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A Death in Summer is the fourth entry in the Quirke Mysteries, an enthralling literary crime series set in 1950s Dublin from John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black. Now major TV series: Quirke, starring Gabriel Byrne and Michael Gambon.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 realize that – rather than the suspected suicide – ‘Diamond Dick’ has been murdered.Suspicion soon falls on one of Jewell’s biggest rivals. But Quirke has his eyes elsewhere. With his assistant Sinclair, he gets to know Jewell's beautiful, enigmatic wife Françoise d’Aubigny and his fragile sister Dannie, as well as those who work for the family. And, gradually, it becomes clear that, in this household, everything is not as it seems . . .A Death in Summer is the fourth Quirke Mystery. Continue the atmospheric, beguiling series with Vengeance.

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Introducing Quirke: a pathologist uncovering darkness in 1950s Dublin. Christine Falls is the first in the enthralling literary crime series from John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black. Now major TV series: Quirke, starring Gabriel Byrne and Michael Gambon.‘His control and pacing cannot be faulted, and the final outcome is almost unbearably moving’ – Michael Dibdin, GuardianQuirke’s pathology department, set deep beneath the city, is his own gloomy realm: always quiet, always night, and always under his control. Until, late one evening, he stumbles across a body that should not be there – and his brother-in-law falsifying the corpse’s cause of death.This is the first time Quirke has encountered Christine Falls, but the investigation he opens into her life and death uncovers a dark secret at the heart of Dublin’s high Catholic network. A secret with the power to shake his own family and everything he holds dear.‘Succeeds sensationally . . . An absorbing plot, beguiling characters and evocative settings’ – Marcel Berlins, The Times‘A gripping, beautifully crafted thriller . . . A one sitting-read, an all-night enticement’ – ScotsmanContinue the spellbinding crime series with The Silver Swan.

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Tras el éxito de La rubia de ojos negros, llega la más poderosa de las entregas de Quirke hasta la fecha.John L. Murphy, PopMattersPremio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras 2014 a John Banville por su inteligente, honda y original creación novelesca y a su otro yo, Benjamin Black, autor de turbadoras y críticas novelas policíacas.La madrugada en que el cuerpo de Jimmy Minor aparece flotando en las oscuras aguas del canal, ni Quirke ni su hija Phoebe pueden intuir hasta qué punto esa muerte va a remover sus propias vidas. Mientras Phoebe abre los ojos a una sensualidad desconocida, la investigación arrastra a Quirke de regreso al infierno de su infancia en el orfanato católico de Carricklea.Podrá descubrir qué callan los muros de Trinity Manor? Y si lo consigue, será capaz de sobrevivir a la herida de los propios recuerdos y regresar a la superficie?La crítica ha dicho...El mejor escritor en activo en su idioma y, si hay justicia, Nobel cercano... Pericia y elegancia

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La quinta entrega de la gran serie de novela negra protagonizada por el doctor Quirke: una maraña de secretos en un universo donde el sexo y el dinero lo pueden todo.Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras 2014 a John Banville por su inteligente, honda y original creación novelesca y a su otro yo, Benjamin Black, autor de turbadoras y críticas novelas policíacas.Los Delahaye y los Clancy comparten una historia de alianza y ambición que pasa de padres a hijos. Y ahora, también de muerte y preguntas sin respuesta: por qué Victor Delahaye iba a necesitar un testigo para suicidarse?El doctor Quirke y su amigo el inspector Hackett interrogan a los miembros de ambas familias: Mona Delahaye, la joven y embriagadora viuda; James y Jonas Delahaye, los desconcertantes hijos gemelos; Jack Clancy, el mujeriego socio, y su hijo Davy. Sin embargo, cuando una nueva muerte -aún más sorprendente que la primera- los golpea a todos, resulta obvio que algún terrible secreto está e

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For fans of The Crown comes an enthralling historical mystery set during the Second World WarIt is 1940 and the bombs are falling thick and fast on London. The royal family must do all they can to assure the British public of their solidarity. But what of the two young princesses - Elizabeth and Margaret? How can they be kept safe without jeopardizing morale in the capital?Meanwhile Celia Nashe is delighted when she finally gets her long-awaited transfer to MI5. But whatever she was expecting of her mission for the war effort, it wasn't this. A crumbling castle in remote, rural Ireland, playing nursemaid to two pampered young girls. But her posting soon turns out to be very far from tame. Questions are being asked by the locals about the identities of Celia's secret charges. And when a dead body turns up at the castle gates, it will take every effort to uncover the truth, and to stop it from coming to light.'Elegant and witty. Fans of The Crown will enjoy this playful novel' Times'Brilliantly entertaining' Irish Times'Black is a master of high-class crime fiction' Guardian

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'The emperor's mistress had been murdered, and the world had been taken hold of and turned upon its head' Prague, 1599. Christian Stern, a young doctor, has just arrived in the city. On his first evening, he finds a young woman's body half-buried in the snow.The dead woman is none other than the emperor's mistress, and there's no shortage of suspects. Stern is employed by the emperor himself to investigate the murder. In the search to find the culprit, Stern finds himself drawn into the shadowy world of the emperor's court - unspoken affairs, letters written in code, and bitter rivalries. But there's no turning back now...

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In this gripping and deeply evocative crime novel, Benjamin Black returns us to the dark, mesmerising world of Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye and his detective Philip Marlowe; one of the most iconic and enduringly popular detectives in crime fiction.Now a major film, Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger.It is the early 1950s. In Los Angeles, Private Detective Philip Marlowe is as restless and lonely as ever, and business is a little slow. Then a new client arrives: young, beautiful, and expensively dressed, Clare Cavendish wants Marlowe to find her former lover. Soon Marlowe will find himself not only under the spell of the Black-Eyed Blonde; but tangling with one of Bay City’s richest families – and developing a singular appreciation for how far they will go to protect their fortune . . .'Somewhere Raymond Chandler is smiling, because this is a beautifully rendered hardboiled novel that echoes Chandler's melancholy at perfect pitch' – Stephen King

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