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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
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A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery: The Drowned, John Banville
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- 2025
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- Title
- A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery: The Drowned
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Banville
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Released
- 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 0571370837
- ISBN13
- 9780571370832
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Suspense, Detective Fiction, Crime Series
- Description
- 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