Book description
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. He lives in Dublin.
