Phantoms, Pursuers, and Cults: Step Inside a Malevolent Secret Society as We Unveil the Haunting Cover for Sister Olive Wouldn’t Hurt a Fly

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Fleeing to Dorset traps a mother and son between a cult and a killer waiting in the shadows…

 

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Sister Olive Wouldn’t Hurt a Fly 

The Purebeck Mysteries Book 2

by Gill Calvin Thomas

Genre: Paranormal Mystery

 

 

If this whole saga was a fight between good and evil, then who had won? As far as Miriam could work out, neither good nor evil had triumphed yet. Now she was having to confront the grim consequences of Will’s behaviour, and she was mortally afraid. Maybe he and his darkness would win after all.

The tragic suicide of a young student starts a shocking chain of events for William Marshall, his wife Miriam and their son, Ollie. As Will descends into madness, a ghostly presence appears in their old house to protect Ollie. However, when two strangers threaten Miriam and an attempt is made to snatch Ollie, mother and son are forced to flee.

Amidst ever-present danger, they shake off pursuers to seek sanctuary in Rock House in Dorset, where they meet Caitlin and her friends. Twenty years have passed since Charlie Bond helped Caitlin solve the mystery of her mother’s death. Now, it is the turn of Charlie’s sidekick, Sam Haskell, to investigate a mysterious cult and unmask a killer.

 

 

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Gill Calvin Thomas is a retired academic who lives with her husband in Swanage , UK.  She finds inspiration in the landscape around her – the Isle of Purbeck has a spectacular coastline and beautiful beaches, and it is whilst walking here, that Gill develops characters and plots the twists and turns you will find in her books.

 

Gill’s life experiences have informed her writing.  For example, her mother’s death when she was a small child, influenced her first book, Vex Not Her Ghost, where the heroine has to delve into the past to uncover the real circumstances of her mother’s death, the cover up and the ongoing corruption.  Her experiences as a social work academic governs the plot of her second book, Sister Olive Wouldn’t Hurt a Fly.  In this book the fatal combination of a researcher’s mental collapse and a sociopathic opportunist give rise to a cliffhanging finale.

 

Reviewers have said that Gill writes the sort of books in which you find yourself racing to the end, whilst not wanting to finish.  Her characters are compelling, well-drawn and sensitively portrayed.  In her books bad people get what they deserve, but it is never quite what it seems.

 

She is currently writing her third book. 

 

 

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45 Comments

  1. Lisa Brown

    Love paranormal mysteries, thanks for the chance.

    • Gill

      Hello Lisa
      I hope you decide to give Sister Olive a go. There are several themes in the book, including the paranormal. I hope its not a spoiler – Sister Olive abducts a child towards the end of the book. In the moonlight dancing lights appear guiding the rescuers. The boy hears whispers in the wind. Ghosts can protect..

  2. Marcy Meyer

    This sounds like a really intriguing story. Thanks for sharing.

    • Gill

      Hello Marcy
      I hope you manage to read my book. Feedback so far is positive. I enjoyed writing the story and developing Sister Olive’s personality. There is quite a lot of dark humour in it that might appeal.
      Gill

  3. Gill

    Hello Heather
    I’m the author so I suppose I would say it’s exciting, but if you are looking for something a bit different to murder/mystery, my book has a lot to offer!

  4. Tracie Cooper

    What is your favorite scene in this book?

    • Gill

      Hello Tracie
      One of my favourites is where Sam (the PI) meets members of the cult for the first time. He’s been invited to a wake for Sister Olive’s dead husband. It’s in a creepy church hall in Chester. The humour is dark, and like many of the passages, was fun to write. At the end of the scene Olive invites members to eat special chocolate cake which she baked herself (laced with cannabis). The candles are lit, whilst everyone makes a wish, but they’re everlasting candles and she can’t blow them out. For once, she is a little fazed, but turns it to her own advantage.
      Hope you enjoy reading the book!
      Gill

  5. Michele Soyer

    Great cover art! Love it..

    • Gill

      Hello Michele
      Sister Olive looks innocent but she gets up to all sorts of tricks in the book. She’s a schemer and out for revenge. As the story ebbs and flows you get to know her background. Despite her bad side, I grew to like her. Hope you do too.
      Gill

  6. Barbara Montag

    I like everything about this book – genre cover and title!
    Thank you for the excerpt.

    • Gill

      Hello Barbara
      I hope you enjoy the book, it was fun to write and I’ve included quite a lot of dark humour. Sister Olive is a schemer and fantasist, but somehow as I wrote, I began to like her. There’s lots of other interesting characters in the cult. No one is who they seem
      Gill

  7. Carol G

    The title and cover basically set up the reader to find out that she might not hurt a fly, but everyone/everything else needs to watch out!

