August 19, 2026
I was so excited when I saw this book in my publisher catalogs – Jess Kidd flirted with the mystery genre with her 2020 novel Things in Jars, which also happened to be the first of her novels that I picked up. It was so weird, dark and so delightful. She’s fully embraced the genre with this new book – the first in a mystery series set in 1954 and featuring a former nun who has left the convent to find her friend who has gone missing. This book has everything you want from a good murder mystery – including subtle nods to Agatha Christie.
–Becky, Ridgecrest Books, Shoreline, WA
Grab gripping mysteries from Ridgecrest Books and other independent bookstores. (The second book in the series is available now, too!)
