The Drowned - A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery - John Banville - Paperback Bog - Faber & Faber - 2025 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk
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‘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
