- Taschenbuch: 272 Seiten
- Verlag: Forge; Auflage: New edition (1. Juli 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0812575970
- ISBN-13: 978-0812575972
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,2 x 10,5 x 1,9 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 865.996 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Greeley, Catholic priest and best-selling author, returns to the mystery genre and to one of his most popular characters, Bishop Blackie Ryan. In this case, the crime-solving priest is summoned to France by a French archbishop to deal with the sudden and troubling disappearance of a popular priest. It seems that Frere Jean Claude, a simple, humble priest beloved by the French people, has disappeared into thin air. Accompanied by his boss, the cardinal archbishop of Chicago, Sean Cronin, Blackie heads to Paris. While snooping about the Latin Quarter for clues, Blackie meets a beautiful young woman begging for money. He decides to hire her as a translator, and to his delight, she turns out to be just as able and eager a detective as he is. Together, the two battle stubborn French clerics, uncooperative police, and reluctant witnesses and ultimately solve the mystery of the young priest's disappearance. A concise, suspenseful, and lightly comedic novel, Greeley's legions of fans will be salivating for this one--so libraries should stock up. Kathleen Hughes
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With a title straight out of Chaucer, Greeley's tale brings back one of his most popular literary characters: Bishop "Blackie" Ryan, the cleric who specializes in locked-room mysteries. This time, the action takes place in Paris, where a popular priest has disappeared in the vaults below the Cathedral of Notre Dame. His disappearance is both mysterious and filled with consequences: students who loved him blame the antireligious government for complicity in his abduction, while the Catholic Church struggles with the question of miracles suddenly being performed supposedly by the missing priest. Into this maelstrom of theories comes Bishop Blackie, who takes a young beggar girl as his interpreter. Marie-Bernadette and her boyfriend soon become personally involved with the search for the priest. Greeley creates vivid characters, especially Marie-Bernadette, a saucy, casual Catholic who speaks her mind no matter the surroundings. As Blackie delves deeper into the case, he discovers facts that will embarrass just about everyone involved. George Guidall, a master storyteller, brings every character to life and helps to keep the action flowing in a steady if somewhat ponderous manner. Greeley's legion of fans will make this a popular addition to all public library collections. Joseph L. Carlson, Lompoc P.L., CA
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30. Juni 2001
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In the blink of an eye, the charismatic and incredibly handsome Frere Jean Claude Chretien becomes the toast of France through his dynamic TV sermons. While filming a show on the excavations at Notre Dame Cathedral, Frere Jean Claude vanishes. Desperate to reduce the uproar over the missing Frere Jean Claude, the Archbishop of Paris, aware of American Bishop Blackie Ryan's sleuthing skills, asks the priest's boss Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Cronin for help. Naturally, Cardinal Cronin assigns Blackie to solve the case while accompanying his subordinate to France.
In Paris, Blackie begins to investigate. In front of St-Germain des Pres Church he meets Marie-Bernadette begging for money. When he learns she speaks English, Blackie hires her as his translator while he sifts through clues. However, as they work together, the duo soon learns that much of the French establishment do not want this case resolved.
THE BISHOP AND THE BEGGAR GIRL OF ST. GERMAIN is an entertaining cozy starring an intriguing priest. Blackie is a wonderful character, but the addition of Marie-Bernadette as his sidekick adds depth while her cynical wisecracking keeps him and the readers amused. The mystery is clever, but the story line slowly moves forward. Fans of Andrew Greeley will appreciate his latest tale, but anyone who wants action need to go to a different pew.
Harriet Klausner
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An Awesome Mystery Novel!
15. Juli 2001
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The Bishop and the Beggar Girl of St. Germain is a very exciting mystery novel. I'm relatively new to mystery novels, but this one was quite an interesting trip. A priest is missing in Paris, and Bishop Blackie Ryan is on a mission to rescue him. The missing priest is the most popular priest in all of France beacuse he is a television star and a hero throughout the nation of France. But his integrity is seriously doubted by the church. Blackie gets help from a hilariously sardonic Cardinal Cronin, and a beautiful begger woman. They discover that the police, as well as the Church don't care about the priest. But despite all this Blackie solves the mystery...in quite an amusing way to say the least. I would tell all of you beginner mystery readers to start with this one. Quite a wild ride! I loved every page of it!
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First Greeley Novel Hits the Spot
12. März 2002
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I've been wanting to read his stuff for years, but for some reason I'm only getting around to it now. Before the book, I only knew of him as the priest who wrote sexy novels. Being Catholic, I'm surprised I didn't jump on this sooner, but good things come to those that wait.
I think the guy's writing is great! No preaching. Just an everyday guy who's profession just happens to be a priest. Definately opinionated, and covers all kinds of topics dealing with the church, from large-scale issues to petty quarrels with various members of the hierarchy.
As for the sexy parts, he does address them in a mature, readable fashion. I was once told by a priest that there is a saying that "the more you know, the more you can get away with". You get from this book that if two committed people in love want to start banging a little early, nobody's feathers are going to get too ruffled. He also hints that yes, he finds ladies attractive, and will do regular solo work to try and make the awesome pressure of celibacy a bit easier to bear. Whether this jives with church thinking or this is one renegade priest shooting his pen off, I'm not sure. But he does have a new hooked fan.
Oh yes, the book itself. It deals with one of his regular characters being sent to France to investigate the disappearance of a popular TV priest. It's a pretty short book, but so are Elmore Leonard novels, and I have no problem with them. He picks up the title beggar girl to be his translator, but since he speaks French already, it's probably more because she's cute. Here the story goes through standard investigation scenes, but I will admit the ending does take an unusual plot twist. How much it would have been able to be pulled off in real life is debateable, but it did make for great reading.
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