The Drowned: A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery
John Banville
THE BRAND NEW STRAFFORD AND QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW. A CHILLING MUST-READ.
'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG 'Haunting . . . compelling.' DAILY MAIL 'Richly atmospheric.' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Suspenseful.' OBSERVER 'A brilliant detecting team.' IRISH EXAMINER
He had seen drowned people. A sight not to be forgotten.
1950s, rural Ireland. A loner comes across a mysteriously empty car in a field. Knowing he shouldn't approach, but unable to hold back, he soon finds himself embroiled in a troubling missing person's case, as a husband claims his wife may have thrown herself into the sea.
Called in from Dublin to investigate is Detective Inspector Strafford, who soon turns to his old ally - the flawed but brilliant pathologist Quirke - a man he is linked to in increasingly complicated ways.
Praise for Snow:
'Superb . . . crime fiction for the connoisseur.' The Times 'Outstanding.' Irish Independent 'Exquisite.' Daily Mail 'Compelling.' Sunday Times 'Superb to the last drop.' Independent
On UK bestseller list w/e 13/11/2021-27/11/2021 for Paperback Fiction
Classification : Thriller, Crime & Mystery
Pub Date : OCT 10, 2024
Imprint : Faber Crime
Page Extent : 352
Binding : HB
ISBN : 9780571370818
Price : INR 1,899
John Banville
John Banville, the author of seventeen novels, has been the recipient of the Man Booker Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Guardian Fiction Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, a Lannan Literary Award for Fiction and the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. He lives in Dublin.
