416 pages4 starsDS Jane Tennison and DC Simon Boon respond to a call in the driving rain of a coffin found at a building site。 At the autopsy， it becomes clear that the woman was murdered。 She is dressed as a nun。 She may have lived at the local Catholic orphanage。 A problem arises when it is not clear when the nun died。 Things are further complicated when it becomes clear that the young woman was buried alive。 There are many suspects。 The AC believes one particular priest is guilty， the other d 416 pages4 starsDS Jane Tennison and DC Simon Boon respond to a call in the driving rain of a coffin found at a building site。 At the autopsy， it becomes clear that the woman was murdered。 She is dressed as a nun。 She may have lived at the local Catholic orphanage。 A problem arises when it is not clear when the nun died。 Things are further complicated when it becomes clear that the young woman was buried alive。 There are many suspects。 The AC believes one particular priest is guilty， the other detectives are not so sure。 The small community is hiding many secrets。 When they have a possible identity with the assistance from a former nun who lived at the orphanage， the plot thickens。 Tennison is a loose cannon。 She behaves without thinking of possible consequences， and without telling her colleagues what is going on。 This gets her in all kinds of trouble and she winds up obsessing about it and trying to backtrack。 In many cases， her DCI covers for her many goofs。 She is very lucky in this regard。 This book is very well written and plotted as are all of Ms。 La Plante's novels。 Her characters are colorful。 We learn sufficient information about their personal ives to make them more interesting， but not so much that it intrudes on the story。 I like learning about the personal side of the detectives。 I am somewhat disappointed in the Tennison character。 I don't like her inability to follow the rules and the fact that she hopped into bed after knowing a guy for two days。 That was a real turn off。 I want to thank NetGalley and Bonnier Zaffre USA/Zaffre for forwarding to me a copy of this very good book for me to read， enjoy and review。 The opinions expressed here are my own。 。。。more