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A Nun in the Closet

By: Dorothy Gilman
Narrated by: Roslyn Alexander
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From the author of the classic mysteries starring the irrepressible CIA spy, Mrs. Pollifax, comes a delightfully different mystery with a most unholy twist. Filled with all the hilarious surprises and good old-fashioned suspense that her fans have come to love, A Nun in the Closet is the story of two high-spirited nuns who accidentally stumble into a dangerous plot involving ghosts, gangsters, and Protestants.

©1975 Dorothy Gilman Butters (P)1995 Recorded Books

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A Hoot,

Funny, Funny, I need more. I wish there were more of these. Guess I will finish up Mrs Polifax

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A Time Capsule and a Great Cozy Mystery

This story was wonderful and funny. I really enjoyed the 70’s setting. The cloistered nuns experiencing the politics of the day makes it all the more enjoyable.

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Just fun

This book is not literature but if you are looking for a light, silly and entertaining listen this will fill the bill.

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Fun read

Excellent story. Great fun. Very enjoyable. Ended story feeling entertained. Looking forward to more like this book.

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A disappointment

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

As a new fan of the Mrs Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman, I thought I would try one of her stand alone novels. Unfortunately, this story became preachy and annoying, I would have returned it without finishing but I kept thinking it would get better...ever hopeful. The narrator Roslyn Alexander was also a disappointment making all the characters sound like imbeciles and I found myself increasing the speed just to get it over with. I'll stick with Mrs Pollifax.

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Interesting Characters

Like the Mrs. Pollifax series, Dorothy Gilman has come up with a cast of interesting characters, specifically Sister John and Sister Hyacinth, who are the centrepiece of the story. It is a classic 'fish out of water' story; in this case the two nuns come out of cloister after many years. The world they remembered no longer exists and the country has been dealing with the upheaval of the 1960s. The main characters are charming and the story has the gentle humour I've come to expect from Gilman. Unfortunately, the story reads as very dated, and the mystery is not complex enough to sustain the novel. For all that it was a charming and enjoyable story.

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Think Lucy and Ethel

If you're familiar with the old "I Love Lucy" show from the 50's, you'll relate. A group of nuns inherit an old mansion, and two of them go to check it out. It just fell "flat" for me. Much like the Ms. Polifax stories. It's Lucy & Ethel meet the hippies and gangsters. Only listened for about an hour.

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Thanks…entertaining, appreciated!

This was new standalone novel I hadn’t read before.. most from this author I read is in a series… I really enjoyed it!

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the characters

it was a quick entertaining listen. the characters were funny. the book was clean. I enjoyed it.

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Very enjoyable read

I love Josie Gilvin, and this was one of her better ones. I would recommend it to all mystery lovers.

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