This is the second in a mystery series featuring the potty-mouthed, smoking, vividly tattooed, gay, former member of a rock band, Sister Holiday, in her New Orleans convent. After the shocking events of the first book, she’s got her PI licence and joined forces with the former fire investigator of that book to form their own private investigation agency. Their first case: who is behind the murder of one priest and the disappearance of another? 6 s Paige307 7

I think I'm all-in on this series. I d the first one, but I reeeeeeeally d this one. A true contemporary hard-boiled detective series - and about a woman! A queer woman! Who is also a nun. It works, ok.

I also always appreciate any contemporary mystery books that move slowly and are not cozies. It's just so rare these days. Everyone wants thrillers and cozies, and I usually prefer things somewhere in the middle.4 s Julianne38

sister holiday slaying once again 4 s Corin Halter6

Well that was a quick read! This book arrived in the mail yesterday so I dropped my other reading adventures to speed run this one! The cover art alone is spectacular, the premise of both the first and second books were great. I love a detective nun! Who would’ve thought. One thing I really love about the author is her descriptions, she is so incredibly descriptive it is beautiful. I can truly picture the things she’s describing in my head to a T. One of my big complaints with the first book was that the ending seemed rushed and some doors were opened but never closed but I can say this second book was much better about that. And we get to meet new characters in this book which is fun! Would definitely recommend this book! Waiting for book three not so patiently :)
(4.5/5)3 s Ranjini Shankar1,050 69

3 stars. I wasn’t much of a fan of this one, even less than I was of the first one so I think this is the end of the road for me with the Sister Holiday series. The plot is strangely choppy, the characters are flat, but my biggest issue is the strange overly dramatic and descriptive language.

Sister Holiday is now a PI apprentice with Riveaux and when they start investigating their first case of a cheating husband, they instead stumble upon the dead body of a priest. When another priest goes missing they both realize that something deeper is at play.

At least in the first one it played with morally grey characters but here the villain is a caricature and it’s not very interesting. I also didn’t understand why Honor took so long to reveal something so deep about the murders when she knew it was most ly relevant finally, I’m pretty sure there was some bug in the editing process because in the first half of the book everytime Riveaux asked a question the word “question mark” was typed out. It’s possible it was meant to be a character quirk but that would be really annoying. 3 s1 comment Shannon5,339 292

Another great cozy mystery set in New Orleans featuring a gay tattooed nun with a gold tooth and an ex-police detective who start up their own PI agency. In this book they are investigating the mutilation of one priest and the disappearance of another as well as dealing with the reappearance of Sister Holiday's ex-army medic brother. Full of snark, found family and lots of guilt, this was great on audio narrated by Mara Wilson and highly recommended. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!lgbtqia mystery-thriller netgalley-arc ...more2 s2 comments AuntieErrica (audiobooks=life)63 4

Blessed Water is short and sweet but with a punch. Sister Holiday investigates a disappearance, gets real with her faith, and still throws in some surprise spicy tidbits.
My favorite quote? “I want you to crack me open a wishbone.”
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