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  • Published: 1 October 2013
  • ISBN: 9781742750439
  • Imprint: Bantam Australia
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $24.99

Sisters of Mercy




Sisters of Mercy by Caroline Overington is the haunting crime novel story of two sisters - one has vanished, the other is behind bars...

Sisters of Mercy by Caroline Overington is the haunting crime novel story of two sisters - one has vanished, the other is behind bars...

Snow Delaney was born a generation and a world away from her sister, Agnes.

Until recently, neither even knew of the other's existence. They came together only for the reading of their father's will - when Snow discovered, to her horror, that she was not the sole beneficiary of his large estate.

Now Snow is in prison and Agnes is missing, disappeared in the eerie red dust that blanketed Sydney from dawn on September 23, 2009.

With no other family left, Snow turns to crime journalist Jack Fawcett, protesting her innocence in a series of defiant letters from prison. Has she been unfairly judged? Or will Jack's own research reveal a story even more shocking than the one Snow wants to tell?

With Sisters of Mercy Caroline Overington once again proves she is one of the most exciting new novelists of recent years.

  • Published: 1 October 2013
  • ISBN: 9781742750439
  • Imprint: Bantam Australia
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

Caroline Overington

Caroline Overington is the Associate Editor of the iconic magazine, The Australian Women's Weekly.

Caroline has won the Walkley Award for Excellence in Journalism twice, and she's a former winner of the Sir Keith Murdoch prize for journalism, and of the Blake Dawson prize.

She is the author of five bestselling novels: Ghost Child, I Came to Say Goodbye, Matilda is Missing, Sisters of Mercy and No Place Like Home.

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Praise for Sisters of Mercy

A complex, unpredictable novel, in the best kind of way . . . One to make you think.

Sunday Age

Mystery and social commentary are intertwined here in a tightly held, thought-provoking work.

Daily Telegraph

This clever, well-written book flows smoothly and keeps its secrets well hidden … an interesting read.

Sunday Canberra Times

Awards & recognition

Davitt Awards

Shortlisted  •  2013  •  Best Adult Novel