The Devil's Prayer

The Devil’s Prayer by Luke Gracias
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The book begins with a nun in Spain fleeing across roof tops, and then committing suicide in front of thousands when trapped by her pursuers. In Australia, Siobhan Russo recognizes the nun as her mother, Denise Russo, who disappeared without a trace six years earlier. Siobhan must find out first what drove her mother to suicide, and what she was doing living as a nun the past six years.

Upon arriving at the isolated convent where her mother was staying, she discovers her mother’s final confession; a book that details a horrific betrayal by the persons she was closest to. Denise was left crippled, paralyzed and unable to speak. One night the Devil appears to her, and make her a deal; she can get her revenge on those who betrayed her, and get her body healed. In the…