Author
Andrew M. Greeley
Andrew M. Greeley (1928-2013) was the Catholic priest, sociologist, and novelist whose more than fifty books include the Father Blackie Ryan mysteries, the Bishop Blackie series, and a long string of standalones set in Chicago. He wrote a popular column on the Catholic Church alongside the fiction.
Reviews
6
Books on file
6
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Years active
1996-2004
Reviewed
Our reviews of Andrew M. Greeley's work
Book Of Love
by Andrew M. Greeley
An Andrew M. Greeley anthology of Catholic-themed love stories. Greeley's sociological-romantic register at full strength.
Contract With an Angel
by Andrew M. Greeley
Andrew M. Greeley writing a Christmas Carol variant about a corporate raider and a Seraph who has been assigned to fix him. Late Greeley, predictable in a comforting way.
Emerald Magic : Great Tales of Irish Fantasy
by Andrew M. Greeley
An Andrew Greeley-edited anthology of Irish fantasy stories. Strong roster, careful curation, useful introduction to the Celtic fantasy tradition.
Summer at the Lake
by Andrew M. Greeley
An Andrew M. Greeley nostalgia novel. Late-50s Chicago Catholic summer-vacation romance reconstructed across decades. Late Greeley at his most autobiographical.
The Priestly Sins
by Andrew M. Greeley
The Priestly Sins by Andrew M. Greeley 2004 review. A Chicago Catholic priest discovers his bishop is covering up sexual abuse, and the novel that resulted predated most of the news cycle that followed.
White Smoke
by Andrew M. Greeley
Andrew M. Greeley writing a Vatican thriller about a Conclave. Greeley's priest-sociologist register applied to papal politics.
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What we have said about Andrew M. Greeley
An Andrew Greeley-edited anthology of Irish fantasy stories. Strong roster, careful curation, useful introduction to the Celtic fantasy tradition.
The Priestly Sins by Andrew M. Greeley 2004 review. A Chicago Catholic priest discovers his bishop is covering up sexual abuse, and the novel that resulted predated most of the news cycle that followed.
An Andrew M. Greeley anthology of Catholic-themed love stories. Greeley's sociological-romantic register at full strength.
Andrew M. Greeley writing a Christmas Carol variant about a corporate raider and a Seraph who has been assigned to fix him. Late Greeley, predictable in a comforting way.
An Andrew M. Greeley nostalgia novel. Late-50s Chicago Catholic summer-vacation romance reconstructed across decades. Late Greeley at his most autobiographical.
Andrew M. Greeley writing a Vatican thriller about a Conclave. Greeley's priest-sociologist register applied to papal politics.