The Case of the Sin City Sister

Written by Lynne Hinton

Narrated by Hillary Huber

When Eve’s biological sister goes missing, the nun heads to Las Vegas to track her down before it’s too late.

Years ago Eve heard God’s call to become a nun, but her recent stint moonlighting at her father’s detective agency has her wrestling with her vocation. She’s working with him on a case involving a miner in New Mexico when alarming news develops: her sister Dorisanne is missing. The authorities won’t act without evidence of a crime, but Eve knows something suspicious—and possibly deadly—is afoot. Challenged to put her newly found gift as a private investigator to the test, Sister Eve heads to Las Vegas to uncover clues about her sister’s whereabouts.

What nefarious scheme has Dorisanne become involved in? Is her life in danger? And what is Dorisanne’s estranged husband hiding? Sister Eve will discover that there’s always more going on in Sin City than meets the eye.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blackstone Audio
• Release date: May 19, 2015
• ISBN: 9781481528344

Lynne Hinton

A retreat leader and writing teacher, Lynne Hinton is the author of numerous novels including Pie Town, Wedding Cake, Christmas Cake, Friendship Cake, Hope Springs, and Forever Friends. She also writes a mystery series under the name Jackie Lynn. She lives in New Mexico.

Reviews for The Case of the Sin City Sister

[newsieq · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Sister Evangeline Divine (pronounced de-VEEN) is unable to reach her biological sister Dorisanne, she’s worried and heads to Las Vegas, where her sister lives. On leave from her convent while she contemplates leaving the order, her private detective father and Daniel, a policeman who’s a family friend, worry about whether she can handle herself in “sin city.” So Daniel comes along. The more Eve and Daniel learn in Las Vegas, the more worried they become. It appears that Dorisanne and her unreliable husband Robbie may be in big trouble with loan sharks. And the duo is also concerned about Dorisanne’s neighbor Pauline, who is obviously being beaten by her boyfriend. On the home front, Eve’s dad deals with a client who wants to find out what happened to a distant relative who traveled to New Mexico in the late 1800s to find turquoise. This is a sweet little series – this is the second mystery featuring Sister Eve. She’s smart in most ways, but hopelessly naïve about the ways of the outside world. And she’s finding this detective thing more and more interesting. The series has great secondary characters, and an interesting premise to build future stories on.

[jetangen4571 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not a procedural. Not a romance. No denominational proselytizing. No gore or erotica.Welcome to a cozy mystery that is not sappy. There are several mysteries: the disappearance of a miner at the end of the 19th century, a suspicious disappearance of the protagonist's sister in present time, and the resolution of a crisis of vocation within the protagonist. Stir in an ex cop PI (the father of the women), the feds, the inveterate Harley rider, Vegas bad guys, and the client who brought in the 100+ year old family cold case. The two time periods are skillfully woven together and make for an engaging read with a bit of a philosophy lesson added in. I enjoyed it enough to read it in one day (got half a sock done!).