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Lo que no sabe es cu l de las dos tareas ser  m s sencilla. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003eBest Crime Novel of the Year - An Indie Next Pick - Winner of the Pinckley Prize for Crime Fiction - Longlisted for the Mass Book Award - A Finalist for the ITW Thrillerfest, New England Book, Left Coast Crime Lefty, and Anthony Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sister 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\u003e When Saint Sebastian's School becomes the target of a shocking arson spree, the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and their surrounding New Orleans community are thrust into chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Patience is a virtue, but punk rocker turned nun Sister Holiday isn't satisfied to just wait around for officials to return her home and sanctuary to its former peace, instead deciding to unveil the mysterious attacker herself. Her investigation leads her down a twisty path of suspicion and secrets, turning her against colleagues, students, and even fellow Sisters along the way. 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