The Drowned : A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery

by Banville, John

Ireland

Published 19/06/2025 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom as part of the Strafford and Quirke series.

Paperback | 352 pages

'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG'Beautifully written and intriguing.' GUARDIANHe 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.

Readers were gripped by The Drowned:'Addictive and atmospheric' ?????'Remarkable . . . it took my breath away' ?????'Another flawless Strafford and Quirke mystery' ?????'Outstanding, Banville is the best crime writer out there' ?????On UK bestseller list w/e 13/11/2021-27/11/2021 for Paperback Fiction