THE BRAND NEW STRAFFORD AND QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW. A CHILLING MUST-READ.‘Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.’ REBECCA F. KUANG''Haunting . . . compelling.'' DAILY MAIL''Richly atmospheric.'' IRISH INDEPENDENT''Suspenseful.'' OBSERVER''A brilliant detecting team.'' IRISH EXAMINER 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’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.Praise for Snow:''Superb . . . crime fiction for the connoisseur.'' The Times''Outstanding.'' Irish Independent''Exquisite.'' Daily Mail''Compelling.'' Sunday Times''Superb to the last drop.'' IndependentOn UK bestseller list w/e 13/11/2021-27/11/2021 for Paperback Fiction