The Book of Kills: A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame

Ralph McInerny

St. Martin's Publishing Group, Sep 1, 2000 - Fiction - 288 pages

Another cleverly constructed and witty installment from one of the genre's masters, The Book of Kills is a delightfully sinister stroll through the hallowed halls of academia.

Prior to the kidnapping of several school administrators and the desecration of headstones in the Cedar Grove Cemetery, the University of Notre Dame's biggest worry had seemed to be this season's challenging football schedule. But these "pranks" are getting more and more serious. Then, Orion Plant, an eccentric scholar in the history program, began attracting negative media attention by claiming the university founder, Father Edward Sorin, stole the land on which the school sits from Native Americans. All in all, it's more than the board of trustees can handle.

A potentially costly lawsuit, embarrassing publicity, and a scandalous half-time prank broadcast on national television, cause university chancellor Father Bloom to turn to detective Philip Knight and his brother, brilliant philosophy professor Roger Knight, for help. But just as the brothers dig into the investigation, the scholar turns up dead, an Indian headdress wrapped around his bloody head. The South Bend police department is stumped, leaving the Knights once again to bring the killer to justice.

Contents

• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame PROLOGUE: 1
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 1: 5
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 2: 11
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 3: 17
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 4: 21
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 5: 25
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 6: 29
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 7: 35
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 8: 41
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 9: 47
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 10: 53
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 11: 59
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 12: 63
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 13: 69
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 14: 79
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 15: 85
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 16: 89
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 17: 95
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 18: 99
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 19: 103
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 20: 109
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 21: 115
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 22: 121
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 23: 129
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 24: 135
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 25: 139
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 26: 145
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 27: 151
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 28: 157
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 29: 161
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 30: 167
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 31: 171
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 32: 175
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 33: 181
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 34: 187
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 35: 191
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 36: 197
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 37: 201
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 38: 207
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 39: 213
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 40: 219
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 41: 225
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 42: 231
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 43: 239
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 44: 245
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 45: 253
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 46: 257
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame Chapter 47: 261
• A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame EPILOGUE: 269

About the author

Ralph McInerny, a winner of the Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award, is the author of over thirty books, including the popular Father Dowling mysteries, most recently Grave Undertakings and the Andrew Broome mysteries, most recently Heirs and Parents. He has taught for over forty years at the University of Notre Dame, where he is the director of the Jacques Maritain Center. He lives in South Bend, Indiana.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Book of Kills: A Mystery Set at the University of Notre Dame; Volume 4 of Roger and Philip Knight Mysteries
• Author: Ralph McInerny
• Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2000
• ISBN: 0312276044, 9780312276041
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional