Devious

A Rick Bentz/Reuben Montoya Novel, Book 7

By: Lisa Jackson

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

The crime scene at St. Marguerite’s cathedral in New Orleans is shocking, even to seasoned detectives like Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya. A novice nun named Sister Camille has been found dressed in a yellowed bridal gown and viciously garroted, her body covered with an altar cloth.Valerie Houston is devastated by her sister’s death. For weeks, she’d begged Camille to leave St. Marguerite’s, where she seemed determined to live as some kind of martyr. But Camille had a knack for making bad choices - she joined the convent in part because she’d fallen for Val’s soon-to-be ex-husband, Slade. Convinced the police aren’t doing enough, Val begins to investigate. Slade, on a mission to repair their marriage, is determined to help her. But the deeper Val’s inquiries go, the more twisted the case becomes. St. Marguerite’s is far from the tranquil retreat many believe, and everyone, from handsome Father Frank O’Toole to the mysterious Mother Superior, has their own agenda. Despite their closeness, even Camille had a hidden life Val never suspected. But someone knew about Camille’s past — and Val’s, too. Now she has no choice but to catch a devious, depraved killer intent on purging St. Marguerite’s of all its sins — before she becomes the next victim….

©2011 Lisa Jackson (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

EXCELLENT LISA JACKSON

Where does Devious rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Up in the top ten

What other book might you compare Devious to and why?

Any of Lisa Jackson's novels

What about Joyce Bean’s performance did you like?

She makes all of the characters real. She gives richness and depth to them

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When the Reverend Mother's past was revealed. I had already figured it out but it was written and narrated beautifully