Most Popular Books by Michael MORAN

A rookie teacher returns to his alma mater, an all-boys Catholic high school, confident that he knows what to expect. He knows the legendary principal; he knows the routine. But he didn''t know about the death threat, or the runaway student, or the attempted murder, or the extraordinary football season, or the "miracle" in August, or the four unforgettable tenth graders, and a lot more. It''s a good thing he started taking notes, or it would have been more than anyone could have remembered.

After a devastating defeat against Detective Sanchez, the Believers must reunite and retrain in an effort to take him down once and for all. Since Detective Sanchez uses his evil superpowers to control the minds of presidents of countries around the world, the survival of our planet depends on the heroes. Will they be successful? Find out in this final installment of the Believers trilogy.

A brawl at a wedding, a widow struggling to manage a neighborhood bar, and an unfortunate encounter with the President of the United States are just three of the situations explored with humor and warmth in this collection of short stories. These eighteen slice-of-life tales depict working class people coping with religious differences, cultural conflicts, and ethical dilemmas often with a surprising outcome

Summer, 1944. War darkens Europe. An aurora, though, has gilded Paris following its liberation after four years of occupation. Commissaire Jacques Bouttier, just appointed Chief of Police, pledges to a flag waving crowd on the Champs Elysees that the displacement of the enemy''s Gestapo with his Gendarmerie signals the invocation of forbearance against force. Police will protect! Police will respect! Once again the light of life will glow in Paris, even amidst the surrounding carnage in Europe! The next day a gendarme rushes into the commissaire''s office and reports a crisis at the Jeu de Paume museum. A terrorist there is holding hostages and demanding to speak with the commissaire in person. Word of this incursion quickly spreads and foments outrage throughout the city. With the Gestapo finally dislodged, yet war closely raging, any sabotage carried out in Paris must be quashed! Calls for the use of force against terrorism assail the commissaire whose Gendarmerie is now responsible for the security of the city. As he prepares to confront this crisis at the museum, his salutary proclamation about forbearance the day before readily seems whimsical.

Dramatic novel set on Norfolk Island. Tells the stories of two passionate women from different eras, one the wife of a ruthless prison governor, the other a descendant of one of Fletcher Christian''s Bounty mutineers. The author has published on a variety of subjects, including British art and architecture.