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Title: Nun Plussed by Monica Quill ISBN: 0-373-26187-X Publisher: Harlequin Pub. Date: December, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $3.99

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Average Customer Rating: 2.67 (3 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: A disappointment
Comment: I'm sorry to admit that when it comes to reviewing Nun Plussed, I am nonplussed. I was disappointed in this story, considering especially that Monica Quill is a pen name for Ralph McInerny, a novelist of some renown. I really wanted to enjoy this novel, especially when I picked it up and saw that its sleuth was Sister Mary Teresa, a crotchety yet delightful throwback to the pre-Vatican II days of "penguin" habits and good manners. She is a woman with an eye for mystery and a silent distaste for modernization, especially when it comes to the other sisters of her waning religious order.

In Nun Plussed, Sister "Emtee" receives a wedding invitation from a former student, who is then murdered. Further investigation reveals that this student, Margaret Doyle, was not really engaged at all, that the wedding was all an illusion in her mind. An intriguing setup to a mystery story, yes, but the rest of the novel just falls flat despite all efforts of the sisters of the Order of Martha and Mary to find the killer. A casual explanation in the last chapter attempts to tie up the mystery, but to me it just seemed contrived.

Perhaps I didn't catch Monica/Ralph on one of her/his better days. Amazon.com lists eight other titles in this series. Perhaps I will give the old nun another chance.

Rating: 5
Summary: I love the title
Comment: I love a good pun (especially a nun pun) and this title rocks

Rating: 1
Summary: Confusing; not enjoyable
Comment: Writing is awful its like having the cart before the horse. Confusing--either stick to the name or the persons nickname. It felt like having Mexican jumping beans in your pocket or something. Didn't even finish it.