Devious

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson`s riveting novel of heart-stopping suspense, New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya race to help a grief-stricken woman discover the truth about a convent filled with unholy secrets... 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. But the deeper Val`s inquiries go, the more twisted the case becomes. St. Marguerite`s is far from the tranquil retreat many believe; everyone has their own agenda. 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...