A Vow of silence

Good narration. An interesting and unusual mystery story for readers who enjoy a crime fiction without a lot of violence

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Intriguing

Easy going listen, charming and like a cloistered Miss Marple. The story uses ecclesiastical terms that are either well researched or written by someone with experience of the religious life. Now that would be an ecumenical question.

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Not what I expected

This didn't progress as I had expected. I almost gave up but continued as I needed to know what happened. Fairly interesting though the thought of the nuns sleeping in cells, as they were referred to, didn't fill you with comfort. Narration was quite calming I thought.

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Loved it!!

I can never resist novels set in a religious community. I came across the Sister Joan books via an Amazon recommendation. They seem to be out of print except on Kindle. Second hand copies are all at least £25 and ship from USA, so I tried book 1 on Audible.
It was excellent! Really fresh and modern religious themes. Sister Joan is an amazing heroine. The natrator is excellent.
If only the 8 other books were on Audible. Surely they will be? or will be reissued in paperback? It almost tempts me to acquire Kindle even though I hatr reading on screens. But it is either that or going bankrupt on second hand prices.
But I am addicted now. I MUST have more of this series!!!!

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Is missing nun the first

Missing nun causes problems with plenty of red herrings. Religious vows do not help solve the case

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Spoiled a bit by the narration

Overall, I enjoyed the book as it is rather different from the normal whodunnit.

I didn’t much like the narration however. The reader has a very nasal voice, a strange way of enunciating each syllable separately in a long word and doesn’t really do different voices for the different characters.

What I found really, really irritating was the pronunciation at the beginning of the book of the word ‘novitiate’ (which naturally appears often in a book set in a convent). The reader pronounces this ‘novitate’ instead of ‘novishiate’ in the first couple of chapters, although someone must have put her right and she changes it after that. Yes, I know I’m picky but I have a thing about stuff like that!

Beyond that, the story is gently listenable-to but not the most remarkable I’ve ever heard.

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Different

Very drawn out. Feel it could have been much,much, shorter - padded out and somewhat repetitive.
Not a bad plot, crazy nuns are always believable.
Some have criticised the narrator- but I thought she was just right.
Don’t think I’d buy another tho.

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Rubbish

No wonder these are free they are useless Long winded, tedious, stupid books. I guess these free ones are new authors !

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unbelievable

cannot give it a minus rating that it deserves. Totally incredulous. it was absolute rubbish.

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Utter twaddle!

I have never read a sillier story, totally ridiculous and not in a good way. I cannot understand how it got to be recorded when there are so many good stories out there. Record Margaret Frazer tales and give us something worth listening to! Nuns wearing nail varnish for heaven's sake. Whoever decided to include this should be sacked.

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