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Christine Falls
Christine Falls: A Novel | Benjamin Black
In the debut crime novel from the Booker-winning author, a Dublin pathologist follows the corpse of a mysterious woman into the heart of a conspiracy among the city's high Catholic society It's not the dead that seem strange to Quirke. It's the living. One night, after a few drinks at an office party, Quirke shuffles down into the morgue where he works and finds his brother-in-law, Malachy, altering a file he has no business even reading. Odd enough in itself to find Malachy there, but the next morning, when the haze has lifted, it looks an awful lot like his brother-in-law, the esteemed doctor, was in fact tampering with a corpseand concealing the cause of death. It turns out the body belonged to a young woman named Christine Falls. And as Quirke reluctantly presses on toward the true facts behind her death, he comes up against some insidiousand very well-guardedsecrets of Dublin's high Catholic society, among them members of his own family. Set in Dublin and Boston in the 1950s, the first novel in the Quirke series brings all the vividness and psychological insight of Booker Prize winner John Banville's fiction to a thrilling, atmospheric crime story. Quirke is a fascinating and subtly drawn hero, Christine Falls is a classic tale of suspense, and Benjamin Black's debut marks him as a true master of the form.
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Minervasbutler
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Dark and atmospheric crime novel set in the grim milieu of 1950s Dublin and starring craggy, brooding pathologist Quirk (he doesn't seem to possess a first name). When he stumbles on his eminent obstetrician brother-in-law falsifying a post-mortem report Quirk is drawn into a mystery in which his personal past and nefarious doings in the hierarchy of the Church are entwined. Absorbing.

Cathythoughts I havnt read or seen it. Is that Gabriel Byrne ?! ( looks the image of him to me ) love this actor 6y
Cathythoughts Brilliant! Love him 6y
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Snakes6atx
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This book was not as good as I had hoped. The writing is fine and very atmospheric. But the plot seemed awkwardly put together and the characters fell flat.

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Liberty
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It's #FunFridayPhoto time! Today's photo: A mystery you love! I am a HUGE fan of the incredible author John Banville, and when he started a mystery series under the name 'Benjamin Black,' I couldn't have been more excited if I swallowed a cat and broke out in kittens!!!

This book is set in Ireland in the 1950s, and it is so marvelously atmospheric and wonderfully written, the mystery is almost an afterthought. ❤️❤️❤️

ehewett88 Ooo i love a good novel set in old Ireland. Might have to check this out 7y
Bambolina_81 @Liberty The tv series with Gabriel Byrne was great! I love these books 😊 7y
[DELETED] 2232195534 I've heard very good things about this one! 7y
CarolynM Love this series. Great writing, very atmospheric 7y
Gissy With all these comments, I definitely will read it. That's why I love Litsy. Always reading your recommendations. Thank you! 👍 7y
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Christine Falls: A Novel | Benjamin Black
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Got back into town and went right to the book store