Christine Falls
Quirke, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Timothy Dalton
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By:
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Benjamin Black
About this listen
Introducing Quirke: a pathologist uncovering darkness in 1950s Dublin. Christine Falls is the first in the enthralling literary crime series from John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black. Now major TV series: Quirke, starring Gabriel Byrne and Michael Gambon.
Read by Timothy Dalton (James Bond, Penny Dreadful).
Quirke’s pathology department, set deep beneath the city, is his own gloomy realm: always quiet, always night, and always under his control. Until, late one evening, he stumbles across a body that should not be there – and his brother-in-law falsifying the corpse’s cause of death.
This is the first time Quirke has encountered Christine Falls, but the investigation he opens into her life and death uncovers a dark secret at the heart of Dublin’s high Catholic network. A secret with the power to shake his own family and everything he holds dear.
Continue the spellbinding crime series with The Silver Swan.
©2008 Benjamin Black (P)2008 Macmillan AudioCritic Reviews
‘A superb stylist . . . His control and pacing cannot be faulted, and the final outcome is almost unbearably moving . . . You’re in for a treat’ – Michael Dibdin, Guardian
‘Succeeds sensationally . . . An absorbing plot, beguiling characters and evocative settings . . . His pacing is impeccable’ – Marcel Berlins, The Times
‘A gripping, beautifully crafted thriller . . . A one sitting-read, an all-night enticement’ – Scotsman
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- Caitlin Whale
- 08-11-2023
Narration made it difficult to follow
great story but the narration requires real concentration to follow so not a relaxing experience to listen to the audio book.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 07-02-2021
fabulous
absolutely fantastic. beautifully written, complex characters, narrator sensational. highly recommend. a high bar has been set and can't wait to see if the rest of the trilogy can maintain that energy.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Sue Desmond
- 28-03-2022
The narrator made it difficult to listen to
Did finish the book couldn’t listen to it a moment longer
Was very disappointed made it hard to follow or was that just the story not sure
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