Philosophical Books

• 1961   The Logic of Analogy: An Interpretation of St. Thomas, The Hague, Nijhoff. 184 pp.
• 1963   From the Beginnings of Philosophy to Plotinus. Western Philosophy, Vol 1, Chicago, Regnery. 382 pp.
• 1966   Thomism in an Age of Renewal, Garden City, Doubleday. 207 pp.
• 1968   Studies in Analogy, The Hague, Nijhoff. 137 pp.
• 1970   Philosophy from Augustine to Ockham. A History of Western Philosophy, Vol 2, Notre Dame, Univ of Notre Dame Press. 386pp
• 1981   Rhyme and Reason: St Thomas and Modes of Discourse, Milwaukee, Marquette University Press. 70 pp.
• 1982   St. Thomas Aquinas, Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame Press. 197 pp.
• 1982   Ethica Thomistica, Washington, DC, The Catholic University of America Press. 130 pp.
• 1983   History of the Ambrosiana, Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame Press. 136 pp.
• 1986   Being and Predication, Washington, DC, The Catholic University of America Press. 323 pp.
• 1988   Art and Prudence, Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame Press. 205 pp.
• 1989   First Glance at Thomas Aquinas : Handbook for Peeping Thomists
• 1990   Boethius and Aquinas, Washington, DC, The Catholic University of America. 266 pp.
• 1992   Aquinas on Human Action, Washington, DC, Catholic Uiversity of America Press.
• 1993   The Question of Christian Ethics, Catholic University of America Press, 75 pp.
• 1993   Aquinas Against the Averroists, Purdue University Press, Lafayette, IN, 222 pp.
• 1993   Editor: Thomas's Commentary on the Ethics, Dumb Ox Books, Notre Dame, IN, 500 pp.
• 1994   Editor: Thomas's Commentary on De Anima, Dumb Ox Books, Notre Dame, IN, 275 pp.
• 1994   The God of Philosophers, Westminster-McMurrin Lectures, Salt Lake City, 25 pp.
• 1995   Editor:The Degrees of Knowledge, Vol VII, in The Collected Works of Jacques Maritain, University of Notre Dame Press, 500 pp.
• 1996   Aquinas and Analogy, The Catholic University of America Press
• 1997   Ethica Thomistica (revised edition) The Catholic University of America Press , 112pp
• 1998   Thomas Aquinas, Penguin Classics
• 1999   A Student's Guide to Philosophy, ISI Books, Wilmington, DE
• 2000   Vernunftgemässes Leben: Die Moralphilosophie des Thomas von Aquin;übersetzt von Michael Hellenthal/Ralph McInerny. - Münster: LIT, 2000 (Schriftenreihe der Josef Pieper Stiftung;3.)
• 2001   Characters in Search of Their Author: the Gifford Lectures delivered at Glasgow Scotland, 1999-2000, Notre Dame Press
• 2003   Very Rich Hours of Jacques Maritain, University of Notre Dame Press
• 2003   Aquinas, Polity Press, Cambridge, 160pp.
• 2004   Zagadnienie etyki chrzescijan, translation by Ryszard Mordarski, Wydawnictwo Antyk, Poland
• 2004   Introduction to the Summa Theologiae of Thomas Aquinas by John of St. Thomas, Translation and introduction by Ralph McInerny, St. Augustine's Press, 182pp.

• 2005   Praeambula Fidei: Thomism and the God of the Philosophers, Catholic Univerity of America press, Washington, DC, 313pp.
• 2008   The Writings of Charles De Koninck, University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, IN.

