Murder Most Divine: Ecclesiastical Tales of Unholy Crimes

by Ralph McInerny (editor)

Murder Most Divine is an anthology of short stories in which the murders are solved by clergy using the cleverest of methods.
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From medieval torture in a bishop's basement to slain angels, MURDER MOST DIVINE is a creepy collection of murder mysteries set in the dark shadows of the holy church. Within these 18 suspenseful tales are characters that range from wholesome priests to immoral clerics to sleepwalking nuns?and of course there are plenty of murderers mixed in too. You will soon be thanking heaven that these tales are just fiction. Stories include:
"The Second Commandment" by Charlotte Armstrong
"Holy Living and Holy Dying" by Robert Barnard
"The Wrong Shape" by G.K. Chesterton
"Brother Orchid" by Richard Connell
"The Monk's Tale" by P.C. Doherty
"When Your Breath Freezes" by Kathleen Dougherty
"State of Grace" by Loren D. Estleman
"Jemima Shore's First Case" by Antonia Fraser
"The Witch's Tale" by Margaret Frazer
"Murder Mysteries" by Neil Gaiman
"The Bishop and the Hit Man" by Andrew Greeley
"The Sweating Statue" by Edward D. Hotch
"The Stripper" by H.H. Holmes
"The Base of the Triangle" by Ralph McInerny
"Conventional Spirit" by Sharan Newman
"Miss Butterfingers" by Monica Quill
"In the Confessional" by Alice Scanlan Reach

Genres: Mystery, Short Stories, Anthologies

356 pages, Hardcover

First published October 20, 2000

About the author

Ralph Matthew McInerny was an American Catholic religious scholar and fiction writer, including mysteries and science fiction. Some of his fiction has appeared under the pseudonyms of Harry Austin, Matthew FitzRalph, Ernan Mackey, Edward Mackin, and Monica Quill. As a mystery writer he is best known as the creator of Father Dowling. He was Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Jacques Maritain Center, and Michael P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Notre Dame until his retirement in June 2009. He died of esophageal cancer on January 29, 2010.

Reviews

[Steve Vetsch · Rating 5 out of 5]

A collection of stories you will enjoy. lots of quick reads that will cause you to think.