{"product_id":"the-drowned-9781335000590","title":"The Drowned","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the renowned Booker Prize winner and nationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSnow\u003c\/em\u003e comes a richly atmospheric new mystery about a woman's sudden disappearance in a small coastal town in Ireland, where nothing is as it seems.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"John Banville is one of my favorite writers alive, and I pick up his books whenever I need a reminder how to write a good sentence.\"--R.F. Kuang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"He had seen drowned people. A sight not to be forgotten.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1950s, 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 case, as a husband claims his wife may have thrown herself into the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalled 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. But as the case unfolds, events from the past resurface that may have life-altering ramifications for all involved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once a searing mystery and a profound meditation on the hidden worlds we all inhabit, \u003cem\u003eThe Drowned\u003c\/em\u003e is the next great Strafford and Quirke novel from a beloved writer at the top of his game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781335000590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Banville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44524639715509,"sku":"9781335000590","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b3979441-76ca-4ab8-9e3a-1baeedad43bd.jpg?v=1722920486","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-drowned-9781335000590","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}