Sister Carol Anne O'Marie, C.S.J., (August 28, 1933 – May 27, 2009) was a Roman Catholic sister in the Religious Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. She was also a mystery writer.[1]
Carol Anne O'Marie | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | August 28, 1933 |
| Died | May 27, 2009 (aged 75) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Writer |
| Organization | |
| Order | Religious Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet |
| Senior posting | |
| Profession | Writer |
She wrote eleven novels, whose protagonist is Sister Mary Helen, an elderly sister who solves crimes. Most of the books are based in San Francisco, California, where O'Marie was born.[2] Sister Carol Anne also ran a shelter for homeless women with Sister Maureen Lyons in Oakland, California.[3]
She died, aged 75, from Parkinson's disease on May 27, 2009.[4]
Sister Carol Anne wrote Like a Swarm of Bees, published by Graphic Visions in 2010. She finished the manuscript shortly before her death. It was written to recall a prophecy and a promise spoken in 1805 by the Abbé Piron of Saint-Étienne, France, by which he foretold that the Sisters of St. Joseph would increase in number and "like a swarm of bees" spread everywhere.[5]
Bibliography
editSister Mary Helen Mysteries[6]
- Novena for Murder (Book 1), 1984
- Advent of Dying (Book 2), 1986
- The Missing Madonna (Book 3), 1988
- Murder in Ordinary Time (Book 4), 1991
- Murder Makes a Pilgrimage (Book 5), 1993
- Death Goes on Retreat (Book 6), 1995
- Death of an Angel (Book 7), 1997
- Death Takes Up a Collection (Book 8), 1998
- Requiem at the Refuge (Book 9), 2000
- The Corporal Works of Murder (Book 10), 2002
- Murder at the Monks' Table (Book 11), 2006
References
edit- ^ "Sister Carol Anne O'Marie". www.fantasticfiction.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Books by Carol Anne O'marie and Complete Book Reviews". PublishersWeekly.com. August 6, 2024. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Third Age.com". Archived from the original on March 8, 2007.
- ^ "Services Monday for Bay Area nun, mystery novelist". May 30, 2009. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Carondolet Artists". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ^ "Sister Mary Helen (Sister Carol Anne O'Marie)". www.detecs.org. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.