Misericorde: Volume One

Misericorde: Volume One is a murder mystery set in an isolated convent in northern England in 1482, during the final years of the War of the Roses. Sister Catherine, a beloved nun and outspoken thinker, has been murdered, and any of the convent’s Sisters could be responsible. You investigate the case before the bishop closes the convent and the killer goes unpunished.

The investigation

You play as an Anchoress, sworn to remain in your cell and offer spiritual support to anyone who comes to your door. As the only Sister who could not have committed the murder, you join the regular congregation to investigate. The Mother Superior has not explained to the others why you are there, though many of the women seem to know what is happening.

You must work out whom to trust, who is being honest and who is hiding something. The convent has a mysterious reputation, and your investigation also raises the question of whether it is haunted—and whether you may be the killer’s next victim.