It was 2003 when a public accusation involving Satanic Rituals and child abuse brought Father Gerald Robinson back into the limelight; this time as an alleged participant in some very dark activities. With the renewed attention on the priest, prosecutors decided to have another look at the nun’s death over two decades earlier.

Sister Margaret Ann’s body was exhumed and re-examined using updated forensic technology that gave the prosecution enough perceived evidence to bring murder charges against Father Robinson.

There were no eye witnesses to the crime and so the case proceeded on circumstantial evidence. The District Attorney’s office presented a well prepared case that resulted in a conviction and withstood appeals.

In reading this book I felt that the case against the priest was somewhat weak and wondered if the outcome of the trial might have been different if Father Robinson had had a more aggressive defense attorney. Maybe I just wasn’t convinced that justice had been served.

The book is very well written and well presented although I was somewhat distracted when the author frequently strayed from the subject to make what I considered irrelevant points. It also bothered me to see the author’s personal viewpoints occasionally worm their way into the story.

All in all, the book has far more pluses than minuses.