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      Christine Falls

      by Benjamin Black
      Published
      Mar 2007
      Main Genre
      Law Enforcement Law Enforcement
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      369
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      Quirke Book 1

      About This Book

      THE HERO OF CHRISTINE FALLS, QUIRKE, is a surly pathologist living in 1950s Dublin. One night, after having a few drinks at a party, he returns, to the morgue to find his brother-in-law tampering with the records on a young woman's corpse. The next morning, when his hangover has worn off, Quirke begins looking into the woman's history. He discovers a plot that spans two continents, implicates the Catholic Church, and may just involve members of his own family. He is warned—first subtly, then with violence—to lay off, but Quirke is a stubborn man. The first novel in the Quirke series brings all the vividness and psychological insight of John Banville's writing to the dark, menacing atmosphere of a first-class thriller.

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      General Fiction Suspense

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      Historical Historical Mystery Law Enforcement Literary Mystery

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