About Ralph McInerny
Ralph McInerny was the author of the popular Father Dowling mystery series, and taught for over forty years at the University of Notre Dame, where he was the director of the Jacques Maritain Center. He was awarded the Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award, and was a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
Series
Father Dowling
1. Her Death of Cold (1977)
2. Bishop as Pawn (1978)
3. The Seventh Station (1977)
4. Lying Three (1979)
5. The Second Vespers (1980)
6. Thicker Than Water (1981)
7. A Loss of Patients (1982)
8. The Grass Widow (1983)
9. Getting a Way with Murder (1984)
10. Rest in Pieces (1985)
11. The Basket Case (1987)
12. Slight of Body (1989)
aka Abracadaver
13. Four on the Floor (1989)
14. Judas Priest (1991)
15. Desert Sinner (1992)
16. Seed of Doubt (1993)
17. A Cardinal Offense (1994)
18. The Tears of Things (1996)
19. Grave Undertakings (2000)
20. Triple Pursuit (2001)
21. Prodigal Father (2002)
22. Last Things (2003)
23. Requiem for a Realtor (2004)
24. Blood Ties (2005)
25. The Prudence of Flesh (2006)
26. The Widow's Mate (2007)
27. Ash Wednesday (2008)
28. The Wisdom of Father Dowling (2009)
29. Stained Glass (2009)
The Compassion of Father Dowling (2011)
1. Her Death of Cold (1977)
2. Bishop as Pawn (1978)
3. The Seventh Station (1977)
4. Lying Three (1979)
5. The Second Vespers (1980)
6. Thicker Than Water (1981)
7. A Loss of Patients (1982)
8. The Grass Widow (1983)
9. Getting a Way with Murder (1984)
10. Rest in Pieces (1985)
11. The Basket Case (1987)
12. Slight of Body (1989)
aka Abracadaver
13. Four on the Floor (1989)
14. Judas Priest (1991)
15. Desert Sinner (1992)
16. Seed of Doubt (1993)
17. A Cardinal Offense (1994)
18. The Tears of Things (1996)
19. Grave Undertakings (2000)
20. Triple Pursuit (2001)
21. Prodigal Father (2002)
22. Last Things (2003)
23. Requiem for a Realtor (2004)
24. Blood Ties (2005)
25. The Prudence of Flesh (2006)
26. The Widow's Mate (2007)
27. Ash Wednesday (2008)
28. The Wisdom of Father Dowling (2009)
29. Stained Glass (2009)
The Compassion of Father Dowling (2011)
Sister Mary Teresa (writing as Monica Quill)
Not a Blessed Thing (1981)
Let Us Pray (1982)
And Then There Was Nun (1984)
Nun of the Above (1985)
Sine Qua Nun (1986)
The Veil of Ignorance (1988)
Sister Hood (1991)
Nun Plussed (1993)
Half Past Nun (1997)
Death Takes the Veil (2001)
Not a Blessed Thing (1981)
Let Us Pray (1982)
And Then There Was Nun (1984)
Nun of the Above (1985)
Sine Qua Nun (1986)
The Veil of Ignorance (1988)
Sister Hood (1991)
Nun Plussed (1993)
Half Past Nun (1997)
Death Takes the Veil (2001)
Andrew Broom
1. Cause and Effect (1987)
2. Body and Soil (1989)
3. Savings and Loam (1990)
4. Mom and Dead (1994)
5. Law and Ardor (1995)
6. Heirs and Parents (2000)
1. Cause and Effect (1987)
2. Body and Soil (1989)
3. Savings and Loam (1990)
4. Mom and Dead (1994)
5. Law and Ardor (1995)
6. Heirs and Parents (2000)
Notre Dame
1. On This Rockne (1997)
2. Lack of the Irish (1998)
3. Irish Tenure (1999)
4. The Book of Kills (2000)
5. Emerald Aisle (2001)
6. Celt and Pepper (2002)
7. Irish Coffee (2003)
8. Green Thumb (2004)
9. Irish Gilt (2005)
10. The Letter Killeth (2006)
11. Irish Alibi (2007)
12. The Green Revolution (2008)
13. Sham Rock (2010)
1. On This Rockne (1997)
2. Lack of the Irish (1998)
3. Irish Tenure (1999)
4. The Book of Kills (2000)
5. Emerald Aisle (2001)
6. Celt and Pepper (2002)
7. Irish Coffee (2003)
8. Green Thumb (2004)
9. Irish Gilt (2005)
10. The Letter Killeth (2006)
11. Irish Alibi (2007)
12. The Green Revolution (2008)
13. Sham Rock (2010)
Novels
Jolly Rogerson (1967)
A Narrow Time (1969)
The Priest (1973)
The Gate of Heaven (1975)
Rogerson at Bay (1976)
Romanesque (1977)
Spinnaker (1978)
Quick as a Dodo (1978)
The Noonday Devil (1985)
Leave of Absence (1986)
Frigor Mortis (1989)
