The drowned
Banville, John2024
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"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 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. But as the case unfolds, events from the past resurface that may have life-altering ramifications for all involved. At once a searing mystery and a profound meditation on the hidden worlds we all inhabit, The Drowned is the next great Strafford and Quirke novel from a beloved writer at the top of his game.
Main title:
The drowned / by John Banville.
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Imprint:
London, England : Faber, 2024.
Collation:
340 pages ; 24 cm.
Series title:
St. John Strafford ; n4.
ISBN:
9780571370825 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
Detective and mystery storiesStrafford, St. John, (Fictitious character) -- FictionQuirke, Garret, (Fictitious character) -- FictionMissing persons -- Investigation -- FictionPolice -- Ireland -- FictionPathologists -- Ireland -- FictionIreland -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- FictionDublin (Ireland) -- Fiction
BRN:
501520
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