Novels

• 1967   Jolly Rogerson, New York, Doubleday
• 1969   A Narrow Time, New York, Doubleday
• 1973   The Priest, New York, Harper and Row
• 1975   The Gate of Heaven, New York, Harper and Row
• 1976   Rogerson at Bay, New York, Harper and Row
• 1977   Romanesque, New York, Harper and Row
• 1977   Her Death of Cold, New York, Vanguard
• 1978   Spinnaker, New York, Gateway-Regnery
• 1979   The Seventh Station, New York, Vanguard
• 1978   Quick as a Dodo, New York, Vanguard
• 1978   Bishop as Pawn, New York, Vanguard
• 1979   Lying Three, New York, Vanguard
• 1979   Abecedary, Notre Dame, Juniper Press
• 1980   Second Vespers, New York, Vanguard
• 1981   Second Vespers, New York, Grosset and Dunlap Ace Books
• 1981   Second Vespers, London, Robert Hale, Ltd.
• 1981   Thicker than Water, New York, Vanguard
• 1981   Not a Blessed Thing, New York, Vanguard
• 1982   The Frozen Maiden of Calpurnia, Notre Dame, Juniper Press
• 1983   Let Us Prey, New York, Vanguard
• 1983   Connolly's Life, New York, Atheneum
• 1983   The Grass Widow, New York, Vanguard
• 1984   Loss of Patients, New York, Vanguard
• 1984   Getting Away With Murder, New York, Vanguard
• 1984   And Then There Were Nun, New York, Vanguard
• 1985   The Noonday Devil, New York, Atheneum
• 1985   Rest in Pieces, New York, Vanguard
• 1986   Sine Qua Nun, New York, Vanguard
• 1986   Leave of Absence, New York, Atheneum
• 1987   Cause and Effect, New York Atheneum
• 1987   The Basket Case, New York, St Martin's Press
• 1988   Veil of Ignorance, New York, St Martin's Press
• 1989   Body and Soil, New York, Atheneum. 245 pp.
• 1989   Sleight of Body, London, Macmillan. 164 pp.
• 1989   Frigor Mortis, New York, Atheneum. 245 pp.
• 1989   Abracadaver, New York, St Martin's Press.
• 1989   Four on the Floor, New York, St Martin's Press. 199 pp.
• 1990   Abracadaver, A large print mystery, New York, St Martin's Press
• 1990   The Nominative Case, London, Macmillan. 205 pp.
• 1990   The Search Committee, New York, Atheneum. 243 pp.
• 1991   Easeful Death, New York, Atheneum Press. 261 pp.
• 1991   Sisterhood, New York, St Martin's Press
• 1991   Judas Priest, New York, St Martin's Press. 184 pp.
• 1991   Chambre Froide, Paris, Editions Axel Noel. 244 pp.
• 1992   Le Demon de Midi, Paris, Editions Axel Noel. 305 pp.
• 1992   Infra Dig, New York, Atheneum. 218 pp.
• 1992   Judas Priest, large print paperback, Thorndike, ME, Thorndike Press. 290 pp.
• 1992   Desert Sinner, New York, St Martin's Press. 179 pp
• 1992   Basket Case, Boston, G.K. Hall, Large Print, 268 pp.
• 1993   Infra Dig, Hampton, NH, Curley Large Print, 250 pp.
• 1993   Body and Soil, New York, Atheneum,
• 1993   Seed of Doubt, New York, St Martin's Press, 346 pp.
• 1993   The Basket Case, Bath, Cheevers Press, Large Print, 268 pp.
• 1993   Nun Plussed, St Martin's Press, 216 pp.
• 1994   Mom and Dead, Atheneum, 214 pp.
• 1994   A Cardinal Offense, St Martin's Press, 372 pp,
• 1995   The Case of the Dead Winner, St Martin's Press, 149 pp.
• 1995   The Case of the Constant Caller, St Martin's Press, 139 pp.
• 1995   Law and Ardor, Scribner, 251 pp.
• 1996   The Tears of Things, St Martin's Press, 341 pp.
• 1997   Half Past Nun, St Martin's Press
• 1997   On This Rockne, St Martin's Press
• 1998   The Red Hat, Ignatius Press, 581 pp.
• 1998   The Lack of the Irish, St Martin's Press, 210 pp
• 1999   Irish Tenure, St Martin's Press, 246 pp.
• 2000   Book of Kills, St Martin's Press, 215 pp
• 2001   Triple Pursuit, St Martin's Press
• 2001   Still Life, Five Star, Unity, ME, 255 pp.
• 2001   Death Takes the Veil and Other Stories, by Monica Quill, with a forward by Ralph McInerny, Five Star, Waterville, ME, 215pp.
• 2001   Emerald Aisle, A mystery set at the University of Notre Dame, St Martin's Press, 225 pp.
• 2001   Book of Kills, hardback, St Martin's Press, 287 pp
• 2001   Law and Ardor, an Andrew Broom large print mystery, Beeler Large Print, Hampton Falls, NH, 201 pp
• 2001   Book of Kills, a Roger Knight mystery in hardback and large print, St Martin's Press, 337 pp.
• 2001   Sub Rosa, an Egidio Manfredi mystery, Five Star, Waterville, ME, 235pp
• 2002   Prodigal Father, a Father Dowling Mystery, St Martin's Press, 341 pp.
• 2002   Last Things, a Father Dowling Mystery, St Martin's Press, 307 pp.
• 2002   Emerald Aisle, Thorndike Press Large Print Book, Waterville, ME, 313pp.
• 2003   Sterben und sterben lassen (Second Vespers), Brendow, Verlag GmbH, Munich, 210 pp.
• 2003   Ablative Case, Four Star Press, 250pp
• 2003   Celt and Pepper, A mystery set at the University of Notre Dame, Large Print Edition, Thorndike Press, Waterville, ME, 300 pp
• 2003   Irish Coffee, A mystery set at the University of Notre Dame, St Martin's Press, 243 pp.
• 2003   Irish Coffee, Large Print Edition, Thorndike Press, Waterville, ME, 292 pp.
• 2003   Last Things, a Father Dowling Mystery, Thorndike Press, Large Print Edition, 459pp.
• 2004   Requiem for a Realtor, a Father Dowling Mystery, St Martin's Press, 263pp.
• 2004   Requiem for a Realtor, Large Print Edition, Thorndike Press, Wateville, ME, 400pp.
• 2004   Green Thumb, A mystery set at the University of Notre Dame, St Martin's Minotaur, 234pp.
• 2005   Green Thumb, Large Print Edition, Thorndike Press, Waterville, ME
• 2005   Blood Ties, a Father Dowling Mystery, St Martin's Minotaur, 260pp.
• 2005   Blood Ties, Large Print Edition, Thorndike Press, Waterville, ME, 379pp.
• 2005   Irish Gilt, A mystery set at the University of Notre Dame, St Martin's Minotaur, 232pp.
• 2006   Irish Gilt, Large Print Edition, Thorndike Press, Waterville, ME, 295pp.
• 2006   Prudence of the Flesh, a Father Dowling Mystery, St Martin's Minotaur, 260pp.
• 2006   Prudence of the Flesh, Large Print Edition, Thorndike Press, Waterville, ME, 337pp.
• 2006   The Letter Killeth, A mystery set at the University of Notre Dame, St Martin's Minotaur, 233pp.
• 2007   The Letter Killeth, Large Print Edition, Thorndike Press, Wateville, ME
• 2007   The Widow's Mate, a Father Dowling Mystery, St Martin's Minotaur, 277pp.
• 2007   The Widow's Mate, Large Print Edition, Thorndike Press, Waterville, ME, 358pp.
• 2007   Irish Alibi, A mystery set at the University of Notre Dame, St Martin's Minotaur, 227pp.
• 2008   Irish Alibi, Large Print Edition, Thorndike Press, Waterville, ME
• 2008   The Green Revolution, A mystery set at the University of Notre Dame, St Martin's Minotaur
• 2008   Ash Wednesday, a Father Dowling Mystery, St Martin's Minotaur

