It's a snowy Christmas at St. Stephen's Convent, where a cheerful party awaits an old friend and former confessor, Father Hudson McCormick. But he never reaches his destination.
Christine Bennett, a former St. Stephen's nun, arrives to investigate the disappearance. But the nuns are mum until an old scandal involving the priest and a St. Stephen's novice rears its ugly head. Has Father McCormick, unable to face the scene of his sins, gone underground? Or has someone taken belated revenge, ensuring that the truth will never be known?
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"I happen to like almost everything Lee Harris writes"
— Susan (5 out of 5 stars)
" This was a good mystery book. I am looking forward to reading others in the series. "
— Nicole, 2/10/2012" good characters nasty crimes "
— Helen, 8/19/2011" Definitely one of my favourite series "
— Moira, 7/14/2011" After spending a day at a mystery writer's "conference" I appreciate Lee Harris even more. I'm curious to know who s/he really is ... Lee Harris is a pseudonym. "
— Book, 4/23/2010" A nice little diversion, a well-done cozy. "
— Ellen, 11/5/2009" I borrowed The Chrismas Night Murder and another book in the same series from the library and returned them both without even cracking the cover of the second novel. I found the book boring and implausible. "
— Jan, 10/5/2009Lee Harris is the author of mystery novels featuring ex-nun Christine Bennett, who first appeared in The Good Friday Murder, an Edgar Award nominee. She also writes the New York Mysteries, which debuted with Murder in Hell’s Kitchen. In 2001, Lee Harris received RT Book Reviews’ Career Achievement Award for her distinguished contribution to crime writing.
Susan O’Malley (a.k.a. Bernadette Dunne) is the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and the Studio Theater in Washington, DC, and has appeared at the Kennedy Center and off Broadway. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.