Description
She looked at him and smiled sadly. 'You've lived too long among the dead, Quirke,' she said.
He nodded. 'Yes, I suppose I have.' She was not the first one to have told him that, and she would not be the last.
1950s Dublin. When a body is found in the canal, pathologist Quirke and his detective friend Inspector Hackett must find the truth behind this brutal murder. But in a world where the police are not trusted and secrets often remain buried there is perhaps little hope of bringing the perpetrator to justice.
As spring storms descend on Dublin, Quirke and Hackett's investigation will lead them into the dark heart of the organisation that really runs this troubled city: the church. Meanwhile Quirke's daughter Phoebe realises she is being followed; and when Quirke's terrible childhood in a priest-run orphanage returns to haunt him, he will face his greatest trial yet . . .
The latest compelling Quirke Dublin mystery
About the Author
Benjamin Black is the pen name of acclaimed author John Banville, who was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. His novels have won numerous awards, including the Man Booker Prize in 2005 for The Sea. He lives in Dublin. This is the sixth novel in Benjamin Black's Quirke Dublin series which is about to be adapted for BBC1 and will star Gabriel Byrne.
Book Information
ISBN 9781447202196
Author Benjamin Black
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Picador
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 354g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 18mm