Other Books

• 1968   New Themes in Christian Philosophy, Editor, University of Notre Dame Press
• 1969   English version, with Leo Turcotte, Kierkegaard: the Difficulty of Being Christian, University of Notre Dame Press
• 1986   Miracles, Huntington, IN, Our Sunday Visitor
• 1991   The Catholic Woman, Editor, San Francisco, Ignatius Press. 131 pp.
• 1991   Seeking a Center, by Otto Bird, Editor, San Francisco, Ignatius Press. 145 pp.
• 1992   The Mind and Heart of the Church, Editor, San Francisco, Ignatius Press
• 1998   What Went Wrong with Vatican II, Sophia Institute Press, 168 pp.
• 2000   Shakespearean Variations, St Augustine's Press, South Bend, IN 154pp
• 2001   Defamation of Pius XII, St Augustine's Press, South Bend, IN
• 2001   The Conversion of Edith Stein, by Florent Gaboriau, trans. and preface by Ralph McInerny St Augustine's Press, South Bend, IN
• 2005   The Soul of Wit: Some Poems, St. Augustine's press, South Bend, IN, 97pp.
• 2006   I Alone Have Escaped to Tell You: My Life and Pastimes, University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, IN, 167pp.
• 2007   Some Catholic Writers, St Augustine's Press, 154pp.