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Authors: Ralph McInerny
THE PRUDENCE
OF
THE FLESH
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Also by Ralph McInerny
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Mysteries Set at the University of Notre Dame
On This Rockne | Emerald Aisle |
Lack of the Irish | Celt and Pepper |
Irish Tenure | Irish Coffee |
Book of Kills | Green Thumb |
Irish Gilt | |
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Father Dowling Mystery Series | |
Her Death of Cold | Four on the Floor |
The Seventh Station | Judas Priest |
Bishop as Pawn | Desert Sinner |
Lying Three | Seed of Doubt |
Second Vespers | A Cardinal Offense |
Thicker Than Water | The Tears of Things |
A Loss of Patients | Grave Undertakings |
The Grass Widow | Triple Pursuit |
Getting a Way with Murder | Prodigal Father |
Rest in Pieces | Last Things |
The Basket Case | Requiem for a Realtor |
Abracadaver | Blood Ties |
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Andrew Broom Mystery Series | |
Cause and Effect | Mom and Dead |
Body and Soul | Law and Ardor |
Savings and Loam | Heirs and Parents |
Ralph McInerny
St. Martin's Minotaur
New York
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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.
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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.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
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McInerny, Ralph M.
The prudence of the flesh / Ralph McInerny.â1st 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)âFiction. 2. ClergyâFiction. 3. CatholicsâFiction. 4. IllinoisâFiction. 5. Ex-clergyâFiction. 6. Child sexual abuse by clergyâFiction. 7. PaternityâFiction. I. Title.
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PS3563.A31166P78 2006
813'.54âdc22
2006040189
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First Edition: August 2006
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