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EW s books editor Tina Jordan is a major fan of Benjamin Black s (author John Banville s pen name) Quirke series and his seventh, "Even the Dead," is as great as ever. If you haven t yet met Quirke, an alcoholic pathologist, prepare to binge read the first six books in a fever so you can get to this one. "Entertainment Weekly" (11 Books You Have to Read in January)
With its flowing prose, penetrating observation and deft evocation of time and place, Even the Dead is an unalloyed pleasure from start to finish . Banville/Black's masterly evocation of [Dublin], with its smoke-shrouded and boozy pubs, the decrepit, uncared-for buildings, the unruly traffic and the often depressed mien of the average Dubliner, is scarily accurate. "The Independent" (London)
Black fashions a meticulously written installment notable for its palpable sense of place, a slate of fully drawn characters, and a meaningful denouement..... The investigation's tense, yet largely nonviolent, resolutions carry great resonance for Quirke. "Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
In Black s hands, Dublin is a mysterious beauty menaced by its powerful elite. Quirke s latest entanglement forces him to revisit some unresolved issues that go back to the series beginnings. . . . Fans will welcome this tying up of loose ends. "Booklist"
Black (aka Man Booker Prize winner John Banville) certainly knows how to spin an engaging, often suspenseful noir. "Publishers Weekly""
At the heart of "Even the Dead" is an insidious plot.... Black, the pen name of Booker Award-winning novelist John Banville, never worries about letting the plot dangle, breathing lovely, rich emotion through these pages with his unhurried, reflective prose.... You linger over his descriptions. "Chicago Tribune"
"There are now seven [novels] that feature Quirke, and by the latest, "Even the Dead," they make a series with a complex intertwining of places, obsessions, memories, and characters, many of whom return frequently.... We can now look at the books as an ensemble that does something remarkable within the detective genre." "New York Review of Books"
EW s books editor Tina Jordan is a major fan of Benjamin Black s (author John Banville s pen name) Quirke series and his seventh, "Even the Dead," is as great as ever. If you haven t yet met Quirke, an alcoholic pathologist, prepare to binge read the first six books in a fever so you can get to this one. "Entertainment Weekly" (11 Books You Have to Read in January)
With its flowing prose, penetrating observation and deft evocation of time and place, Even the Dead is an unalloyed pleasure from start to finish . Banville/Black's masterly evocation of [Dublin], with its smoke-shrouded and boozy pubs, the decrepit, uncared-for buildings, the unruly traffic and the often depressed mien of the average Dubliner, is scarily accurate. "The Independent" (London)
"The pleasures of the narrative, the parade of eccentric characters, and the human dilemmas the plot exposes give us fiction of a high order." "Commonweal"
Reminiscent of the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear or Charles Todd s Ian Rutledge series ["Even the Dead"] quickly draws readers in--even readers new to the series.... Benjamin Black (a pseudonym of John Banville) has a gift for finely drawn characters and small details. And Quirke's undeniable eccentricity lends him an irresistible charm that will keep the reader engaged until the very end. Shelf Awareness
Black fashions a meticulously written installment notable for its palpable sense of place, a slate of fully drawn characters, and a meaningful denouement..... The investigation's tense, yet largely nonviolent, resolutions carry great resonance for Quirke. "Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
In Black s hands, Dublin is a mysterious beauty menaced by its powerful elite. Quirke s latest entanglement forces him to revisit some unresolved issues that go back to the series beginnings. . . . Fans will welcome this tying up of loose ends. "Booklist"
Black (aka Man Booker Prize winner John Banville) certainly knows how to spin an engaging, often suspenseful noir. "Publishers Weekly"
While Quirke s central narration cast an overarching gloom over previous novels, his surprising encounters here allow for brief rays of sun to shine through. --"Library Journal""
At the heart of Even the Dead is an insidious plot.... Black, the pen name of Booker Award-winning novelist John Banville, never worries about letting the plot dangle, breathing lovely, rich emotion through these pages with his unhurried, reflective prose.... You linger over his descriptions. Chicago Tribune
"There are now seven [novels] that feature Quirke, and by the latest, Even the Dead, they make a series with a complex intertwining of places, obsessions, memories, and characters, many of whom return frequently.... We can now look at the books as an ensemble that does something remarkable within the detective genre." New York Review of Books
EW s books editor Tina Jordan is a major fan of Benjamin Black s (author John Banville s pen name) Quirke series and his seventh, Even the Dead, is as great as ever. If you haven t yet met Quirke, an alcoholic pathologist, prepare to binge read the first six books in a fever so you can get to this one. Entertainment Weekly (11 Books You Have to Read in January)
