# The Drowned - Hardcover

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by **John Banville** (Author)

**From the renowned Booker Prize winner and nationally bestselling author of _Snow_ comes a richly atmospheric new mystery about a woman's sudden disappearance in a small coastal town in Ireland, where nothing is as it seems.**  
  
**"John Banville is one of my favorite writers alive, and I pick up his books whenever I need a reminder how to write a good sentence."--R.F. Kuang**  
  
**Amazon Editors' Pick: Best Literature and Fiction books of October**  
  
"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 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. But as the case unfolds, events from the past resurface that may have life-altering ramifications for all involved.  
  
At once a searing mystery and a profound meditation on the hidden worlds we all inhabit, _The Drowned_ is the next great Strafford and Quirke novel from a beloved writer at the top of his game.

**Number of Pages:** 336

**Dimensions:** 1.03 x 9.31 x 6.38 IN

**Publication Date:** October 01, 2024

## Details

- **Price:** 35.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Historical, Literary, Mystery & Detective, Price Written on Book, Thrillers, Traditional

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