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Death Takes Up a Collection Audio CD – Audiobook

by Carol Anne O'Marie (Author), Barbara Rosenblat (Narrator)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
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Readers have come to delight in the murder-solving exploits of septuagenarian Sister Mary Helen and her cohort Sister Eileen, two nuns with a nose for nabbing killers. Publishers Weekly calls the Sister Mary Helen Mysteries "refreshingly different" and a "heady mix of humor and suspense." Once you meet this spry, clever sleuth, you'll want to make a habit of reading her adventures again and again.

A corrupt clergyman meets an unholy death...

Monsignor Joseph Higgins liked, along with wine and women, the finer things in life-so much so that he may have dipped into the church funds to finance his good tastes. But would that be reason enough to kill the crooked clergyman? Someone had poisoned the pastor-and there was no shortage of likely suspects, from his surly housekeeper to several prominent parishioners. Now Sister Mary Helen and Sister Eileen must delve into this sacrilegious slaying and bring a killer to justice.
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  1. Language
    English
  2. Publisher
    Blackstone Pub
  3. Dimensions
    7 x 1 x 6.5 inches
  4. ISBN-10
    0786197706
  5. ISBN-13
    978-0786197705
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On a San Francisco St. Patrick's Day, Sister Mary Helen and Sister Eileen are delivering soda bread to Monsignor Joseph P. Higgins of St. Agnes in the Sunset District. The nuns find Higgins in a tense parish council meeting, and the next day he is dead from poison. The sisters are drawn into the case since they were among the last to see Higgins alive. This eighth Sister Mary Helen novel offers vivid characters, light humor, and great views of San Francisco. Inspectors Kate Murphy and Dennis Gallagher are strong foils to the nuns; Gallagher's bluster and insight suggest an updated Lieutenant Phil Pevsner from Kaminsky's Toby Peters series. Many of the other series set in San Francisco are considerably more hard-boiled than this one, but Susan Dunlap's Kiernan O'Shaughnessy novels perhaps best capture O'Marie's spirit. John Rowen --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"The escapades of Sister Mary Helen and Sister Eileen are delightful." --San Francisco Examiner

"Enlivened by its series of incisive character studies-and sure to please the Sister's legion of fans." --Kirkus Reviews

"[An] excellent mystery series...Hard to put down." --Booklist
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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786197706
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786197705
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1 x 6.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

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Sanderbrowze
5.0 out of 5 stars Love these books
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2023
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She is a cross between Father Brown & Mrs, Marple!
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connie
5.0 out of 5 stars Mary Helen and Eileen solve another murder
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022
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We love the Mary Helen and Eileen series. They are great fun and a good read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars their word is true
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2022
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product was in good shape, arrived a day early. Their word was true and so they are reliable.
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Anna M. Seidler
5.0 out of 5 stars DEATH TAKES UP A COLLECTION
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2014
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SR. CAROL ANNE O'MARIE, A SISTER OF ST. JOSEPH, DECEASED, HAS WRITTEN A DELIGHTFUL MYSTERY. THOSE WHO APPRECIATE HER SLY COMMENTARY AND ON TARGET CRITICISMS OF VARIOUS CHURCH ACTIVITIES WILL FIND THIS PAPERBACK OF GREAT INTEREST. ANNA M. SEIDLER
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5.0 out of 5 stars Death takes up a collection
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2016
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Have read all the books by this author. Loved them. So sorry she has passed on.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2018
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Great series.
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Mary K. Perkins
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Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2014
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one of my favorite "Sister Mary Helen" stories. Book arrived in very good condition and when expected.
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