Caroline has won the Walkley Award for Excellence in Journalism twice, and she’s a former winner of the Sir Keith Murdoch prize for journalism, and of the Blake Dawson prize.

She is the author of five novels: Ghost Child, I Came to Say Goodbye, Matilda is Missing, Sisters of Mercy and No Place Like Home.

Praise for Sisters of Mercy

‘Caroline Overington uses the minutiae of her experiences as an investigative reporter to add authenticity and a fascinating framework to her best-selling novels.’

Australian Women’s Weekly

‘Another polished thriller from this Walkley Award-winning journalist.’

Who Weekly

‘Mystery and social commentary are intertwined here in a tightly held, thought-provoking work. Verdict: potent, enduring, disturbing.’

Daily Telegraph

‘A complex, unpredictable novel, in the best kind of way . . . Read it for plot twists that will catch you off guard. One to make you think.’

Sunday Age

‘Engaging from page one, with a twist in the tail.’

Launceston Examiner

‘Mystery and social commentary are intertwined in a thought-provoking work.’

Sunday Territorian

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Sisters of Mercy

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First published by Bantam in 2012

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Overington, Caroline.

Sisters of Mercy / Caroline Overington.

9781742750446 (ebook)

A823.4

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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