Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Outstanding.' Irish Independent
'Exquisite.' Daily Mail
'Hypnotic.' Financial Times
'This is crime fiction for the connoisseur.' The Times
'The body is in the library,' Colonel Osborne said. 'Come this way.'
Detective Inspector St John Strafford is called in from Dublin to investigate a murder at Ballyglass House - the Co. Wexford family seat of the aristocratic, secretive Osborne family.
Facing obstruction from all angles, Strafford carries on determinedly in his pursuit of the murderer. However, as the snow continues to fall over this ever-expanding mystery, the people of Ballyglass are equally determined to keep their secrets.
'A typically elegant country house mystery.' Guardian
'A well-crafted story, peopled by superbly well-drawn characters, and put together in the finest prose . . . Masterly.' Irish Independent
A chilling festive mystery from the Man Booker Prize winner
About the Author
John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of seventeen novels including THE SEA, which won the 2005 Man Booker Prize. In 2011 he was awarded the Franz Kafka Prize, in 2013 he was awarded the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Irish Literature, and in 2014 he won the Prince of Asturias Award, Spain's most important literary prize. He lives in Dublin.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571362707
Author John Banville
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 304g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 22mm
