A Death in Summer (Signed U.K. First Edition)

John Banville writing as Benjamin Black

ISBN 10: 0330509098 / ISBN 13: 9780330509091

Published by Mantle (London), 2011

About this Item

First U.K. edition. First printing. Hardbound. New/New. A pristine unread copy, comes with mylar dust jacket protector. Defect-free, smoke-free. Shipped in sturdy box with bubble wrap. Purchased new and never opened. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page as Benjamin in Black. The fourth novel is the Quirke series.

Seller Inventory # 10-2011-61

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Death in Summer (Signed U.K. First Edition)
• Publisher: Mantle (London)
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0330509098
• ISBN 13: 9780330509091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

When newspaper magnate Richard Jewell is found dead at his country estate, clutching a shotgun in his lifeless hands, few see his demise as cause for sorrow. But before long Doctor Quirke and Inspector Hackett realise that, rather than the suspected suicide, 'Diamond Dick' has in fact been murdered. Jewell had made many enemies over the years and suspicion soon falls on one of his biggest rivals. But as Quirke and his assistant Sinclair get to know Jewell's beautiful, enigmatic wife Francoise d'Aubigny, and his fragile sister Dannie, as well as those who work for the family, it gradually becomes clear that all is not as it seems. As Quirke's investigations return him to the notorious orphanage of St Christopher's, where he once resided, events begin to take a much darker turn. Quirke finds himself reunited with an old enemy and Sinclair receives sinister threats. But what have the shadowy benefactors of St Christopher's to do with it all? Against the backdrop of 1950's Dublin, Benjamin Black conjures another atmospheric, beguiling mystery.

About the Author

Benjamin Black is the pen name of acclaimed author John Banville, who was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. His novels have won numerous awards, including the Man Booker Prize in 2005 for The Sea. His literary crime novels inspired the major TV series, Quirke, starring Gabriel Byrne. He lives in Dublin.