{"product_id":"scorched-grace-a-sister-holiday-mystery-9781638930983","title":"Scorched Grace: A Sister Holiday Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller - A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Apple Books, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e Best Crime Novel of the Year - An Indie Next Pick - Winner of the Pinckley Prize for Crime Fiction and the Saints \u0026amp; Sinners LGBTQ+ Festival Emerging Writer Award - Longlisted for the Mass Book Award - A Finalist for the ITW Thrillerfest, New England Book, Left Coast Crime \"Lefty\", and Anthony Awards - Best Author by Boston Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSister Holiday, a chain-smoking, heavily tattooed, queer nun, puts her amateur sleuthing skills to the test in this \"unique and confident\" debut crime novel (Gillian Flynn).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Saint Sebastian's School becomes the target of a shocking arson spree, the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and their surrounding community are thrust into chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnsatisfied with the officials' response, sardonic and headstrong Sister Holiday becomes determined to unveil the mysterious attacker herself and return her home and sanctuary to its former peace. Her investigation leads down a twisty path of suspicion and secrets in the sticky, oppressive New Orleans heat, turning her against colleagues, students, and even fellow Sisters along the way. Sister Holiday is more faithful than most, but she's no saint. To piece together the clues of this high-stakes mystery, she must first reckon with the sins of her checkered past--and neither task will be easy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn exciting start to Margot Douaihy's bold series for Gillian Flynn Books that breathes new life into the hard-boiled genre, \u003ci\u003eScorched Grace\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-paced and punchy whodunnit that will keep readers guessing until the very end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15304578\"\u003eMargot Douaihy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gillian Flynn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638930983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1638930988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC031010\"\u003eThrillers | Crime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022010\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Hard-Boiled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022040\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Women Sleuths\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargot Douaihy \u003c\/b\u003eis a Lebanese American originally from Scranton, PA, now living in Northampton, MA. She received her PhD in creative writing from the University of Lancaster in the UK. She is the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eBandit\/Queen: The Runaway Story of Belle Starr\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScranton Lace\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGirls Like You\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a founding member of the Creative Writing Studies Organization and an active member of Sisters in Crime and the Radius of Arab American Writers. A recipient of the Mass Cultural Council's Artist Fellowship, she was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award, \u003ci\u003eAesthetica Magazine's\u003c\/i\u003e Creative Writing Award, and the Ernest Hemingway Foundation's Hemingway Shorts. Her writing has been featured in \u003ci\u003eQueer Life, Queer Love\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDiode Editions\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Florida Review\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePBS NewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePortland Review\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWisconsin Review\u003c\/i\u003e; and elsewhere. Margot teaches creative writing at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, NH, where she also serves as the editor of the Northern New England Review. As a coeditor of the \u003ci\u003eElements in Crime Narrative Series\u003c\/i\u003e with Cambridge University Press, she strives to reshape crime writing scholarship, with a focus on the contemporary, the future, inclusivity, and decoloniality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gillian Flynn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380365389963,"sku":"9781638930983","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_51c32bb3-e68d-4c1b-9008-def8362ae726.jpg?v=1760541621","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/scorched-grace-a-sister-holiday-mystery-9781638930983","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}