Carol Anne O'Marie explained
| Carol Anne O'Marie |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Order: | Religious Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet |
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| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1933 |
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| Profession: | Writer |
Sister Carol Anne O'Marie, C.S.J., (August 28, 1933May 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]
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
Sister 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Sister Carol Anne O'Marie. www.fantasticfiction.com. January 22, 2023. September 23, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923085947/https://www.fantasticfiction.com/o/sister-carol-anne-omarie/. live.
- Web site: August 6, 2024 . Books by Carol Anne O'marie and Complete Book Reviews . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806231842/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/authorpage/carol-anne-o'marie.html . August 6, 2024 . 2024-08-07 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
- Web site: Third Age.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20070308183913/http://www.thirdage.com/features/money/work/careers/omarie.html. dead. March 8, 2007.
- Web site: Services Monday for Bay Area nun, mystery novelist. May 30, 2009. January 22, 2023. September 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928203152/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2009/05/30/services-monday-for-bay-area-nun-mystery-novelist/. live.
- Web site: Carondolet Artists . 2011-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425083457/http://www.carondeletartists.org/books.aspx# . 2012-04-25 . dead .
- Web site: Sister Mary Helen (Sister Carol Anne O'Marie). www.detecs.org. July 7, 2014. October 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141020034240/http://detecs.org/sistermary.html. live.