The Nominative Case (1990) (writing as Edward Mackin)
The Search Committee (1991)
Easeful Death (1991)
Infra Dig (1992)
The Red Hat (1998)
As Good As Dead (2002)
The Ablative Case (2003)
Slattery (2004)
A Narrow Time (1969)
The Priest (1973)
The Gate of Heaven (1975)
Rogerson at Bay (1976)
Romanesque (1977)
Spinnaker (1978)
Quick as a Dodo (1978)
The Noonday Devil (1985)
Leave of Absence (1986)
Frigor Mortis (1989)
The Nominative Case (1990) (writing as Edward Mackin)
The Search Committee (1991)
Easeful Death (1991)
Infra Dig (1992)
The Red Hat (1998)
As Good As Dead (2002)
The Ablative Case (2003)
Slattery (2004)
Collections
Thou Shalt Not Kill: Father Brown, Father Dowling And Other Ecclesiastical Sleuths (1992) (with G K Chesterton and John Mortimer)
The Soul of Wit: Some Poems (poems) (2005)
Good Knights (2009)
The Soul of Wit: Some Poems (poems) (2005)
Good Knights (2009)
Anthology series
Anthologies edited
Great Mystery Series: 11 of the Best Mystery Short Stories from Alfred Hitchcock's And Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazines (2000) (with Lawrence Block, Mary Higgins Clark)
Murder Most Catholic (2002) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Murder Most Catholic (2002) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Non fiction
New Themes in Christian Philosophy (1969)
Thomism in an Age of Renewal (1969)
St. Thomas Aquinas (1977)
Miracles: A Catholic View (1986)
A First Glance at St. Thomas Aquinas: A Handbook for Peeping Thomists (1990)
Aquinas on Human Action: A Theory of Practice (1992)
The Question of Christian Ethics (1993)
Aquinas Against the Averroists: On There Being Only One Intellect (1993)
Let's Write a Novel (1993)
Let's Write Short Stories (1993)
Let's Read Latin: Introduction to the Language of the Church (1995)
An Uncertain Legacy: Essays on the Pursuit of Liberty (1997) (with John Gray)
What Went Wrong with Vatican II?: The Catholic Crisis Explained (1998)
Aquinas and Analogy (1999)
Characters in Search of Their Author: The Gifford Lectures, 1999-2000 (2001)
The Very Rich Hours of Jacques Maritain: A Spiritual Life (2003)
I Alone Have Escaped to Tell You: My Life and Pastimes (2006)
Some Catholic Writers (2006)
Dante and the Blessed Virgin (2010)
Thomism in an Age of Renewal (1969)
St. Thomas Aquinas (1977)
Miracles: A Catholic View (1986)
A First Glance at St. Thomas Aquinas: A Handbook for Peeping Thomists (1990)
Aquinas on Human Action: A Theory of Practice (1992)
The Question of Christian Ethics (1993)
Aquinas Against the Averroists: On There Being Only One Intellect (1993)
Let's Write a Novel (1993)
Let's Write Short Stories (1993)
Let's Read Latin: Introduction to the Language of the Church (1995)
An Uncertain Legacy: Essays on the Pursuit of Liberty (1997) (with John Gray)
What Went Wrong with Vatican II?: The Catholic Crisis Explained (1998)
Aquinas and Analogy (1999)
Characters in Search of Their Author: The Gifford Lectures, 1999-2000 (2001)
The Very Rich Hours of Jacques Maritain: A Spiritual Life (2003)
I Alone Have Escaped to Tell You: My Life and Pastimes (2006)
Some Catholic Writers (2006)
Dante and the Blessed Virgin (2010)
Anthologies containing stories by Ralph McInerny
Short stories
| Key to Chaos (1964) (writing as Edward Mackin) |
Ralph McInerny recommends
 The Death of a Pope (2009) Piers Paul Read "In The Death of a Pope, the versatile Piers Paul Read, who has distinguished himself in many genres, returns to what can be called the ecclesiastical thriller. If the mystery looks to the past to explain a crime already committed, the thriller aims to prevent something from happening. When that something is a terrorist act, planned for the Vatican, drama is assured... To say more would rob the reader of his pleasure. The Death of a Pope is a great Read in every sense of the term." |
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