Murder in the Vatican...

If you like Sherlock Holmes, the Pope and a good murder mystery pick up Ann Margaret Lewis’ Murder in the Vatican: The Church Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes.

 The three stories written by Ann Margaret Lewis are based on mysteries that are actually mentioned in the original stories.  These stories of course have a distinctive Catholic flavor.  Leo XIII, who was the pontiff at the time, is very involved in these stories.  Pope Leo XIII, of course, is also the one who penned the St Michael prayer and prays it at Mass in the beginning of the first story. 

           These stories also bring to light some of the history of the persecution of the Catholic Church not only in England but also in Italy. The interplay of faith and reason is also touched on by Leo XIII, in his discussions with Sherlock, as Sherlock tries to solve the case. We also get to meet a young Fr. Brown prior to his ordination. When you meet him he is writing his thesis on the “role of habitual sin” in development of criminals. Have a happy Advent and a Merry Christmas

                                

                    Happy reading, Nina