April in Spain - by John Banville (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When Quirke travels to the coast of San Sebastian, Spain for some relaxation, he sees a woman who he believes had been murdered by her brother several years prior.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><strong>*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*<br /><br />Booker Prize winner John Banville returns with a dark and evocative new mystery set on the Spanish coast</strong><br /><br />Don't disturb the dead...<br /><br />On the idyllic coast of San Sebastian, Spain, Dublin pathologist Quirke is struggling to relax, despite the beaches, cafés and the company of his disarmingly lovely wife. When he glimpses a familiar face in the twilight at Las Acadas bar, it's hard at first to tell whether his imagination is just running away with him.<br /><br />Because this young woman can't be April Latimer. She was murdered by her brother, years ago--the conclusion to an unspeakable scandal that shook one of Ireland's foremost political dynasties.<br /><br />Unable to ignore his instincts, Quirke makes a call back home to Ireland and soon Detective St. John Strafford is dispatched to Spain. But he's not the only one en route. A relentless hit man is on the hunt for his latest prey, and the next victim might be Quirke himself.<br /><br />Sumptous, propulsive and utterly transporting, <em>April in Spain</em> is the work of a master writer at the top of his game.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The prose is rich with similes and the plot shocks."--<strong><em>Wall Street Journal</em></strong> <p/>"Great fun from a masterful writer."--<strong><em>Kirkus</em> STARRED review</strong> <p/>"[<em>April in Spain</em>] crackles with the kinetic energy of an approaching thunderstorm as Banville brilliantly contrasts the blue skies of Spain with the wine-dark seas roiling inside his characters' heads."<strong>--<em>Booklist</em> STARRED review</strong> <p/>"Banville rewards his readers with some of the finest prose in the mystery genre...and villains worthy of Agatha Christie's poisoned pen."<strong>--<em>BookPage</em></strong> <p/>"A compelling addition to Banville's extensive body of work."--<strong><em>LitHub</em></strong> <p/>"Banville is, as always, so firmly in charge of his storytelling...[a tale] of mini-Shakespearean proportions."--?<strong><em>Toronto Star</em></strong> <p/>"Hurrah! Quirke is back."<strong>--<em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong><br><br>
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