'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
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Höhe: 194 mm
Breite: 127 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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978-0-571-37083-2 (9780571370832)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
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.
