The Drowned
A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery
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2025
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Faber & Faber (Verlag)
9780571370832 (ISBN)
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
9780571370832 (ISBN)
'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
'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.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.05.2025 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Strafford and Quirke |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane |
| ISBN-13 | 9780571370832 / 9780571370832 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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