The bishop at the lake
a Blackie Ryan story
by Andrew M. Greeley · 2007
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Assigned to watch his rival for the position of archbishop of Chicago, the ambitious Malachi Nolan, Blackie Ryan, a leading candidate for the position, heads to the Nolan family estate in Grand Banks, and is caught in the middle of a dynastic feud over the estate of Spike Nolan, an electronics tycoon, and finds himself investigating the attempted murder of his rival.
BishopsBlackie Ryan (Fictitious character)Family-owned business enterprisesFictionAttempted murderClergySuccessionAppointment, call, and electionCatholic ChurchFiction, mystery & detective, generalCatholic church, clergy, fictionRyan, blackie (fictitious character), fiction