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''A compelling thriller.''
DAILY MAIL


''Superb.''
SUNDAY TIMES

The Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow and April in Spain returns with Strafford and Quirke's most troubling case yet.

1950s Dublin. The body of a young woman is discovered in a lock-up garage, an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play.

The victim's sister returns from London to help the two men, but, with relations between them increasingly strained, and their investigation taking them back to events from the final days of the Second World War, can they join the pieces of a hidden puzzle before it's too late?

Atmospheric and sinister with simmering tension . . . Once you start reading, it's impossible to stop.'
DAILY EXPRESS

''Addictive.''
DAILY TELEGRAPH

Readers are gripped by The Lock-Up:

***** ''A real page-turner. . . Highly recommend!''
***** ''Crime writing at its finest''
***** ''Quite spectacular! John Banville is a wonderful writer''
***** ''I had an absolute blast reading this novel. I genuinely didn''t want it to end.''

**THE DROWNED - THE CHILLING NEW STRAFFORD & QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY - AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW**

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    Publisher: Faber & Faber
    Publication Date: 18/01/2024
    ISBN13: 9780571370993, 978-0571370993
    ISBN10: 0571370993

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    ''A compelling thriller.''
    DAILY MAIL


    ''Superb.''
    SUNDAY TIMES

    The Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow and April in Spain returns with Strafford and Quirke's most troubling case yet.

    1950s Dublin. The body of a young woman is discovered in a lock-up garage, an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play.

    The victim's sister returns from London to help the two men, but, with relations between them increasingly strained, and their investigation taking them back to events from the final days of the Second World War, can they join the pieces of a hidden puzzle before it's too late?

    Atmospheric and sinister with simmering tension . . . Once you start reading, it's impossible to stop.'
    DAILY EXPRESS

    ''Addictive.''
    DAILY TELEGRAPH

    Readers are gripped by The Lock-Up:

    ***** ''A real page-turner. . . Highly recommend!''
    ***** ''Crime writing at its finest''
    ***** ''Quite spectacular! John Banville is a wonderful writer''
    ***** ''I had an absolute blast reading this novel. I genuinely didn''t want it to end.''

    **THE DROWNED - THE CHILLING NEW STRAFFORD & QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY - AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW**

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