    • gill

      You’ve got it Carol! As the book progresses you learn about Sister Olive and her fantasies. She’s a piece of work but there’s laughter too. I’ve recently read an extract of the book where Olive is about to dispose of her husbands ashes into the sea. It made the audience giggle. It could have been a very dark story, but humour lightened it. I hope it works for you.
      Gill

    • Gill

      Hello Rita
      I hope you find it fabulous. It all began in an old house where Sister Olive’s husband got more than he expected. A ghostly presence made itself felt during a cult ceremony Sister Olive then took the cult over wreaking havoc in her wake, but if you read it, I hope you have some sympathy for her. I rather liked her although I certainly didn’t like what she did!
      Gill

    • Gill

      Hello Shelley
      I hope you manage to read my book. Set in Dorset in the UK, the people who inhabit the story may be different. It begins with Miriam and her old house, a husband who is gradually sinking into madness, and a ghostly presence appearing to her son. It builds from there, as the characters develop and become real. I loved writing it. I hope you love it too.
      Gill

  8. wendy hutton

    sounds very exciting, love the cover too

    • Gill

      Hello Wendy
      Readers have said that once you get into the story, they find it difficult to put it down. It’s not a cosy murder story. Sister Olive is a fantasist who seeks revenge, but she covers her tracks. That is until the end where she goes too far, and gets her comeuppance. The members of the cult reveal themselves as the book progresses. They are not what they seem.
      Hope you enjoy it! Gill

    • Gill

      Hello Alma
      If you try it, I hope you find it a good read. As the story unfolds and the characters take on a life of their own, it becomes a page turner. Lots of dark humour too.
      Gill

    • Gill

      Hello Sherry
      I like writing stories that intrigue with characters that you can get to know. Even Sister Olive intrigues as she plots Will’s downfall. There is a lot of dark humour in the book, a little romance and a lot of heart.
      I hope you enjoy reading it.
      Gill

  9. Bonnie

    What an intriguing book! Great cover too.

    • Gill

      Thanks Bonnie
      As the story builds sometimes the characters were hard to keep under control. I had a plot in my head, but what transpired wasn’t always what I’d planned. I kept most of the cult members in the shadows until later on in the book. Some way on in the book Sam meets Sister Olive for the first time when he poses as a prospective cult member. By then the reader knows a lot about her back story and Sam will soon find out how dangerous she can be. Does she get away with murder? Possibly!
      I hope you enjoy reading it.
      Gill

  10. Debbi Wellenstein

    Yipes-Sister Olive looks scary. Sign me up!

    • Gill

      Hello Amber
      When I was developing Olive’s character I felt sympathy for her. She built fantasies for herself, invented scenarios which led her into dark places. The impact she had on those around her lead to a strange finale on the cliffs of Purbeck.
      Fun to write and I hope you enjoy it. There are lots of characters in the story and a touch of the paranormal.
      Gill

    • Gill

      Hello Debbie
      A story to keep you on the edge. It begins by setting a scene where Miriam realises she has to protect her son from evil. She grapples with the idea that her husband has become possessed. Whilst she seeks sanctuary the reader learns about the cult and their shenanigans. Sister Olive takes over and becomes more and more unhinged. I used humour to lighten her darkness, but don’t be fooled she was a horror!
      Hope you enjoy it.
      Gill

  11. Amber Lee Kolb

    Sister Olive Wouldn’t Hurt a Fly sounds intense, and I’m here for it! It looks awesome!

  12. David Hollingsworth

    Sounds like a wonderful read!

    • Gill

      Hello David
      I hope you do find it a great read. Maybe a little different with its quirky characters. When a mother is confronted with evil, she has to be the sensible one because she has no idea what she’s dealing with. The cult spawned strange beliefs, members as shadowy figures seeking different paths. Sister Olive becomes their leader and whilst her murderous behaviour remains undiscovered she reveals her true self. Will Sam catch her in the end?
      See what you think.
      Gill

    • Gill

      Hello David
      There are some interesting characters in the book. Will is a shadowy figure. It was he that started the group, but with the help of Sister Olive, he loses control of it and control of himself. Miriam his wife, has to face the evil she confronts and in the end seeks sanctuary. Olive meanwhile carries out what she thinks Will would want her to do with dire consequences. Purbeck where the story is set, has ancient barrows as well as sea and majestic cliffs. It is here that Olive will force a finale.
      I hope you find it interesting and it keeps you reading. I tend to go for a slow burn at the beginning to establish characters, then it becomes a page turner.
      Gill

  13. Stephanie Liske

    I like the book details.

    • Gill

      Hello Stephanie
      I hope you choose to give it a try. If you like a mystery, murder and some paranormal goings on it might be for you. The characters make the plot zing.
      Gill

  14. Jenness M

    Can this book be enjoyed as a standalone or do you recommend reading the earlier novel first?

  15. Jodi Hunter

    This sounds like an amazing book.

  16. Ann Fantom

    This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

  17. Cynthia C

    Sounds like an interesting story.

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