former Nun Christine Bennett Is Looking Forward To The Christening Of Her Friend Maddie's Baby. But When She Goes To The Church Basement Of The Town That Was Flooded Out Thirty Years Before, Christine Stumbles Upon The Skeletel Remains Of A Body—the Grim Result Of A Thirty-year Old Murder. Trying To Sort Out The Sordid Puzzle From The Past, Christine Manages To Unravel The Dark Secets Of The Once Close-knit Community, And Also Reveals A Killer Who's Not Afraid To Kill Again....
publishers Weekly ex-nun Christine Bennett Makes Her Third Foray Into Amateur Sleuthing In A Tale That Will Delight Fans Of The American ``cozy.'' Thirty Years Ago, The Inhabitants Of Studsburg, N.y., All Relocated When The Town Was Flooded To Create A Reservoir. But Drought Has Left The Small Town Temporarily High And Dry, And While Visiting Her Childhood Friend, Maddie Stifler, Chris Pokes About And Discovers The Remains Of A Young Woman Hidden In The Catholic Church. Disturbed By The Local Police's Indifference To The Fate Of The Unidentified Woman, Chris Begins Making A Few Inquiries Among Former Residents Who Still Live Nearby. Ex-residents Make The Town Sound Like A Norman Rockwell Painting Come To Life But Some Balk At Chris's Probing Questions: Is It Because Time Gives Memories A Rosy Tint, Chris Wonders, Or Because Old Friends Are Closing Ranks To Protect One Of Their Own? Although Chris's Significant Other, Nypd Sgt. Jack Brooks, Lends A Bit Of Practical Assistance, Chris's Own Doggedness And Her Ability To Zero In On Suspicious Discrepancies Lead Her To Success Along A Trail That Harris ( The Good Friday Murder ) Sprinkles With Surprises Up To The Very End. (oct.)

The Christening Day Murder (Christine Bennett Mystery, Book 3)

The christening day murder : [a Christine Bennett mystery

Harris, Lee, 1935-

Random House, Incorporated

Ivy Books

United States, United States of America

Christine Bennett mysteries, 1993

1st ed, New York, ©1993

First Edition, PS, 1993

September 1, 1993

Reprint, 1993

Pap, 1993

Former nun Christine Bennett can't wait to attend the christening of her friend Maddie's baby but feels a chill when she hears it's taking place in a town that no longer exists. Studsburg has an extraordinary history. Thirty years ago, it was evacuated by the government and flooded to create a reservoir. Maddie was the last child baptized there. But new drought has uncovered the town's forgotten church -- along with a gruesome discovery. For down in the dank church basement, Christine stumbles upon the skeletal remains of a body -- the grim result of a thirty-year old murder.
While local officials take advantage of the flood of publicity surrounding the case, Christine takes matters into her own hands -- trying to piece to together what turns out to be a sordid puzzle from the past. But unraveling the dark secrets of the once close-knit community of Studsburg also reveals a killer who's not afraid to kill again....

213 pages ; 18 cm
Attending the christening of her friend's baby in her old childhood home, former nun Christine Bennett stumbles upon the skeletal remains of a body--the grim result of a thirty-year-old murder
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