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A series of pranks prompts Notre Dame's administration to turn once again to brothers Roger and Philip Knight. They appear to be related to a eccentric scholar's claim that the land on which the university stands was stolen from the Indians. The pranks turn serious: at a football game against the FSU Seminoles, one stunt is aired on national TV, and the university president is kidnapped. But before the Knights can get to the root of these malicious acts, the scholar turns up dead, an Indian headdress wrapped around his bloody head.
All in all, it is a delicious installment in a wonderfully crafted series.
"McInerny, whose Father Dowling mysteries have delighted readers for years, has struck gold again in the Brothers Knight."—Booklist
"McInerny, working outside his usual Father Dowling territory, shows an effortlessly light touch with campus intrigue."—Kirkus Reviews
Several incidents on campus have worried the University of Notre Dame administration. Three gravestones at Cedar Grove cemetery were knocked over by vandals. Native Americans disrupt a wedding ceremony at the log chapel. The Blue Cloud Nation kidnaps Chancellor Father Bloom claiming that the university illegally stole the land from their ancestors. At half-time of the nationally televised game with Florida State, a young man parades on the field dressed as a Native American claiming the land belongs to the Blue Cloud Nation. Administration advisor Noonen and Father Anselm are abducted. No one has been hurt yet. <P>The University turns to insiders Roger and Philip Knight, who have done discrete investigations before. Roger begins making inquiries that leads him to former graduate student Orion Plant, who obsessively feels the land belongs to Native Americans. He has engaged a lawyer to represent him and the Native Americans. Meanwhile Roger and Philip continue with their inquiries trying to find evidence to shut up Orion. Though the ¿pranks¿ are dangerous, the ante is dramatically raised when murder occurs. <P>THE BOOK OF KILLS is an intriguing academic mystery focusing on who owns land that has been questionably taken from ancestors. The story line moves quickly forward as incidents keep occurring. The siblings are wonderful charcaters, though Roger and his golf cart are more prominent. The support cast provides a feel to the university. Though a murder simplifies much of the plot, perhaps too much, Ralph McInerny¿s fourth Notre Dame novel will attain high rankings in the polls. <P>Harriet Klausner
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A series of pranks prompts Notre Dame's administration to turn once again to brothers Roger and Philip Knight. They appear to be related to a eccentric scholar's claim that the land on which the university stands was stolen from the Indians. The pranks turn serious: at a football game against the FSU Seminoles, one stunt is aired on national TV, and the university president is kidnapped. But before the Knights can get to the root of these malicious acts, the scholar turns up ...