The Drowned
(Hardback, Large Print Edition)
Publishing Details
The Drowned
By (Author) John Banville
Thorndike Press
Thorndike Press
1st November 2024
Large Print Edition
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
Historical crime and mysteries
Crime and mystery fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Physical Properties
Hardback
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
The richly atmospheric new Strafford and Quirke murder mystery, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow.
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
