The Drowned
A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery
Autor*in: Banville, John
Reihe: Strafford and Quirke
Jahr: 2024
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 352 S.
Voraussichtlich verfügbar ab: 06.05.2025
- Inhalt:
- 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
JOHN BANVILLE was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of many novels, including The Book of Evidence, the 2005 Booker Prize-winning The Sea, and, more recently, the bestselling Strafford and Quirke crime series, which has twice been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger.
Titelinformationen
Titel: The Drowned
Reihe: Strafford and Quirke
Autor*in: Banville, John
Verlag: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571370849
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung, Krimi & Thriller
Dateigröße: 456 KB
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage