The Drowned

THE BRAND NEW STRAFFORD AND QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW. A CHILLING MUST-READ.


& apos; Banville is one of my favourite writers alive. & apos; REBECCA F. KUANG

& apos; Haunting . . . compelling. & apos; DAILY MAIL
& apos; Richly atmospheric. & apos; IRISH INDEPENDENT

& apos; Suspenseful. & apos; OBSERVER


& apos; The repressed and sinister world of 1950s Ireland is exposed in beautiful, sometimes chilling prose. & apos; FINANCIAL TIMES

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& apos; t approach, but unable to hold back, he soon finds himself embroiled in a troubling missing person& apos; 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:

& apos; Superb . . . crime fiction for the connoisseur. & apos; The Times

& apos; Outstanding. & apos; Irish Independent

& apos; Exquisite. & apos; Daily Mail

& apos; Compelling. & apos; Sunday Times

& apos; Superb to the last drop. & apos; Independent
On UK bestseller list w/e 13/11/2021-27/11/2021 for Paperback Fiction