The Prudence of the Flesh

THE PRUDENCE
OF
THE FLESH

 

 

Also by Ralph McInerny

 

Mysteries Set at the University of Notre Dame

THE PRUDENCE
OF
THE FLESH

Ralph McInerny

St. Martin's Minotaur
New York

 

 

 

 

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

 

THE PRUDENCE OF THE FLESH
. Copyright © 2006 by Ralph McInerny. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

 

www.minotaurbooks.com

 

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

 

McInerny, Ralph M.

The prudence of the flesh / Ralph McInerny.—1st ed.

     p. cm.

“A Father Dowling mystery.”

ISBN-13: 978-0-312-35144-1

ISBN-10: 0-312-35144-5

1. Dowling, Father (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Clergy—Fiction. 3. Catholics—Fiction. 4. Illinois—Fiction. 5. Ex-clergy—Fiction. 6. Child sexual abuse by clergy—Fiction. 7. Paternity—Fiction. I. Title.

 

PS3563.A31166P78 2006

813'.54—dc22

2006040189

 

First Edition: August 2006

 

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