Lentorama 2024: Clerical Crime Solvers

Day 23: Sister Holiday

Sister Holiday teaches music at St. Sebastian's School in New Orleans, where she's settled in to life among the Sisters of the Sublime Blood, who took her in when she was at her lowest. She's not your typical nun, between the tattoos, smoking, and longing for an ex-girlfriend, but she's doing her best. Her foray into criminal investigation comes when a series of arson attacks hit the school, killing a friend. She looks into her fellow nuns, her students, and her own past, to figure out who is behind the fires.

This is the first novel in a planned series by Margot Douaihy, with a second book planned for this year. It's also the first book from Gillian Flynn Books, an imprint by the author of Gone Girl that seeks to publish books that are "propulsive and culturally incisive."