A disturbing missing persons case ensnares Strafford and Quirke in this richly atmospheric and elegant constructed mystery set in rural 1950s Ireland.
The richly atmospheric new Strafford and Quirke murder mystery, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow.
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.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571370818
Number of pages: 352
Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm
Edition: Main
Stafford and Quirke return for a fourth outing in The Drowned, which continues on from the previous novel The Lock-up.. Strafford finds himself investigating the case of a missing woman who could have drowned, he... More
Thank you to the publishers for an early review copy of The Drowned.
This is the 4th book in the series, they all work brilliantly well as standalone reads but if possible I would recommend you read in order. So...
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Book 4 of the fabulous Strafford and Quirke crime mysteries.
Strafford is a Detective Inspector and Quirke a pathologist. They have many connections both in and outside work.
Beautifully written with words and...
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