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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
In Greeley's winning sixth Blackie Ryan novel (after 2006's The Bishop in the Old Neighborhood), Ryan's boss, the archbishop of Chicago, sends Ryan to check up on Malachi Howard-Nolan, a fellow priest who's jockeying for a prestigious appointment. Blackie heads out to the compound where Nolan's extended family has gathered for a reunion and discovers that matters are both simpler and more complex than he'd imagined. Nolan turns out to be obnoxious and ambitious, but also lazy and incompetent, so his ecclesiastical aspirations aren't likely to come to much. When Nolan suffers a life-threatening attack of hornets, Blackie suspects someone in his rich, nutty family wishes him ill. There's also romance afoot: Blackie's strapping nephew finds himself attracted to Nolan's charming niece. A few chapters narrated by the nephew jar, but strong character development, snappy dialogue and a multilayered plot make this one of the better entries in the series. (Sept.)
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From Booklist
Blackie Ryan returns in another predictable but fun Chicago-based whodunit featuring the usual amalgamation of stereotypical Irish-American characters. Urged by boss Cardinal Sean Cronin to assess the less-than-noble ecclesiastical ambitions of a fellow bishop, Blackwood visits the Lake Michigan shore home of his beloved sister, Dr. Mary Kate Ryan Murphy. When an attempt is made on the life of Bishop Malachai Nolan, Blackie, with the assistance of various Ryan family members, investigates a puzzling locked-room mystery. Of course, the requisite romance blossoms for two of the younger auxiliary characters. Nothing new here, but most Greeley fans won't want or expect anything beyond this comfortably familiar plot. Flanagan, Margaret
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In Greeley's winning sixth Blackie Ryan novel (after 2006's The Bishop in the Old Neighborhood), Ryan's boss, the archbishop of Chicago, sends Ryan to check up on Malachi Howard-Nolan, a fellow priest who's jockeying for a prestigious appointment. Blackie heads out to the compound where Nolan's extended family has gathered for a reunion and discovers that matters are both simpler and more complex than he'd imagined. Nolan turns out to be obnoxious and ambitious, but also lazy and incompetent, so his ecclesiastical aspirations aren't likely to come to much. When Nolan suffers a life-threatening attack of hornets, Blackie suspects someone in his rich, nutty family wishes him ill. There's also romance afoot: Blackie's strapping nephew finds himself attracted to Nolan's charming niece. A few chapters narrated by the nephew jar, but strong character development, snappy dialogue and a multilayered plot make this one of the better entries in the series. (Sept.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Blackie Ryan returns in another predictable but fun Chicago-based whodunit featuring the usual amalgamation of stereotypical Irish-American characters. Urged by boss Cardinal Sean Cronin to assess the less-than-noble ecclesiastical ambitions of a fellow bishop, Blackwood visits the Lake Michigan shore home of his beloved sister, Dr. Mary Kate Ryan Murphy. When an attempt is made on the life of Bishop Malachai Nolan, Blackie, with the assistance of various Ryan family members, investigates a puzzling locked-room mystery. Of course, the requisite romance blossoms for two of the younger auxiliary characters. Nothing new here, but most Greeley fans won't want or expect anything beyond this comfortably familiar plot. Flanagan, Margaret
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