The Drowned : A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery

by Banville, John | Ireland
Published 10/10/2024 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom as part of the Strafford and Quirke series
Hardback | 352 pages
224 x 142 x 32mm | 460g

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'The repressed and sinister world of 1950s Ireland is exposed in beautiful, sometimes chilling prose.' FINANCIAL TIMESHe 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.' IndependentOn UK bestseller list w/e 13/11/2021-27/11/2021 for Paperback Fiction