6 x 9. 280 pgs. 26 halftones. (2009) Cloth 978-0-472-07079-4 $45.00S  Available Add to Cart Paper 978-0-472-05079-6 $22.95T  Available Add to Cart Search this Book's Content About the Book Praise Look Inside Subjects Michigan and the Great Lakes

Isadore's Secret
Sin, Murder, and Confession in a Northern Michigan Town

Mardi Link

A gripping account of the mysterious disappearance of a young nun in a northern Michigan town and the national controversy that followed when she turned up dead and buried in the basement of the church

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Praise for the Book

"Link's journalism is first rate. She mined voluminous church records, local history and national archives, including that at the University of Notre Dame, in her quest. Her twin goals of providing accurate detail while teasing out the long held mystery are achieved from the first page to the last of Isadore's Secret."
—Glen Young, Petoskey News-Review

"A missing nun, ecclesiastical detectives, a small-town secret, and conspiracies in abundance; Isadore's Secret packs all the punch of a Dan Brown thriller, along with the disturbing revelation that it's all true. This is true-crime reporting at its best."
—Loren D. Estleman, author of The Left-Handed Dollar

"An astonishing story told with beautiful, lyrical prose that never overshadows the facts. Mardi Link's achievement with Isadore's Secret is nothing short of stellar."
—Gregg Olsen, New York Times bestselling author of Starvation Heights

"In Isadore's Secret, Mardi Link shines a journalist's lamp on this dark, quiet corner of Michigan's history, assuring that the tragic story of Sister Janina is not forgotten. Link's telling is fascinating and thorough, making a story you will not soon forget."
—Steve Lehto, author of At Death's Door