This is the second book I read by Javier Sierra and overall I liked the Last Supper better than the Lady in Blue.

The Lady in Blue actually strikes on several topics of interest to me. Having lived in Tucson, I always thought the missions of the southwest could make a great topic tied into religious history and the mixing of cultures. Though set in New Mexico, one portion of Sierra's story is set in the late 1600s at a mission where the conversion rates of Indians is extremely high. The successful conversions have led the inquisition to investigate. The Indians are primarily converted by a "Lady in Blue" who is thought to be either the Virgin or a nun able to 'bilocate' - be in two places at one time.

The other strands of the story are set in our current time and involve the CIA, Vatican, a reporter, and a woman who suffers from dreams that are no different than being in New Mexico in the earlier era.

The story moves quickly enough and is mostly compelling, but there was a lot missing for me. Without spoilers it is difficult to explain, but in short the manipulations and motivations being directed by one source made the conclusion a little too easy and as a result a bit of a let down.

Not a bad read, but it could have been so much more.