Who This Author Is

Andrew M. Greeley has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 109 catalog-linked books across 1979 to 2017, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy & Sci-Fi.

Best for readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points. If you want the easiest first click, start with Happy Are Those Who Thirst for Justice and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1979 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Grand Central Pub and Tor Books.

Best Place To Start

Happy Are Those Who Thirst for Justice

Grand Central Pub • 1988 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Mystery & Thriller entry points • Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • common used copies from Grand Central Pub and Tor Books

Genres and themes: Mystery & Thriller • Fantasy & Sci-Fi • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1979 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Grand Central Pub and Tor Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Happy Are Those Who Thirst for Justice

    Grand Central Pub • 1988 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1988 • 304 pages.

  2. The Irish Americans: The Rise to Money and Power

    Grand Central Pub • 1988 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1988 • 272 pages.

  3. Catholic High Schools and Minority Students

    Taylor & Francis Group • 2017 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  4. Remaking Urban Citizenship

    Taylor & Francis Group • 2017 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2017 • 237 pages.

  5. All About Women

    Forge Trade • 2011 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 384 pages.

  6. Religion As Poetry

    Transaction Publishers • 2011 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 281 pages.

  7. Common Ground

    McGill-Queen's University Press • 2008 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 354 pages.

  8. Irish Tiger

    Forge Books • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 320 pages.

  9. The Bishop at the Lake

    Forge Books • 2008 • standard commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  10. Irish Cream

    Forge Books • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 320 pages.

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