Tag Archives: John Banville

April in Spain: A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery – John Banville – 16.06.25 The Lock-Up: A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery – John Banville – 07.07.25

The Drowned: A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery – John Banville – 12.07.25 I read Snow a while ago, and wasn’t sure how much I liked it, but for some reason I bought the other three books in the series and read them. These books remind me of the Morse books, except that they areContinue reading “April in Spain: A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery – John Banville – 16.06.25 The Lock-Up: A Strafford and Quirke Murder Mystery – John Banville – 07.07.25”

Snow – John Banville (AUDIOBOOK) – 21.01.22

I found this book quite unsettling and disturbing as well as, I’m afraid, quite dull. Set in an Irish stately home during the 1950s a policeman is called in to investigate after a priest is found dead at the bottom of the stairs. Did he fall or was he pushed? I thought the characters wereContinue reading “Snow – John Banville (AUDIOBOOK) – 21.01.22”