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Christine Falls by Benjamin Black

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The first in a compelling new crime series from Booker Prize-winning author John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black

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Christine Falls by Benjamin Black

Quirke's pathology department, set deep beneath the city, is his own gloomy realm: always quiet, always night, and always under his control. Until late one evening after a party he stumbles across a body that should not be there and his brother-in-law falsifying the corpse's cause of death. This is the first time Quirke has encountered Christine Falls, but the investigation he decides to lead into the way she lived and died uncovers a dark secret at the heart of Dublin's high Catholic network; one with the power to shake his own family and everything he holds dear. 'A superb stylist ...His control and pacing cannot be faulted, and the final outcome is almost unbearably moving ...You're in for a treat' Michael Dibdin, Guardian 'Succeeds sensationally ...An absorbing plot, beguiling characters and evocative settings ...His pacing is impeccable' Marcel Berlins, The Times 'A gripping, beautifully crafted thriller ...A one sitting-read, an all-night enticement' Scotsman
Benjamin Black is the pen name of acclaimed author John Banville, who was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. His novels have won numerous awards, including the Man Booker Prize in 2005 for The Sea. His literary crime novels inspired the major TV series, Quirke, starring Gabriel Byrne. He lives in Dublin.
SKU Unavailable
EAN 9780230712515
Title Christine Falls
Release date 2008-09-05
Format Abridged
Studio Macmillan Digital Audio
Condition Unavailable
By (author) Benjamin Black
Read by Timothy Dalton