{"product_id":"the-drowned","title":"The Drowned","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE BRAND NEW STRAFFORD AND QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OFand SNOW. A CHILLING MUST-READ.'Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG'Haunting . . . compelling.'and DAILY MAIL'Richly atmospheric.'and IRISH INDEPENDENT'Suspenseful.'and OBSERVER'The repressed and sinister world of 1950s Ireland is exposed in beautiful, sometimes chilling prose.' FINANCIAL TIMESHe 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's 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.Praise forand Snow:'Superb . . . crime fiction for the connoisseur.'and The Times'Outstanding.'and Irish Independent'Exquisite.'and Daily Mail'Compelling.'and Sunday Times'Superb to the last drop.'and Independent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Banville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215983767612,"sku":"9780571370825","price":3415.5,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9780571370825.jpg?v=1776760445","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/the-drowned","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}