Michael D. O’Brien. Ignatius, $29.95 (1,076p) ISBN 978-0-89870-815-8 O’Brien (A Cry of Stone) takes his readers on an improbable ride, which is his intent.

Michael O’Brien, the founder of O’Brien Press, has died, his family have confirmed. Mr O’Brien, who founded the publishing house in 1974, passed away suddenly on Sunday at St James’s ...