Murder Among Friends

by Frank McConnell

Things haven't been going well for Harry Garnish... Instead of becoming head of the O'Toole Investigative Agency, Harry finds himself with a tough new boss—the surprisingly worldly ex-nun Bridget O'Toole. And then his ex-partner is murdered, and Harry's investigation uncovers dangerous information about the relationships among a powerful local millionaire, a Skokie saloonkeeper, and some pretty heavy players in Chicago's notorious underground. But perhaps worst of all, as Harry dodges bullets and survives several kidnappings, the ever-capable Bridget remains calmly in control and one step ahead of him all the way.

Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2018

About the author

Francis DeMay McConnell, known as Frank McConnell, (1942-1999) lived at Santa Barbara, California and was a professor of English at the University of California. He had been awarded his undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame and earned his doctorate at Yale. He had then taught at Cormell University and at Northwestern University. He was twice married, and had two children and a stepson.
He published many books on film and literary criticism, as well as the four detective novels described below, and numerous magazine articles. For years he was media correspondent for the lay Catholic journal, Commonweal. He served several times on the Pulitzer Prize fiction jury. He was known for his robustious wit, and was a highly ribald, entertaining and popular teacher.