The Drowned Detective by Neil Jordan
The chilling new novel from the Oscar-winning novelist and film director blends crime and romance in a haunting love story
One of Ireland’s most talented artists * John Banville *
His belief in language is absolute, as is his mastery of it * Irish Times *
His cinematic sensibility yields prose of the most bewitching kind * Sunday Times *
His dialogue and characterisation shine * Independent on Sunday *
Haunting.. Jordan has a light touch and a clear eye on matters of the heart ... Bach’s music is a counterpoint to the movement of the characters. The strands of the story weave and cross, reflecting on the darkly polyphonic matter of Bach’s cello suites ... As in all the great crime writers, the corruption of family lies at the centre of noir tradition, the plundering of innocence ... The momentum and narrative voice of a classic detective story are bought to bear on an esoteric tale, and it works brilliantly. The conventions of noir are put to use, but there are no easy formulas in The Drowned Detective ... Each element of the story has its allotted part to play, the movement as complex and predetermined as one of Bach’s sublime country dances ... A tour de force -- Eoin McNamee * Irish Times *
A strange and potent novel -- Teddy Jamieson * Herald *
Jordan is excellent on the anatomy of jealousy ... A metaphysical thriller with a supernatural twist where what matters most is mood … An evocative sense of absence and loss * Times Literary Supplement *
His belief in language is absolute, as is his mastery of it * Irish Times *
His cinematic sensibility yields prose of the most bewitching kind * Sunday Times *
His dialogue and characterisation shine * Independent on Sunday *
Haunting.. Jordan has a light touch and a clear eye on matters of the heart ... Bach’s music is a counterpoint to the movement of the characters. The strands of the story weave and cross, reflecting on the darkly polyphonic matter of Bach’s cello suites ... As in all the great crime writers, the corruption of family lies at the centre of noir tradition, the plundering of innocence ... The momentum and narrative voice of a classic detective story are bought to bear on an esoteric tale, and it works brilliantly. The conventions of noir are put to use, but there are no easy formulas in The Drowned Detective ... Each element of the story has its allotted part to play, the movement as complex and predetermined as one of Bach’s sublime country dances ... A tour de force -- Eoin McNamee * Irish Times *
A strange and potent novel -- Teddy Jamieson * Herald *
Jordan is excellent on the anatomy of jealousy ... A metaphysical thriller with a supernatural twist where what matters most is mood … An evocative sense of absence and loss * Times Literary Supplement *
Neil Jordan was born in 1950 in Sligo. His first book of stories, Night in Tunisia, won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979, and his subsequent critically acclaimed novels include The Past, Sunrise with Sea Monster, Shade and Mistaken. The films he has written and directed have won multiple awards, including an Academy Award (The Crying Game), a Golden Bear at Venice (Michael Collins), a Silver Bear at Berlin (The Butcher Boy) and several BAFTAS (Mona Lisa and The End of the Affair). He lives in Dublin.
www.neiljordan.com
@NeilJordanTBA
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408865163 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408865165 |
| Title | The Drowned Detective |
| Author | Neil Jordan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2016-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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