Series: Strafford and Quirke

The brand new Strafford and Quirke murder mystery from the bestselling author of Snow. A chilling must-read. 'Haunting . . . compelling.' Daily Mail 'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' Rebecca F. Kuang 'The repressed and sinister world of 1950s Ireland is exposed in beautiful, sometimes chilling prose.' Financial Times He had seen drowned people. A sight not...

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...

‘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,...

'The body is in the library,' Colonel Osborne said. 'Come this way.' Following the discovery of the body of a well-loved parish priest at Ballyglass House—the Co. Wexford family seat of the aristocratic, secretive Osborne family—Detective Inspector St. John Strafford is called in from Dublin to investigate. Facing obstruction from all angles, Strafford is determined to identify the murderer. But,...

When Dublin pathologist Quirke glimpses a familiar face while on holiday with his wife, it's hard, at first, to tell whether his imagination is just running away with him. Could she really be who he thinks she is, and have a connection with a crime that nearly brought ruin to an Irish political dynasty? Unable to ignore his instincts, Quirke...