Die Lebendigen und die Toten
- 363 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Alison Joseph's literary journey began after a successful career in radio and television production. Her novels, often set within religious institutions, delve into complex themes of faith, morality, and female identity. Joseph masterfully weaves together suspense and psychological depth, earning a dedicated readership for her distinctive voice.






The latest stylish mystery featuring Sister Agnes, one of fiction's most refreshing detectives. Matthias Kavanagh was always lucky. Until he was killed in an unlucky accident. As Sister Agnes wonders, what odds would Matthias, a brilliant mathematician, have given on being killed by a golf ball whilst out riding? And of the same accident befalling someone else, weeks earlier? When does coincidence become meaningful? And accident murder?
Young, independent and all too aware of her human frailty, Sister Agnes finds her strength tested when she is seconded to Silworth, a women's prison in Southwark. When bitterness erupts into murder, she realizes she too has become entangled in a dark world stretching further than the prison walls.
Death is an everyday occurrence at the London teaching hospital of St. Hugh's, as Sister Agnes is well aware. But when an assistant in the pharmacology department dies, the handling of her death arouses Agnes's suspicions, and she finds herself at the heart of a web of murderous intrigue.