Sue's Reviews > Rueful Death

China Bayles had a rough December. It was the first holiday season with McQuaid and Brian, she did way too much at her herbal store and is feeling overwhelmed and drained. She decides to go with her friend Margaret Mary, a former nun, to her monastery for a retreat to refresh and think over her life. She is drawn into a complex web of secrets, lies, arson, and murder. This was a very nicely crafted story with subtle clues and moral dilemmas. I liked this story a lot. China makes mistakes, is vulnerable, confronts an old flame that makes her question her current relationship and makes some important decisions about her future. Maybe because she hangs out with nuns, there is very little language in this one.