{"product_id":"9780571370832","title":"John Banville - The Drowned","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by John Banville. Themes include Fiction, Mystery \u0026amp; Detective, Police Procedural, Historical, Thrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' Rebecca F. Kuang\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written and intriguing.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHe had seen drowned people. A sight not to be forgotten.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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's case, as a husband claims his wife may have thrown herself into the sea.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eReaders were gripped by \u003ci\u003eThe Drowned\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e 'Addictive and atmospheric' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e 'Remarkable . . . it took my breath away' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e 'Another flawless Strafford and Quirke mystery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e 'Outstanding, Banville is the best crime writer out there' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOn Uk bestseller list w\/e 13\/11\/2021-27\/11\/2021 for Paperback Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58439887946102,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780571370832.jpg?v=1767532191","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780571370832","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}