Irish Tenure; A Mystery set at the University of Notre Dame

by Ralph McInerny

• ISBN13: 9780312973209
• ISBN10: 0312973209
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-15
• Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur

Summary

On a snowy morning that transforms Notre Dame's campus into a white cathedral, the body of Philosophy professor Amanda Pick is found in a freezing lake. For private detective Philip Knight and his genius professor brother, Roger, suspects are as numerous as a penance of ten rosaries. Among them are Sean Pottery, the bibulous, rotund, ever-orating English professor whose amorous advances Amanda rebuffed; Noah Beispiel, a rare book dealer searching for a hidden Chesterton story Amanda may have unearthed; and Hans "Hot Dog" Wiener, Amanda's rival for tenure, to name a few. Scouring the corridors of power and intrigue, ego and saintliness, the Knight brothers must find out who on campus would take academic rivalry to murderous new heights.... AUTHORBIO: RALPH McINERNY is the author of over twenty-eight books, including the popular Father Dowling mysteries.He has taught for over forty years at the University of Notre Dame, where he is director of the Jacques Maritain Center.He was awarded the Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award and he lives in South Bend, Indiana.

Author Biography

Ralph McInerny is the author of over twenty-eight books, including the popular Father Dowling mysteries. He has taught for over forty years at the University of Notre Dame, where he is director of the Jacques Maritain Center. He was awarded the Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award and he lives in South Bend, Indiana.