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Quirke, a hard-drinking, insatiably curious Dublin pathologist is determined to find his daughter's best friend, a well-connected young doctor. Sober again after intensive treatment for alcoholism, Quirke enlists his old sparring partner, Detective Inspector Hackett, in the search for the missing yo...

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Main Author: Black, Benjamin, 1945-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Black, Benjamin, 1945- Quirke novel ; 3.
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Summary:Quirke, a hard-drinking, insatiably curious Dublin pathologist is determined to find his daughter's best friend, a well-connected young doctor. Sober again after intensive treatment for alcoholism, Quirke enlists his old sparring partner, Detective Inspector Hackett, in the search for the missing young woman. Set in Dublin, circa 1950.
Physical Description:293 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780805090918
0805090916
Author Notes:Benjamin Black is the pen name of the novelist John Banville. As Black, he is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Quirke novels, including Christine Falls , The Silver Swan , and A Death In Summer , and his standalone novel, The Lemur . Christine Falls was nominated for both the Edgar Award and Macavity Award for Best Novel. Writing as John Banville, his novel The Sea is the winner of the 2005 Man Booker Prize. Black was born in Wexford, Ireland, and lives in Dublin.