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by Ralph M. McInerny

ISBN: 0786204028
ISBN13: 978-0786204021
Language: English
Publisher: Thorndike Press (March 1, 1995)
Pages: 587
Category: Mystery
Subategory: Thriller

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Book in the Father Dowling Series). The mystery elements of this Fr. Dowling novel aren't quite up to par with the best of the genre (they aren't even as good as some of McInerny's own work). But the characters are compelling, life-like, and well-drawn. The real mystery isn't in who killed/kidnapped whom, but in figuring out the real-life counterparts to the main characters, some of whom are thinly-veiled, others who are barely-veiled, and still others who are well-disguised. Anyone who's been a student at Notre Dame in the past twenty years has a considerable advantage, of course.

A Cardinal Offense book. Preparing to leave for a conference at Notre Dame, Father Dowling is drawn into a couple's stormy marriage-an uncomfortable matter that complicates when the husband is found dead. But at Notre Dame, a more dangerous situation places him at the center of controversy.

1994) (Book 17 in the Father Dowling series) A novel by Ralph McInerny. Father Roger Dowling acquires a rare treasure: two prime-location tickets to the Notre Dame vs. USC football game, the gift of an old friend in the Church.

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by. McInerny, Ralph, 1929-2010. A Father Dowling mystery. The husband is murdered and Father Dowling goes to work. Books for People with Print Disabilities. Internet Archive Books. In St. Hilary's rectory, Father Dowling meets with a husband seeking an annulment of his marriage. Then he meets with the wife who opposes it-they have been married 30 years. By the author of Seed of Doubt.

A Father Dowling mystery.

by Ralph M. McInerny (Author). Although Dowling has serious reservations about the verdict, his friend Phil Keegan, chief of detectives in Fox River, is pleased with the murder conviction of former showgirl Stacey Wilson, whose rich playboy of a husband was found dead on his yacht on Lake Michigan.

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Ralph Matthew McInerny (February 24, 1929 – January 29, 2010) was an American author and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. McInerny's most popular mystery book series featured Father Dowling. This character was the basis for the Father Dowling Mysteries television show, which ran from 1987 to 1991. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms of Harry Austin, Matthew FitzRalph, Ernan Mackey, Edward Mackin and Monica Quill.

Father Roger Dowling is a busy man. He's got the ambitious and all-encompassing task of running St. Hilary's Parish, dealing with his busybody housekeeper, Mrs. Murkin, and counseling his flock with his characteristic blend of faith and compassion. He's not complaining, but it's no surprise that even a superior priest like Father Dowling needs a break now and again.

When a friend gives him tickets to the Notre Dame-USC football game and a Vatican cardinal asks to meet him there for a conference, Father Dowling travels to Indiana, where the visiting cardinal is kidnapped during the game.

Comments:

Hasirri

I enjoy the TV series, and wanted to read the books, the books have more characters, and different characters from the TV series, they are enjoyable though.

Ann

Good book and fast delivery

Agalas

I have the same comments as I did when I reviewed Stained Glass: too many characters and scenarios. In addition, some of the characters in the books are different than in the TV series; for instance: there is no Sister Steve in the book.

Darkshaper

The mystery elements of this Fr. Dowling novel aren't quite up to par with the best of the genre (they aren't even as good as some of McInerny's own work). But the characters are compelling, life-like, and well-drawn. The real mystery isn't in who killed/kidnapped whom, but in figuring out the real-life counterparts to the main characters, some of whom are thinly-veiled, others who are barely-veiled, and still others who are well-disguised. Anyone who's been a student at Notre Dame in the past twenty years has a considerable advantage, of course.

McInerny does a fairly decent job of portraying the annullment problems within the Church. He has a perspective, of course, but it's not one that is easily dismissed as reactionary, unlike some other views. As with divorce, single-parent families, and a variety of other social problems, there are--regardless of the intentions and circumstances--consequences for the individual people involved.

Ochach

The editorial reviews, collectively, are partly inaccurate and, even worse, give away too much. Suffice it to say that this book sees the return of many familiar characters and the introduction of intriguing new ones in a complex plot that takes place partly at Notre Dame, where the author teaches philosophy. Intermingled are numerous thoughtful philosophical asides.
However, don't buy this for the climactic football game. There must be a half dozen implausibilities in McInerny's account -- but he describes impossible games in other novels too. This book is not about football.

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