I can't say this was my favorite in the Lady Darby series. Not sure if it was the convoluted history of the Irish Catholic-Protestant conflict or what felt like a dragging out of the murder investigation (I suspected early on who the culprit was).
I did enjoy the growth of the relationship of Mr. Gage and Lady Darby, as they both make room for her fiercely independent nature in their 19th century marriage.
Summary from Goodreads: June 1831. In the midst of their honeymoon, Kiera and Gage are interrupted by a missive from her new father-in-law. A deadly incident involving a distant relative of the Duke of Wellington has taken place at an abbey south of Dublin, Ireland. Intent on discovering what kind of monster could murder a woman of the cloth, the couple travel to Rathfarnham Abbey school. Soon a second nun is slain in broad daylight near a classroom full of young girls. With the sinful killer growing bolder, the mother superior would like to send the students home, but the growing civil unrest in Ireland would make the journey treacherous.
Quotes: "'Their actions are not yours. In the end, we are only responsible for ourselves, no matter how much we might wish otherwise.'"
"Some things just couldn't be fixed with words, no matter how wise."
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