"On opening an evil-smelling trunk labelled òld books', the Reverend Mother is horrified to discover the dead body of one of Cork's richest merchants. Many had reason to loathe the hides and skins merchant, but when suspicion falls on a former lay sister from her convent, the Reverend Mother decides to help find the real killer."--Publisher's description.

"Embracing Age: How Catholic Nuns Became Models of Aging Well examines a community of individuals whose aging trajectories contrast mainstream American experiences. In mainstream American society, aging is presented as a "problem," a state to be avoided as long as possible, a state that threatens one's ability to maintain independence, autonomy, control over one's surroundings. Aging "well" (or avoiding aging) has become a 21st century American preoccupation....

A free-spirited ex-G.I. stumbles upon five German refugee nuns in Arizona and helps them build a chapel.

"Norte de Italia, siglo XIV: una monja se condena a una muerte horrible para ocultar un texto maldito que procede de las sombras de la historia. Siglos más tarde, una agente del FBI y un sacerdote exorcista se lanzan a una angustiosa aventura en la que desafían a la muerte y a la personificación misma del Mal. Su objetivo: hallar un escrito, desaparecido en la época medieval, cuyo contenido podría hacer que el mundo quedara a merced de los adoradores...