Even the dead
Black, Benjamin, 1945-2016
Book
Total copies: 1
A man dead. A woman disappeared. And a scandalous tale of corruption at the heart of it all. A gritty thriller from John Banville's alter ego. The series has been broadcast on BBC1, and gained 4.2m viewers. NO CRIME IS EVER TRULY BURIED... Visceral, gritty and cinematic, Even the Dead is the latest stylish thriller from John Banville's crime-writing alter ego, Benjamin Black.Pathologist Quirke works in the city morgue, watching over Dublin's dead. The latest to join their ghostly ranks is a suicide. But something doesn't add up. The victim has a suspicious head wound, and the only witness has vanished, every trace of her wiped away.On the trail of the missing woman, Quirke finds himself drawn into the shadowy world of Dublin's elite - secret societies, High Church politics and corrupt politicians. It leads him to a long-buried conspiracy that involves his own family. But it's too late to go back now...THE DEAD WILL BE HEARD'Fresh and original' Guardian'Warm, sensitive, psychologically acute characterisation' Indepedent on Sunday'Quirke is human enough to swell the hardest of hearts' GQ'A beach read for the brainy' LA Times 'Superb' Irish Times'Beautifully written' Literary review'Ravishing prose' Independent
Main title:
Even the dead / Benjamin Black.
Author:
Black, Benjamin, 1945-, author
Work:
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2016.
Collation:
261 pages ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: in ebook format. London: Viking, 2015.
ISBN:
9780241197356 (pbk)9780241197363 (ebook)
Dewey class:
823.92
LC class:
PR6052.A57
Language:
English
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BRN:
283607