Christine Falls
by Black, Benjamin
Series: Quirke Book 1 Edition statement:1st U.S. Picador ed. Published by : Picador, (New York :) Physical details: 369 p. ; 21 cm. ISBN:9780312426323 (pbk.); 0312426321 (pbk.).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes "Discussion questions for Christine Falls" (p. [343-347]) and excerpts from a forthcoming novel (p. [349]-369).
"First published in the United States by Henry Holt and Company." -- T.p. verso.
The hero of Christine Falls, Quirke, is a surly pathologist living in 1950s Dublin. One night, after having a few drinks at a party, he returns to the morgue to find his brother-in-law tampering with the records on a young woman's corpse. The next morning, when his hangover has worn off, Quirke reluctantly begins looking into the woman's history. He discovers a plot that spans two continents, implicates the Catholic Church, and may just involve members of his own family. He is warned--first subtly, then with violence--to lay off, but Quirke is a stubborn man.