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Scorched Grace
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- <p><b>THE SENSATIONAL DEBUT CRIME NOVEL ABOUT A CHAIN-SMOKING, HEAVILY TATTOOED QUEER NUN TURNED AMATEUR DETECTIVE - 'UNIQUE AND CONFIDENT', GILLIAN FLYNN</b></p><p><b>A <i>Guardian</i> Best Crime/Thriller Book of 2023</b><br><b>A <i>New York Times Book Review</i> Editor's Choice and <i>New York Times</i> 'Best Crime Books of the Year' 2023</b><br><b>One of Apple's Best Books of 2023</b></p><p>'Satisfies right up to the twisty end' <b>KARIN SLAUGHTER</b></p><p>'Deliciously insubordinate' <b>MEGAN ABBOTT</b></p><p><b>Sister Holiday is more faithful than most, but she's no saint</b></p><p>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 authorities' response, chain-smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun Sister Holiday becomes determined to unveil the mysterious attacker herself.</p><p>To solve this high-stakes mystery, Sister Holiday will have to reckon with the sins of her chequered past. 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.</p><p>------------------------------</p><p>'A badass, brilliant queer nun solving a murder mystery in New Orleans? How could I not fall in love with this book?' <b>MARA WILSON</b></p><p>'Skilfully plotted, propulsive, and deeply engaged with the communities it represents' <b>DON WINSLOW</b></p><p>'A searing journey through faith, fire and female rage' <b>ELIZABETH HAND</b></p><p>'Sister Holiday may be the most original character you'll come across for quite some time' <i><b>CRIMEREADS</b></i></p><p>'Burns with the wholehearted energy of faith, love, and transgression' <b>SOPHIE WARD</b></p><p>'If you're not sold by a punk rock nun solving mysteries then can your soul even be saved?' <i><b>ELECTRIC LITERATURE</b></i></p>
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- ISBN
- 9781805335085
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press, (06 April 2023)
- Weight
- 276 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 128 x 198 x 26 mm
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