The Book of Jacobine: Omnibus Edition

Book 1 - Feet of Clay - First time reading this new author and I'm happy to say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I believe it was one of the best short stories I've read. Mr. Posey packed in these few pages what some can't do in a regular novel; a magnificent storyline that has some great characters, suspense, a one of a kind assassin, and a very big surprise. All written in a no nonsense James Bond kind of way. I can't wait to see what the author gives us next. Book 2 - A Port in the Storm - The author continues to get our hearts pumping with this very different good guy, bad guy thriller. Book two starts off at full running speed and slows down only for healing sleep, a change of bloody clothes, or adding to the body count. The tide has turned and our Vatican assassin is now the one being hunted, but with her special gifts of life and a brilliant mind, she makes it to the home of the only person she can vaguely call a friend. This may be a short story, but it's long enough to have an awesome shot em up car chase and a brilliant, but humorous, means of escaping the bad guys. Book 3 - Excommunication - Short, but with every bit of action you'd get from a novel. Never met a nun like this one, pious isn't the word, I'd go more with deadly. She once again proves it when people she cares for are being used as leverage against her; boy did they push the wrong buttons. Book 4 - Requiem Mass - The thrills continue in this most unusual "assassin" series. Her enemy has tried numerous times to eliminate her. Her necessary actions to this results in a horrendous outcome; prepare yourself to shed a tear. OH MY, what occurs in book 5. Book 5 - Another thrilling on your toes adventure with Alice. But before the action starts, how is our heroine going to get out of jail. Like they say, "friends in high places", will make it happen. But it turns out that, Holy Moly, it would have been safer for her to stay in jail. We also get to meet an old friend of hers; I know that's a great story waiting to be told. We get a surprise when Alice gets instructed from her "boss" to take a long vacation. What is going on? Well I'm not saying, so get book 6 in this great thriller series with a really different heroine. Book 6 - The Narrow Gate - In this book of the series, the killing continues, but not by our hitwoman, Alice. This story fills us in on some of her past, the loss of a loved one, and a new murderous mystery in the present; the identity of the killer is a surprise to all. The ending is a shocker and a grand opening for the author's next book in the series. It continues to amaze me how this writer can give us so much in a short story and I am impatiently waiting to hear if he's giving another book in the series.

Addicting stories, full of interesting characters and intrigue! Sister Jacobine's (aka Alice) stories are a fun roller-coaster! I was captivated by the action, characters and the mysteries that unfolded. I loved that each book revealed more of the complexities of the characters and yet there was still fast paced action throughout. In each book I was intrigued to find out how Sister was going to pull off her impressive escape from the latest imbroglio. Sometimes we saw a little hint of the background and had hints of how this will affect Alice in the future. Alice is still a mysterious woman with such calm, despite the unusual variety of situations she finds herself in. Succinct and well written, The Nun With A Gun series keeps the thrills and mystery alive and thriving! I have no particular interest in religious or thriller stories but Mark Posey writes Alice's story so well that I think I would enjoy whatever he wrote! I recommend starting at book one and taking time to savour each of these novelettes packed full of intrigue and engaging characters. I'm looking forward to the upcoming full length novel about Alice's next challenges and adventures.

Rollercoaster ride of a story. This. Is a boxset of the serials previously published in the Nun with a Gun series. It will have you intrigued and on the edge of your seat.