With its flowing prose, penetrating observation and deft evocation of time and place, Even the Dead is an unalloyed pleasure from start to finish . Banville/Black's masterly evocation of [Dublin], with its smoke-shrouded and boozy pubs, the decrepit, uncared-for buildings, the unruly traffic and the often depressed mien of the average Dubliner, is scarily accurate. The Independent (London)
"The pleasures of the narrative, the parade of eccentric characters, and the human dilemmas the plot exposes give us fiction of a high order." Commonweal
Reminiscent of the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear or Charles Todd s Ian Rutledge series [Even the Dead] quickly draws readers in--even readers new to the series.... Benjamin Black (a pseudonym of John Banville) has a gift for finely drawn characters and small details. And Quirke's undeniable eccentricity lends him an irresistible charm that will keep the reader engaged until the very end. Shelf Awareness
Black fashions a meticulously written installment notable for its palpable sense of place, a slate of fully drawn characters, and a meaningful denouement..... The investigation's tense, yet largely nonviolent, resolutions carry great resonance for Quirke. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
In Black s hands, Dublin is a mysterious beauty menaced by its powerful elite. Quirke s latest entanglement forces him to revisit some unresolved issues that go back to the series beginnings. . . . Fans will welcome this tying up of loose ends. Booklist
Black (aka Man Booker Prize winner John Banville) certainly knows how to spin an engaging, often suspenseful noir. Publishers Weekly
While Quirke s central narration cast an overarching gloom over previous novels, his surprising encounters here allow for brief rays of sun to shine through. --Library Journal
""At the heart of Even the Dead is an insidious plot.... Black, the pen name of Booker Award-winning novelist John Banville, never worries about letting the plot dangle, breathing lovely, rich emotion through these pages with his unhurried, reflective prose.... You linger over his descriptions."--Chicago Tribune
"There are now seven [novels] that feature Quirke, and by the latest, Even the Dead, they make a series with a complex intertwining of places, obsessions, memories, and characters, many of whom return frequently.... We can now look at the books as an ensemble that does something remarkable within the detective genre."--New York Review of Books
"EW's books editor Tina Jordan is a major fan of Benjamin Black's (author John Banville's pen name) Quirke series -- and his seventh, Even the Dead, is as great as ever. If you haven't yet met Quirke, an alcoholic pathologist, prepare to binge read the first six books in a fever so you can get to this one."--Entertainment Weekly (11 Books You Have to Read in January)
"With its flowing prose, penetrating observation and deft evocation of time and place, Even the Dead is an unalloyed pleasure from start to finish.... Banville/Black's masterly evocation of [Dublin], with its smoke-shrouded and boozy pubs, the decrepit, uncared-for buildings, the unruly traffic and the often depressed mien of the average Dubliner, is scarily accurate." --The Independent (London)
"The pleasures of the narrative, the parade of eccentric characters, and the human dilemmas the plot exposes give us fiction of a high order."--Commonweal
"Reminiscent of the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear or Charles Todd's Ian Rutledge series...[Even the Dead] quickly draws readers in--even readers new to the series.... Benjamin Black (a pseudonym of John Banville) has a gift for finely drawn characters and small details. And Quirke's undeniable eccentricity lends him an irresistible charm that will keep the reader engaged until the very end."--Shelf Awareness
"Black fashions a meticulously written installment notable for its palpable sense of place, a slate of fully drawn characters, and a meaningful denouement..... The investigation's tense, yet largely nonviolent, resolutions carry great resonance for Quirke."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"In Black's hands, Dublin is a mysterious beauty menaced by its powerful elite. Quirke's latest entanglement forces him to revisit some unresolved issues that go back to the series' beginnings. . . . Fans will welcome this tying up of loose ends."--Booklist
"Black (aka Man Booker Prize-winner John Banville) certainly knows how to spin an engaging, often suspenseful noir."--Publishers Weekly
"While Quirke's central narration cast an overarching gloom over previous novels, his surprising encounters here allow for brief rays of sun to shine through." --Library Journal
Down among the dead men...
Pathologist Quirke works in the city morgue, watching over Dublin's dead. The latest to join their ghostly ranks is a suicide. But something doesn't add up. The victim has a suspicious head wound, and the only witness has vanished, every trace of her wiped away.
On the trail of the missing woman, Quirke finds himself drawn into the shadowy world of Dublin's elite - secret societies, High Church politics and corrupt politicians. It leads him to a long-buried conspiracy that involves his own family. But it's too late to go back now...
THE DEAD WILL BE HEARD
'Fresh and original' Guardian
'Quirke is human enough to swell the hardest of hearts' GQ
'A beach read for the brainy' LA Times
'Beautifully written' Literary review
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