By Dianne Ahern
Illustrated by Katherine Larson

Book #1 in the series, Adventures With Sister Philomena, Special Agent for the Pope.

Riley and Delaney are supposed to stay with their aunt, Sister Philomena, in her convent near Rome for the summer. Riley expects this to be a horrible summer living in a convent with a bunch of nuns with nothing to do but pray and go to church. Not surprisingly, that attitude starts to change when the secret nature of their aunt's work begins to unfold. On their first morning in Italy, Sister Philomena rushes Riley and Delaney to the Vatican to help the Pope with an intruder in the Apostolic Palace. The real Pope? How can his aunt know the real Pope? She must be nuts, thinks Riley. As it turns out, not only does she know the Pope, but Sister Philomena is his special agent and private investigator. In Lost in Peter's Tomb, the children learn about St. Peter and his role as Apostle, explore the Vatican Gardens, follow a mischievous white cat, make friends with a Swiss Guard, discover the grandeur of St. Peter's Basilica, and fall upon the mystery of Peter's tomb and relics. Unexpectedly, they help the Pope and their aunt solve the mystery of the intruder and the theft of St. Peter's bones. In the end, Riley's fear of a horrible summer begins to fade away. It helps that his new friend, Capitano Leo, a Swiss Guard, hints that there will be other adventures coming their way because of the work of their aunt, Sister Philomena.

• Binding: Paperback
  Pages: 112

Dianne Ahern is the popular author of several books for Catholic children and their families. The first book in her Adventures with Sister Philomena, Special Agent to the Pope, titled Lost in Peter's Tomb, became an immediate hit with young readers, their parents, and teachers. Ms. Ahern also has a series of popular books on the Sacraments, including Today I Was Baptized, Today I Made My First Reconciliation, Today I Made My First Communion, and Today We Became Engaged.