1950s Dublin,in a lock-up garage in the city,the body of a young woman is discovered,an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play. The victim's sister,a newspaper reporter from London,returns to Dublin to join the two men in their quest to uncover the truth. But,as they explore her links to a wealthy German family in County Wicklow,and to investigative work she may have been doing in Israel,they are confronted with an ever-deepening mystery.
With relations between the two men increasingly strained,and their investigation taking them back to the final days of the Second World War,can they join the pieces of a hidden puzzle
Publisher: Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571370979Number of pages: 352Weight: 461 gDimensions: 216 x 135 x 25 mmEdition: Main
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'Banville writes dangerous and clear-running prose and has a grim gift of seeing people's souls.'- Don Delillo
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John Banville
John Banville is a multi-award-winning Irish novelist,short story writer,playwright and screenwriter.
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