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The Drowned: A Novel

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John Banville
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John Lee
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Release Date
October 1, 2024
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8 hours 48 minutes
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Amazon Editors' Pick: Best Literature and Fiction books of October

From the renowned Booker Prize winner and nationally bestselling author of Snow comes a richly atmospheric new mystery about a woman’s sudden disappearance in a small coastal town in Ireland, where nothing is as it seems.

"John Banville is one of my favorite writers alive, and I pick up his books whenever I need a reminder how to write a good sentence.”—R.F. Kuang

“He had seen drowned people. A sight not to be forgotten.”

1950s, rural Ireland. A loner comes across a mysteriously empty car in a field. Knowing he shouldn’t approach but unable to hold back, he soon finds himself embroiled in a troubling missing person case, as a husband claims his wife may have thrown herself into the sea.

Called in from Dublin to investigate is Detective Inspector Strafford, who soon turns to his old ally—the flawed but brilliant pathologist Quirke—a man he is linked to in increasingly complicated ways. But as the case unfolds, events from the past resurface that may have life-altering ramifications for all involved.

At once a searing mystery and a profound meditation on the hidden worlds we all inhabit, The Drowned is the next great Strafford and Quirke novel from a beloved writer at the top of his game.
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Profile Avatar Sally M. Jan 2025

Tightly and so well written, suspense from start to finish, great characters. Thoroughly enjoyed my first Banville book, will look for more. I found the narrator’s voice jarring. While I love the accent and the overall inflection, he alternated between what came across as very loud and so soft I couldn’t hear. I was constantly adjusting the volume, and it was distracting.

The Drowned: A Novel

The Drowned: A Novel

Author: John Banville
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