The Drowned
A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery
Person: Banville, John
serial: Strafford and Quirke
Year: 2024
Language: English
Scope: 352 p.
Expected to be available from: Jul 19, 2025
- Contents:
- 'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG 'Beautifully written and intriguing.' GUARDIAN 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. Readers were gripped by The Drowned: 'Addictive and atmospheric' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Remarkable . . . it took my breath away' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another flawless Strafford and Quirke mystery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Outstanding, Banville is the best crime writer out there' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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.
Title Information
Title: The Drowned
serial: Strafford and Quirke
Person: Banville, John
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571370849
Category: Literature & Entertainment, Mystery Stories & Thrillers
File size: 428 KB
Format: ePub
Loan period: 21 days