Hawk Island is plunged into crisis when a series of daring break-ins target the island's most wealthy and powerful families. The Sacristy-a group of unconventional women from the village of Two Brooks-tries to get to the bottom of the burglaries, while also bent on solving the murder of an old foe. Always performing a balancing act between truth and justice, Monsignor Inocente prods the villagers to accept newcomers as well as a prodigal son coming home to either ask for forgiveness or settle an old score. Manuela DaCosta was born in Terceira, Azores, and immigrated to the United States as a young adult. She is the author of Oh My Beloved, Longings are Purple Black, Hawk Island, Os Sonhos de Dona Dores, and Dark and Soulful Eyes. Manuela graduated from the University of Massachusetts and lives in New England.