The Drowned : A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery - John Banville
John Banville
- Pages · 352 pages
- Publication Date · 19/06/2025
- Genre · Crime & mystery
Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG
'Beautifully written and intriguing.' GUARDIANHe 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
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