Sisters of Mercy

by Caroline Overington
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Sisters of Mercy, Caroline Overington

Sisters of Mercy by Caroline Overington is the haunting crime novel of two sisters - one has vanished, the other is behind bars...

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    ISBN: 9781742750422
    Published: 01/11/2012
    Imprint: Bantam Australia
    Extent: 320 pages
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    ISBN: 9781742750446
    Published: 01/11/2012
    Imprint: RHA eBooks Adult
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Sisters of Mercy by Caroline Overington is the haunting crime novel of two sisters - one has vanished, the other is behind bars...

Snow Delaney was born a generation and a world away from her sister, Agnes.

Until recently, neither even knew of the other's existence. They came together only for the reading of their father's will - when Snow discovered, to her horror, that she was not the sole beneficiary of his large estate.

Now Snow is in prison and Agnes is missing, disappeared in the eerie red dust that blanketed Sydney from dawn on September 23, 2009.

With no other family left, Snow turns to crime journalist Jack Fawcett, protesting her innocence in a series of defiant letters from prison. Has she been unfairly judged? Or will Jack's own research reveal a story even more shocking than the one Snow wants to tell?

With Sisters of Mercy Caroline Overington once again proves she is one of the most exciting new novelists of recent years.

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Feb 10

Smoothfm Book Club: SISTERS OF MERCY

by Cathy Dinn on 10 February 2013

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Cathy Dinn is a radio presenter on Smoothfm and each month she features a book for her book club. Check out what Cathy has to say about Caroline Overington's book, SISTERS OF MERCY.

Nov 29

The Way Things Were In SISTERS OF MERCY

by Caroline Overington on 29 November 2012

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Bestselling author, Caroline Overington talks about her latest novel SISTERS OF MERCY and the feedback she has received.

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"Fans of Jodi Picoult are better off with Overington … potent, dramatically assured and thought-provoking fiction." - Saturday Age

"Overington has a real gift … both in storytelling and in dialogue." - Sydney Morning Herald

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    Aylene30 stars

    20 December 2012 at 11:42am

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    Awesome book!

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    MedusaKnows0 stars

    5 December 2012 at 4:19pm

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    Based on investigative journalism of a woman convicted for killing her child and protesting her innocence.

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    janet croft0 stars

    30 November 2012 at 2:00pm

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    Snow Delaney was born in Melbourne in to a family where her mother did not like her. She did not know that her parents had had another baby as teenagers. Agnes grew up as an orphan in England, separated from her unmarried parents during the war. She was sent to Australia after the war, aged seven, as part of a programme for orphans whose parents could not rear them. Neither girl knew that they had a sister until Snow’s father made a death bed will leaving his considerable estate to both girls, rather than just to Snow. This is an easy to read plausible family drama: the ending however is shocking, and I would have skipped it if I had known what was ahead!

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    Eva223 stars

    27 November 2012 at 10:01am

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    another page turner by the one and only Overington. A little bit confronting in some parts, but definitely left me wanting to discuss this book with anyone who would listen!

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    Monique @ Write Note Reviews0 stars

    19 November 2012 at 3:09pm

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    Engrossing yet discomforting, Sisters of Mercy by Caroline Overington had me hooked from start to finish and offered a truly chilling character that rivals Annie Wilkes in Stephen King’s Misery. Presented as the haunting story of two sisters, one who goes missing and the other who is behind bars, you could be forgiven for thinking it’s a simple whodunit/mystery. The tagline on the cover suggests as much: How can one woman simply disappear? Through brilliant characterisation, it soon becomes clear that Sisters of Mercy is much more than that, rendering the tagline somewhat misleading. For my full review, please visit: http://www.writenotereviews.com/s-u.html

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    Alexandria55 stars

    19 November 2012 at 1:05pm

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    Sisters of mercy looks like a fascinating book full of mystery and supense , I can't wait to read it.everyone should go out and get a copy it's a must read and it makes a great gift .

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    katrin schwab5 stars

    10 November 2012 at 11:24am

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    With this novel Caroline Overington has produced a page turner that cannot be put down. don't just walk to get a copy-run,because they will fly off the shelves. Surely one of the best , modern Australian novels of the year.