In the annals of mystery and crime, there are private detectives, and then there is Ishmael Slattery. Hapless and hopeless, he is the one man people turn to when they truly have nowhere else to go.
From Ralph McInerny, author of the Father Dowling mysteries, the Sister Emtee Dempsey mysteries, and the Notre Dame Mysteries, come four novellas chronicling the cases of this derisive detective. Already known for his literary, amusing dialogue and down-to-earth characters, Ralph MclInerny introduces another winner in this likeable loser. Slattery will delight fans of fair-play mysteries and slightly romantic crime stories both.
Follow Ishmael Slattery on four different cases, from locating Wendell Streeter’s missing daughter to finding the murderer of self-help guru Michael Whelan. From the seedy streets of Chicago’s strip bars to his office where Walter Benjamin arrives with a knife in his back. Helping Ishmael solve these cases is Gwen Probst—well, she really solves the cases. Ishmael takes the credit where credit is not due.
Fast-paced plots and a memorable cast of characters will have Mclnerny fans rejoicing for the creation of Ishmael Slattery.