When Maria Testa, better known to Brunetti as the nun who once had cared for his mother, turns up at the Commissario's door, after leaving her convent following the suspicious deaths of five patients, Brunetti launches a personal investigation into the situation.
General Note: Includes excerpt from the author's book: A noble radiance."First published in Great Britain under the title The death of faith by Pan MacMillan, [1997]"--Title page verso.