Scorched Grace – Margot Douaihy

A heavily tattooed nun investigates when a fire breaks out at her school, killing a janitor and injuring two students.  As more fires break out, she finds multiple clues that point towards someone trying to frame her for the crimes.  A chance sighting during a court hearing for one of her students leads her to the surprising culprit.

Scorched Grace, by Margot Douaihy, is the first release from Gillian Flynn’s new imprint.  It is a tight mystery with a somewhat over-the-top protagonist.  A sequel has already been released, and I’m interested to see where the story goes, as there does not seem to be more to credulously occur in the halls of a Catholic school.