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The Drowned By John Banville | Woodbine Books Kilcullen

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‘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, 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.

Readers were gripped by The Drowned:
‘Addictive and atmospheric?????
‘Remarkable . . . it took my breath away’ ?????
‘Another flawless Strafford and Quirke mystery’ ?????
‘Outstanding, Banville is the best crime writer out there’ ?????

On UK bestseller list w/e 13/11/2021-27/11/2021 for Paperback Fiction

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Here, the Booker prize winner has it all cooking . . . it's a novel you'll want to sit down with on a chill and windy winter night and read all of.
Guardian (Books of the Year), on The Lock-Up

As much a study of two troubled men as a cunning murder mystery. It is full of grief, rage, pain and horror.'
The Times (Best Crime Novels of the Year), on The Lock-Up

The repressed and sinister world of 1950s Ireland is exposed in beautiful, sometimes chilling prose.
Financial Times

John Banville is one of my favorite writers alive.

A slow-burn suspense novel soaked in dread, secrets, and moral ambiguity.
iNews

Dimensions 198 × 129 cm