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The lock-up : a novel / John Banville.
In 1950s Dublin, in a lock-up garage in the city, the body of a young woman is discovered, an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke and Detective Inspector Strafford soon suspect foul play. The victim's sister, a newspaper reporter from London, returns to Dublin to join the two men in their quest to uncover the truth. But as they explore her links to a wealthy German family in County Wicklow, and to investigative work she may have been doing in Israel, they are confronted with an ever-deepening mystery. With relations between the two men increasingly strained, and their investigation taking them back to the final days of the Second World War, can they join the pieces of a hidden puzzle?
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- ISBN: 9781335449634 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 315 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Hanover Square Press, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Pathologists > Fiction. Police > Fiction. Quirke (Fictitious character : Black) > Fiction. Dublin (Ireland) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Banvi | 31681010324051 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In 1950s Dublin, renowned pathologist Dr. Quirke and DI John Strafford investigate the murder of a young history scholar with the help of her journalist sister, and as they close in on the killer, their personal lives put the case, and the lives of everyone involved, in danger. - Baker & Taylor
In 1950s Dublin, renowned pathologist Dr. Quirke and DI John Strafford investigate the murder of a young history scholar with the help of her journalist sister, and as they close in on the killer, their personal lives put the case, and the lives of everyone involved, in danger. 100,000 first printing. - Harlequin
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A New York Times Editors' Choice
Booker Prize winner and âIrish masterâ (The New Yorker) John Banvilleâs most ambitious crime novel yet brings two detectives together to solve a globe-spanning mystery
In 1950s Dublin, Rosa Jacobs, a young history scholar, is found dead in her car. Renowned pathologist Dr. Quirke and DI St. John Strafford begin to investigate the death as a murder, but itâs the victimâs older sister Molly, an established journalist, who discovers a lead that could crack open the case.
One of Rosaâs friends, it turns out, is from a powerful German family that arrived in Ireland under mysterious circumstances shortly after World War II. But as Quirke and Strafford close in, their personal lives may put the caseâand everyone involvedâin peril, including Quirkeâs own daughter.
Spanning the mountaintops of Italy, the front lines of World War II Bavaria, the gritty streets of Dublin and other unexpected locales, The Lock-Up is an ambitious and arresting mystery by one of the worldâs most celebrated authors.
