"A delightful Notre Dame University mystery."
Everyone on campus during the winter break is shocked with
the death of visiting Irish poet Martin Kilmartin. The
South Bend police rule that the ailing Martin died from a
heart attack while in the office he used while visiting the
University of Notre Dame. Professor Roger Knight met the poet once, enjoying the
discussion and Martin's works. He immediately finds
discrepancies at the crime scene that he feels should not
be sneezed away as the ramblings of an obese academia
amateur. With the help of his professional sleuth sibling
Phil, Roger investigates what really happened to Martin.
Instead of a simple case, he soon finds university
backstabbing, politics, and dispute over establishing the
post of Director of the Malachy O'Neil Center of Catholic
Literature, an assignment Roger thought Martin was perfect
to lead. Did one of these individuals with motive actually
pepper the deceased Celt's phone causing the sneeze that
killed Martin? The investigation is fun, but takes a back seat to the
university that stands out in this exciting amateur sleuth
tale. Fans will enjoy the satirical look at professors
acting more like Ali-Frazier (either sex) and kissing the
butt of a donor. Additionally, the intriguing look at the
football stadium during the season (especially with the
Fighting Irish in the top ten) brings home a further taste
of the school. Still the who-done-it is nothing to sneeze
at as Ralph McInerny ironically pokes fun at his own
previous work in the series with a delightful Notre Dame
University mystery. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted November 21, 2002
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