A Death in Summer

von Benjamin Black

311 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A Death in Summer is the fourth Quirke Mystery, an enthralling literary crime series set in 1950s Dublin from John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black. Now a major TV series: Quirke, starring Gabriel Byrne and Michael Gambon.When newspaper magnate Richard Jewell is found dead at his country estate, clutching a shotgun in his lifeless hands, few see his demise as cause for sorrow. But, before long,- Doctor Quirke and Inspector Hackett realize that - rather than the suspected suicide - 'Diamond Dick' has been murdered.Suspicion soon falls on one of Jewell's biggest rivals. But Quirke has his eyes elsewhere. With his assistant Sinclair, he gets to know Jewell's beautiful, enigmatic wife Françoise d'Aubigny and his fragile sister Dannie, as well as those who work for the family. And, gradually, it becomes clear that, in this household, everything is not as it seems . . .A Death in Summer is the fourth Quirke Mystery. Continue the atmospheric, beguiling series with Vengeance.

• Reihe: Picador
• ISBN: 9780330509152
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.06.2012
• Größe: 197 x 131 mm
• Verlag: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL