The Lock-Up
A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery
Person: Banville, John
serial: Strafford and Quirke
Year: 2023
Language: English
Scope: 352 p.
Expected to be available from: May 19, 2024
- Contents:
- **THE DROWNED - THE CHILLING NEW STRAFFORD & QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY - AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW** 'Addictive.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Hypnotic.' SUNDAY BUSINESS POST 'Crime writing of the highest quality.' DAILY MAIL The Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow and April in Spain returns with Strafford and Quirke's most troubling case yet. 1950s Dublin. The body of a young woman is discovered in a lock-up garage, an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play. The victim's sister returns from London to help the two men, but, with relations between them increasingly strained, and their investigation taking them back to events from the final days of the Second World War, can they join the pieces of a hidden puzzle before it's too late? 'Atmospheric and sinister with simmering tension . . . Once you start reading, it's impossible to stop.' DAILY EXPRESS Readers are loving The Lock-Up: ***** 'A real page-turner. . . Highly recommend!' ***** 'Crime writing at its finest' ***** 'Quite spectacular! John Banville is a wonderful writer' ***** 'I had an absolute blast reading this novel. I genuinely didn't want it to end.'
- JOHN BANVILLE was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of twenty novels, including The Book of Evidence, The Sea, winner of the 2005 Man Booker Prize, and, most recently, the bestselling crime novels, Snow and April in Spain, both of which were shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger.
Title Information
Title: The Lock-Up
serial: Strafford and Quirke
Person: Banville, John
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571371006
Category: Literature & Entertainment, Mystery Stories & Thrillers, Thrillers
File size: 467 KB
Format: ePub
Loan period: 21 days