1. Caleb Alford was searching for information about his great grandfather’s disappearance. As you reflect upon your own family history, are there any unsolved mysteries involving members of your family? Throughout the years, was there anyone who left home and was never heard from again?
2. In your family history, what stories interest you the most? Is there a family member from generations before who you feel connected to?
3. The book is about the relationship of biological sisters, the bond they share. Do you have a sister? What is your relationship with her like? If you don’t have a sister, did you always feel like you missed out by not having one?
4. The story primarily takes place in Las Vegas and it’s truly “a fish out of water” story for a nun from New Mexico. Have you ever visited Las Vegas? What do you remember most about the city?
5. Sister Eve still seems unsure about her vocation as a nun. What choice do you think she will ultimately make? Why?
6. Daniel assists Eve in solving the mystery of the missing sister, what is his relationship with Eve? With Dorisanne?
7. Dorisanne left a book with clues in her apartment, who do you think she expected to find it? Do you think she imagined her sister would come to Vegas to search for her?
8. What does “family” mean to Eve?
9. We never learn how the contemporary Caleb got the strand of turquoise. What do you think happened? Who sent them to him?
10. What does riding on a motorcycle mean to Sister Eve?