Benjamin Black is John Banville

The New York Times Bestselling Author of Christine Falls

April Latimer, a junior doctor at a local hospital, is something of a scandal in the conservative and highly patriarchal society of 1950s Dublin. She’s known for being independent, and her taste in men is decidedly unconventional. Now April has vanished, and her friend Phoebe Griffin suspects the worst. Phoebe seeks out Quirke, her brilliant but erratic father, and asks him for help. Sober again after intensive treatment for alcoholism, Quirke follows April’s trail through some of the darker byways of the city, and finds himself deeply involved in April’s murky story, facing ugly truths about family savagery, Catholic ruthlessness, and race hatred. Both an absorbing crime novel and a brilliant portrait of a father and his daughter, this is Benjamin Black at his sparkling best.

Praise for Elegy For April by Benjamin Black

"Elegant.... [Black/Banville’s] sinuous prose, subtle eroticism and 1950s period detail do more than enough to put [his] series on the map."

- New York Times

"Methodical, detailed and always gripping."

- USA Today

"Mr. Black/Banville has raised the bar for the soul’s-night genre.... Cool, atmospheric… memorably etched."

- Dallas Morning News

"Black's engrossing third crime thriller set in 1950s Dublin finds pathologist Garret Quirke fresh from a stint in alcohol rehab... Black is equally concerned with exploring the idea of family and loyalty as with spinning a suspenseful whodunit, and his depiction of a fragile father-daughter relationship is as powerful as the unsettling truth behind April's disappearance."

- Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Quirke, the haunted Dublin pathologist and haphazard sleuth, returns in the third in Black's superb series of sharply etched, nearly Jamesian mysteries... In Black's atmospheric and penetrating works of Irish noir, pain, prejudice, greed, and violence brew behind lace curtains."

- Booklist, starred review

"What sets it apart is the uncanny ability of Black (The Lemur, 2008) to bring his characters alive with flashes of piercing insight, whether Quirke's dealing with his stepmother-in-law or learning to drive."

- Kirkus Reviews

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	THE SECRET GUESTS WOLF ON A STRING EVEN THE DEAD THE BLACK-EYED BLONDE HOLY ORDERS VENGEANCE A DEATH IN SUMMER ELEGY FOR APRIL SILVER SWAN CHRISTINE FALLS THE LEMUR The New York Times Bestselling Author of Christine Falls April Latimer, a junior doctor at a local hospital, is something of a scandal in the conservative and highly patriarchal society of 1950s Dublin. She’s known for being independent, and her taste in men is decidedly unconventional. Now April has vanished, and her friend Phoebe Griffin suspects the worst. Phoebe seeks out Quirke, her brilliant but erratic father, and asks him for help. Sober again after intensive treatment for alcoholism, Quirke follows April’s trail through some of the darker byways of the city, and finds himself deeply involved in April’s murky story, facing ugly truths about family savagery, Catholic ruthlessness, and race hatred. Both an absorbing crime novel and a brilliant portrait of a father and his daughter, this is Benjamin Black at his sparkling best. "Elegant.... [Black/Banville’s] sinuous prose, subtle eroticism and 1950s period detail do more than enough to put [his] series on the map." - New York Times "Methodical, detailed and always gripping." - USA Today "Mr. Black/Banville has raised the bar for the soul’s-night genre.... Cool, atmospheric… memorably etched." - Dallas Morning News "Black's engrossing third crime thriller set in 1950s Dublin finds pathologist Garret Quirke fresh from a stint in alcohol rehab... Black is equally concerned with exploring the idea of family and loyalty as with spinning a suspenseful whodunit, and his depiction of a fragile father-daughter relationship is as powerful as the unsettling truth behind April's disappearance." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Quirke, the haunted Dublin pathologist and haphazard sleuth, returns in the third in Black's superb series of sharply etched, nearly Jamesian mysteries... In Black's atmospheric and penetrating works of Irish noir, pain, prejudice, greed, and violence brew behind lace curtains." - Booklist, starred review "What sets it apart is the uncanny ability of Black (The Lemur, 2008) to bring his characters alive with flashes of piercing insight, whether Quirke's dealing with his stepmother-in-law or learning to drive." - Kirkus Reviews Picador Paperback US $15.00 ISBN: 0-312-68073-2 BUY ONLINE AT: Amazon Barnes & Noble Indiebound Ebook BUY ONLINE AT: Amazon Barnes & Noble iBookstore Kobo Macmillan Audio Read by Timothy Dalton Unabridged - 7CDs, 9hrs US $34.99 ISBN: 1-4272-0945-6 BUY ONLINE AT: Amazon Barnes & Noble Indiebound