The Drowned

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. ' IndependentOn UK bestseller list w/e 13/11/2021-27/11/2021 for Paperback Fiction