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The Vatican has just assigned Auxiliary Bishop Gus Quill to the Archdiocese of Chicago over the violent protests of Archbishop Cronin and the not-so-silent protests of Bishop Blackie. Bishop Quill is under the illusion, one might say delusion, that he has been sent from Rome to replace the good Cardinal, when in fact we know that Rome sent him to Chicago to get rid of him because of his incompetence.

A poltergeist in the White House? Strange as it sounds, that seems to be the case. A playful spirit, of unknown origin, is at work in the First Residence: rattling chains, slamming doors, dislodging paintings, disrupting press conferences and state dinners.

Neil Connor returns home to Chicago, to the neighborhood and an old lover; where he gets swept up in political and racial conflict and warring drug gangs.

Taking leave of his usual Chicago haunts, Archbishop John Blackwood Ryan travels to the south of Spain in this latest mystery by bestselling author Greeley. The local cardinal has summoned the wily archbishop to Spain in hopes that Blackie can avert a murder before it happens.

Archbishop Malachi Ryan has designs on the Diocese of Chicago despite the fact that the Most Reverend Blackie Ryan, himself recently appointed an archbishop, is currently in line for the post. Assigned by Cardinal Cronin to keep a close eye on his rival, Blackie travels to the Nolan family's lavish estate in Grand Beach, where he soon finds himself immerse in an entirely different dynastic struggle. Spike Nolan, chairman and founder of Aviation...

Father Blackie Ryan must find the dangerous killer of a wealthy matriarch shot aboard her luxury yacht.