{"product_id":"9780571370832","title":"The Drowned : A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eby Banville, John \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIreland\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished 19\/06\/2025 by FABER \u0026amp; FABER                   in the United Kingdom as part of the Strafford and Quirke series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003c\/p\u003e129 x 197 x 26mm | 290g\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1950s, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tales on Market Street","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43491373908174,"sku":"9780571370832","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7727\/4318\/files\/9780571370832.jpg?v=1776347629","url":"https:\/\/top-hatandtales.co.uk\/products\/9780571370832","provider":"Top Hat \u0026 Tales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}