Ralph McInerny is a prolific writer of mysteries, including three series - Father Dowling, Andrew Broome, and Sister Mary Teresa Dempsey. He also is director of the Jacques Maritain Center, professor of philosophy, and Professor of Medieval Studies at Notre Dame. McInerny's latest mysteries include Grave Undertakings (2000), Irish Tenure (1999), The Red Hat (1998), Lack of the Irish (1998), On This Rockne (1997), and Four on the Floor (1994).