The Lock-Up
A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery
Auteur: Banville, John
Série: Strafford and Quirke
Année: 2023
Langue: Anglais
Durée: 561 min
Devrait être disponible à partir de: 29 déc. 2024
- Contenu:
- 'The ultimate page-turner.' Irish Independent 'Like drinking Bollinger when your usual tipple is Babycham.' The Times The Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow and April in Spain returns with Strafford and Quirke's most troubling case yet. 1950s Dublin. in a lock-up garage in the city, the body of a young woman is discovered - an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play. The victim's sister, a newspaper reporter from London, returns to Dublin to join the two men in their quest to uncover the truth. But, as they explore her links to a wealthy German family in County Wicklow, and to investigative work she may have been doing in Israel, they are confronted with an ever-deepening mystery. With relations between the two men increasingly strained, and their investigation taking them back to the final days of the Second World War, can they join the pieces of a hidden puzzle? Praise for the Strafford and Quirke series: 'Crime writing of the finest quality, elegant, distinctive and utterly absorbing.' Daily Mail '[The Strafford and Quirke series] promises to elevate the crime novel to new artistic heights.' Financial Times 'John Banville is one of the best novelists in English.' Guardian 'Superb and shocking. . . more than a touch of genius.' The Times **APRIL IN SPAIN AVAILABLE NOW**
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.
Informations sur le titre
Titre: The Lock-Up
Série: Strafford and Quirke
Auteur: Banville, John
Mitwirkende: Townsend, Stanley John Banville
Éditeur: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571371013
Catégorie: Littérature générale & divertissement, Polars & thrillers, Thriller
Taille du fichier: 418 Mo
Format: eAudio Stream
Durée du prêt: 14 jours