Irish Alibi

Notre Dame #11

by Ralph McInerny

With the Fighting Irish set to square off against Georgia Tech, Roger Knight, the rotund professor of Catholic studies, and his brother Philip, a semi-retired P.I., know that Notre Dame fans will be out in force. The faithful swear that on game day the entire campus comes alive to cheer on the football team, and they don't have to look any further than Touchdown Jesus or Fair Catch Corby, a statue of a Civil War chaplain who seems to be signaling another pass completion, for proof, misguided as it may be.
           
But this year, this friendly and sometimes heated North-South rivalry turns downright hostile when Notre Dame's ties to the Union during the Civil War are dug up, and two students, brothers and Southern gentlemen, are spurred to defend their honor with a prank nearly 150 years after the fact. While they both admit to being the culprit, only one of them could've actually committed the vandalism. But which one? By stretching one alibi over two people, they may dodge expulsion. But then they become suspects in a seemingly unrelated murder case that the Knights must solve, or else getting thrown out will be the least of the boys' problems.


 
Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award winner Ralph McInerny's Irish Alibi is a great addition to this stellar series, in which the past, no matter how distant, is never forgotten and always poised to rise again.

Genres: Mystery

240 pages, Hardcover

First published September 4, 2007

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

[Tfranck12 · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book Irish Alibi is about a girl name Madeline who is trying to become a better writer, but she cant cause there are a lot of distractions in he life, one who them is Quintin.


This book is a pretty good one.It catches your attention most of the time throughout the book.When your reading usually something very interesting starts to occur and it makes you want to never put the book down and just keep reading.When I read this book I flew right through it because the chapters are sort of short but the book is still pretty long,but you dont realize this.One thing that i didnt really like about the book was that at times it got very boring becuase nothing interesting was happening.

I recommend this book towards teens becuase it is a great book that unfolds and captured the readers attention.I would also recommend this book towards people who like books with short chapters.People who like drama and some action and also a little love story would be amazed if they found this book cause it contains three of these aspects.

[Fran · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was the selection for a new book group that I was considering. After starting this book, I think I'll skip the book group. This book is terrible. Plot is incredibly thin and the characters are paper. Nothing happens until page 86 and then who cares!

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

I see the Irish Alibi as Ralph McInerny’s version of the China Express with some twist and turns. A who-done-it that makes you think of all the possibilities, but don’t fall prey to intrigue the engulfs your curiosity.

[Mascanlon · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick read with a solid plot and characters. A mystery set at Notre Dame.

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok story, but the writing is really not great -- I won't be reading any more by this author, even though he's from ND and writes about it as well!

[Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

logical, but not very satisfying. not particularly interested in reading more from the series

[Margaret · Rating 4 out of 5]

A library find. November 2023.

[Phyllis · Rating 3 out of 5]

okay read but language a little stiff for me

[Sandybear76]

This mystery had many twists and turns in it.