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Title details for The Drowned by John Banville - Available

The Drowned

#5 in series

by John Banville
Stanley Townsend
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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 'A brilliant detecting team.' IRISH EXAMINER 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

  • Creators

  • Series

    Strafford and Quirke

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 8, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780571370962
      • File size: 271330 KB
      • Duration: 09:25:15

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Golden Voice Narrator John Lee takes on this mystery set in 1950s rural Ireland. Loner Wymes happens upon an abandoned car with its motor running and doors wide open in the Ruddocks' field. He's approached by a frantic Armitage, who's searching for his missing wife. Enter DI Strafford, who takes over the twisty investigation, which revolves around secrets. Lee utilizes a variety of Irish brogues for a small cast of characters and some posher accents for the nonlocals. The narrative, filled with long literary descriptions and digressions between discussions of the crime and the investigation, is delivered with a subtle Irish lilt. Throughout, Lee's bass voice booms and blusters at the beginnings of phrases, often petering out to inaudibility. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine

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  • English

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