a
horrible incident that left her husband dead and her in mental straights, she
had been secreted away to a hideaway run by Nuns. There she had given her life
over to God and made her vows. Five years later and these new deaths, and her
mind wonders if they are connected to the old case.
There are several stories
going on: the new murders in the hostel are connected to her past, the dead
girl in the alley belongs to another murderer, and then there is the criminal
empire involved in drugs and prostitution of young girls, and they will kill
her if she intervenes. And add to these problems, she may be having certain feelings
for one of the investigators.
Wow, I found Maggie Weaver,
aka Sister Rose, one tough Nun. The author weaves the three stories together
into a neat pattern, dropping Sister Rose into death traps that she must escape
or suffer a horrible death, yet she holds to her Faith as she struggles against
great odds. In the end she isn’t afraid to send evil to Hell a little early.
This was a fun read, and kept me turning the pages. The author’s writing is
smooth and the story flows easily. Highly recommended.
Tom
Johnson
Author
of CARNIVAL OF DEATH
Thanks for the review, Tom. Greatly appreciated!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Nik. I love these stories. Thank you for the great reads.
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