CRADLE AND ALL

Immaculate conception is a bizarre occurrence. When two young women, both virgins, turn up pregnant, the Vatican is doubly concerned. Half of Patterson's novel is written from the point of view of Anne Fitzgerald, an ex-nun turned private eye hired by the Archdiocese of Boston to determine if either of the virgins is bearing the child of Satan. Ally Sheedy's pleasant voice comes across a bit too sassy to make a believable ex-nun. However, the other half of the story is narrated by Len Cariou in a smooth and compelling reading. S.E.S. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 01]