Sister Pelagia And The Black Monk

As the terrifying figure of a Black Monk stalks the inhabitants of the centuries-old island monastery of New Ararat, claiming the lives of a number of victims, including the envoys from the bishop Mitrofanii, Sister Pelagia, forbidden from visiting New Ararat because of traditions that forbid women, goes undercover to reveal the truth about who--or what--is responsible. Original. 40,000 first printing.