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A review by audreylee
The Bishop and the Beggar Girl of St. Germain by Andrew M. Greeley
4.0
Should the author have used a pseudonym such as Herr Heinrich, I still would have suspected he was an Irish man. "Of Milord Cronin someone (arguably me) once remarked that he was definitive proof that the Irish had the Blarney Stone not because they needed it but because they deserved it". The author and his storytelling resemble this remark!
An American bishop is encouraged to solve the case of a missing French priest while visiting Paris. Before the mystery, a rather cozy one one, is solved, he will acquire a beggar girl/translator and the reader will become acquainted with scores of French Catholic history. Yet, while the reader sits and shakes her head, there will be a noticeable smile on her face. The solution to the mystery isn't a surprise but the fun is in the story.
An American bishop is encouraged to solve the case of a missing French priest while visiting Paris. Before the mystery, a rather cozy one one, is solved, he will acquire a beggar girl/translator and the reader will become acquainted with scores of French Catholic history. Yet, while the reader sits and shakes her head, there will be a noticeable smile on her face. The solution to the mystery isn't a surprise but the fun is in the story.