Eve is on leave from
her convent helping her father, the Captain, with his detective
business. She's trying to decide whether to go back to the convent
when a strange case arrives in the form of a man who wants to know
what happened to his great grandfather, a miner in the area in the
1890s.
Things become more
complicated when Eve can't contact her sister, Dorisanne, who lives in
Las Vegas. Dorisanne has always been in trouble, but now Eve thinks
it's serious trouble. She and Daniel, the Captain's former partner,
take off for Las Vegas to find out what's going on and get more than
they expected.
The central mystery
of what's happening with Dorisanne is predictable, but a quick read.
If you want an escapist mystery this is a good one. The secondary
mystery of what happened to the great grandfather seemed unnecessary
and stuck on. I understood the significance at the end, but I don't
think it was necessary for the small amount of moralizing it allowed.
The characters are
stereotypical except for Eve. The Captain is what you think of as a
crusty private eye, and Daniel is a typical police officer. I had
trouble with Eve's character. I believe nuns can ride motorcycles and
behave as she did, but her constant wondering about whether to leave
the convent or work with her father seemed a bit extreme.
I reviewed the book
for BookLook Bloggers.
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