The Silver Swan: A Novel
by Benjamin Black
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Author: Benjamin BlackEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-02-03
ISBN: 0312428243
Number of pages: 292
Publisher: Picador
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Book Review: Another Excellent, Atmospheric Crime Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
I truly enjoyed Benjamin Black's first novel involving the Irish pathologist, Quirke, and was happy to find that this one may just be a little bit better. Set in a mid-century Dublin that is claustrophobic and seedy, Quirke investigates the death of a beauty shop owner after her husband asks Quirke not to perform an autopsy. What follows is a journey through the underbelly of an outwardly devout and tidy society. Black has a talent for descriptions that let you smell the air and inhabit a Dublin where cart horses share the roads with sportscars. The mystery's thrilling as well.
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