Death In The Grotto

<I>Death in the Grotto</I> is the story of a death perhaps a murder at Notre Dame University. A student Ben Pacelli is caught up in the murder when he finds the body tucked among the stones of the sacred Grotto at Notre Dame. <P>Ben starts as suspect and is drawn into the investigation of the death of a young woman he has dated. His journey takes him through a post-modern University as he struggles to find out how the girl died. Suspects include a priest a linebacker and a professor of philosophy. <P>The story is interesting and the writing is crisp often funny and more than a little poignant. As the death is unraveled Ben begins to grow up and finding the murderer becomes as much a quest to understand as a quest for justice. Vivid characters interesting situations and a wonderful sense of place make this book a sharp commentary as well as a good read.