Isadore's Secret

Sin, Murder, and Confession in a Northern Michigan Town

By: Mardi Link

Narrated by: Anne Jacques

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.

Says New York Times best-selling true crime author Gregg Olsen: "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." This true story was the basis for the Broadway play, The Runner Stumbles, and the movie of the same name. In 1907, a Felician nun disappeared from her rural convent. When her bones were found buried in the dirt-floored basement of the remote, Gothic church she served, it caused a national sensation. Who killed her? The handsome priest? The jealous housekeeper? And, what other secret was uncovered along with her bones?

©2009 Mardi Link (P)2016 Mardi Jo Link

Who really killed the nun

I Enjoyed the audible, Isadore’s secret, in general! Maybe I missed it but I am left with not knowing who really killed the pregnant nun! Was it the priest who was part of that delemma or was it Stella the jealous and envious housekeeper? Who had the most to lose?

Like a Christie cozy in an English village & true

like a Christie cozy but it's true. well crafted mystery, we'll told, and interesting to the end.

Do Not Judge A "Book" By Its Crap Cover

Beautifully written and researched. If it was done any other way this story might of dull.

I mean it's about old timey Catholics, but the way the author weaves in personal letter and descriptions frames each participation in a fascinating light.

She even managed to make the details about Catholic laws and rituals interesting.

On par with Starvation Heights

Adores secret

This book has a lot of twists and turns. I liked the story a good read

Better than most

Had to give this 5stars , even though I became bored with some of the repetition of characters stories.It's so much better than a lot of true crime. The writing is straightforward and clear. One is introduced to the time and place as well as the people of the area, without drawn out descriptions.My credit was well spent on this one.Very interesting story.