Holy Orders - Couverture rigide

Black, Benjamin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0805094407 ISBN 13 : 9780805094404

Editeur : Henry Holt & Co, 2013

Synopsis

Holy Orders "When the body of his daughter's friend is brought to his autopsy table, Quirke is plunged into a world of corruption that takes him to the darkest corners of the Irish Church and State."--Provided by publisher. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

She looked at him and smiled sadly. You ve lived too long among the dead, Quirke, she said.

He nodded. Yes, I suppose I have. She was not the first one to have told him that, and she would not be the last.

1950s Dublin. When a body is found in the canal, pathologist Quirke and his detective friend Inspector Hackett must find the truth behind this brutal murder. But in a world where the police are not trusted and secrets often remain buried there is perhaps little hope of bringing the perpetrator to justice.

As spring storms descend on Dublin, Quirke and Hackett s investigation will lead them into the dark heart of the organisation that really runs this troubled city: the church. Meanwhile Quirke s daughter Phoebe realises she is being followed; and when Quirke s terrible childhood in a priest-run orphanage returns to haunt him, he will face his greatest trial yet . . .

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the latest compelling Quirke Dublin mystery. She looked at him and smiled sadly. 'You've lived too long among the dead, Quirke,' she said. He nodded. 'Yes, I suppose I have.' She was not the first one to have told him that, and she would not be the last. 1950s Dublin. When a body is found in the canal, pathologist Quirke and his detective friend Inspector Hackett must find the truth behind this brutal murder. But in a world where the police are not trusted and secrets often remain buried there is perhaps little hope of bringing the perpetrator to justice. As spring storms descend on Dublin, Quirke and Hackett's investigation will lead them into the dark heart of the organisation that really runs this troubled city: the church. Meanwhile Quirke's daughter Phoebe realises she is being followed; and when Quirke's terrible childhood in a priest-run orphanage returns to haunt him, he will face his greatest trial yet...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Henry Holt & Co
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0805094407
• ISBN 13: 9780805094404
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible