{"product_id":"the-drowned-a-strafford-and-quirke-murder-mystery-9780571370818","title":"The Drowned : A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Banville, John\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eIreland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 October 2024 by FABER \u0026amp; FABER in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Strafford and Quirke' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e224 x 142 x 32 | 460g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE BRAND NEW STRAFFORD AND QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW. A CHILLING MUST-READ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1950s, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Banville, John","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51893267202426,"sku":"9780571370818","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780571370818_ea0af8dc-d807-4f85-9f3c-6cb66ca66a4c.jpg?v=1758044979","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/pl\/products\/the-drowned-a-strafford-and-quirke-murder-mystery-9780571370818","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}