CHRISTINE FALLS by Benjamin Black - FIRST EDITION BOOK

The hero of Christine Falls, Quirke, is a surly pathologist living in 1950s Dublin. One night, after having a few drinks at a party, he returns to the morgue to find his brother-in-law tampering with the records on a young womanÕs corpse. The next morning, when his hangover has worn off, Quirke reluctantly begins looking into the womanÕs history. He discovers a plot that spans two continents, implicates the Catholic Church, and may just involve members of his own family. He is warnedÑfirst subtly, then with violenceÑto lay off, but Quirke is a stubborn man. The first novel in the Quirke series brings all the vividness and psychological insight of John BanvilleÕs writing to the dark, menacing atmosphere of a first-class thriller.