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Fawcett (1984), Mass Market Paperback
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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.
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LibraryThing member PatriciaUttaro
Sisters Hyacinth and John find themselves up to their elbows in mystery and murder when they venture forth into the world to claim a mysterious inheritance for their order. Lots of fun and a good mystery to boot!
LibraryThing member eesti23
Nuns, money, drugs and murder are not a typical combination. But when an old estate is unexpectedly left to the Abbey of St. Tabitha, it falls to Sister John and Sister Hyacinthe to go and inventory its contents. Little did they realise that amongst the preserved jam and white sheet covered
The gifted estate is located just off of Fallen Stump Road in Upper New York State and comes with its own hidden passageway from the basement to upstairs. Visitors are in no short supply and include everyone from the rubbish collecting odd-man to the local sheriff.
A Nun in the Closet is the perfect book for readers who enjoy a bit of mystery but need the humour to keep them interested or from jumping at every sound in the house. Only the ending is disappointing, loosely winding up the stories component parts without fulfilling the reader's desire to know what might happen next. Of course, as it turns out, those sugar jars don't contain sugar and the odd-man is not so odd but there are still plenty of mysteries to be solved.
Dorothy Gillman is also the author of the famous Mrs. Pollifax novels.
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furniture, that there would be a money filled suitcase and a wounded man. Not to mention all the jars of powder sugar.The gifted estate is located just off of Fallen Stump Road in Upper New York State and comes with its own hidden passageway from the basement to upstairs. Visitors are in no short supply and include everyone from the rubbish collecting odd-man to the local sheriff.
A Nun in the Closet is the perfect book for readers who enjoy a bit of mystery but need the humour to keep them interested or from jumping at every sound in the house. Only the ending is disappointing, loosely winding up the stories component parts without fulfilling the reader's desire to know what might happen next. Of course, as it turns out, those sugar jars don't contain sugar and the odd-man is not so odd but there are still plenty of mysteries to be solved.
Dorothy Gillman is also the author of the famous Mrs. Pollifax novels.
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LibraryThing member annbury
I am very fond of this book, written in 1975, even if it really isn't nearly as good as the best of Ms. Gilman's "Mrs. Polifax" novels. This novel chronicles the adventures of a group of nuns who have been left an old house, which they intend to use as their convent. In a series of episodes,
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LibraryThing member Ceysa
A rollicking good laugh and even a touch suspenseful.
FBI agents, Mafia families, drugs, bad cops, immigrants, hippies and nuns all interact with a sarcastic injured lawyer and set things arright.
I laughed and hooted as I read this one, again and again.
FBI agents, Mafia families, drugs, bad cops, immigrants, hippies and nuns all interact with a sarcastic injured lawyer and set things arright.
I laughed and hooted as I read this one, again and again.
LibraryThing member Jolenemacinjax
A Nun in the Closet is another great story written by Dorothy Gilman. Her character style is always entertaining and believable. The storyline may be set in the 70s but we still enjoy reading it today. This is a type of story you will want to keep in your library and read every year. It is filled
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with suspense, comedy and good, old-fashioned common sense. Yes, there is a mystery, good guys, bad guys and nun's solving the case. Show Less
LibraryThing member kaulsu
A fast, mindless read, but still fun. The entire plot was beyond anyone's ability to suspend their disbelief, but sometimes that is exactly what is called for. Not fine literature, but any stretch of the imagination, but a good read nevertheless.
LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Oh, lord, this is ridiculous. Fun, and funny, and rich. I was in a rather sober mood when I started (no particular reason), so I merely smiled throughout with occasional laughs. I suspect that if I'd started off cheerful I'd have been rolling on the floor. A pair of cloistered nuns (which, in
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Gilman's definition, meant people who have totally ignored events outside their cloister since they joined the Order in 1955) must go out into the world to deal with a legacy of a house and land. It's the early '70s, there are migrant workers nearby and some "leftover hippies" trying to help them. And then there's the money in the well, and the wounded man hiding upstairs...and then things start to get interesting. I think I actually like (or rather, identify with) Sister Hyacinth more than Sister John - the latter is considerably more extroverted. Great story, and I will doubtless reread it. Show Less
LibraryThing member Olivermagnus
When the nuns of St. Tabatha Abbey received a letter informing them that a mysterious man named Joseph Moretti has left them his estate, two of the cloistered nuns are nominated to go investigate the property. Sister John and Sister Hyacinthe reach the old house and their cloistered world soon
The book was written in 1975 so it has a bit of a dated feel. The characters' plea for the townspeople to accept migrant workers is an issue that is just as relevant today. One of my favorite things about Dorothy Gilman's characters is that she doesn't find it necessary to stereotype mature women. A Nun in the Closet is a quick and easy read that has some humorous moments. While not as entertaining as the author's Mrs. Pollifax series, it was still an entertaining story.
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begins to fall apart. The house is dark and scary and the nuns start to think it might even be haunted by the ghost of Mr. Moretti. Searching for water they discover a suitcase full of money hidden down the well. Then they discover a wounded man who has been shot, hiding in an upstairs closet. He pleads with them, asking that they don't notify a doctor or the police, and asks for sanctuary. They disguise him as a nun but before long both the police and the mafia arrive. The book was written in 1975 so it has a bit of a dated feel. The characters' plea for the townspeople to accept migrant workers is an issue that is just as relevant today. One of my favorite things about Dorothy Gilman's characters is that she doesn't find it necessary to stereotype mature women. A Nun in the Closet is a quick and easy read that has some humorous moments. While not as entertaining as the author's Mrs. Pollifax series, it was still an entertaining story.
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LibraryThing member ritaer
humerous suspense as nuns inherit house with resident hippies and mafia ties
LibraryThing member ChazziFrazz
Sister John and Sister Hyacinth are members of a cloistered sect of nuns. When the abbey receives news that they have been left a huge, old house and land by an unknown benefactor, the two nuns are chosen to go and explore the property and report back.
Upon arrival, they discover the old, rundown
Sister John is a determined nun who can fix anything. Sister Hyacinth is more of a free spirit, yet well versed in plants and herbs; a strange paring who work well together.
With the assistance of some hippie types who are camping nearby, they manage to solve the mysteries and learn a bit about living outside the cloister.
This is a fun read with quite a bit of humour, but also a good dose of tension from the nuns getting into some tight spots.
Dorothy Gilman is probably more well-known for her Mrs. Pollifax series, but I find her stand-alone books very good reading.
Upon arrival, they discover the old, rundown
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house, completely furnished, a wounded man hiding in a closet, a battered suitcase full of money and some strange jars filled with a white-powder substance in the pantry. Nothing at the abbey had ever taught them how to deal with any of this!Sister John is a determined nun who can fix anything. Sister Hyacinth is more of a free spirit, yet well versed in plants and herbs; a strange paring who work well together.
With the assistance of some hippie types who are camping nearby, they manage to solve the mysteries and learn a bit about living outside the cloister.
This is a fun read with quite a bit of humour, but also a good dose of tension from the nuns getting into some tight spots.
Dorothy Gilman is probably more well-known for her Mrs. Pollifax series, but I find her stand-alone books very good reading.
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Original publication date
1975
ISBN
0449206629 / 9780449206621
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| Fic Mystery Gilman |