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Christine Falls

A Novel

By Benjamin Black

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| Paperback | 9780312426323

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Set in Dublin and Boston in the 1950s, the story of a surly, hard-drinking pathologist named Quirke who uncovers a conspiracy that begins with his brother-inlaw and reaches deep into Dublin's Catholic society--and into his own past.

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  • CHRISTINE FALLS

    Benjamin Black is an alternative pen name of John Banville, an Irish Man Booker prizewinner, and this novel is set in 1950’s Dublin and Boston. It explores the murky world of crime and corruption which stretched from the well-to-do of Dublin society ... (read full critics)

    shotsmag published on Wed, 29 Sep 2010

  • 'Christine Falls' by Benjamin Black

    Christine Falls is certainly an intriguing and arresting read. I might have been holed up in my sick bed at the time, but I think my reaction would have been the same regardless: I just could not bear to put this book down and finished it in one sitt ... (read full critics)

    readingmatters published on Mon, 27 Sep 2010

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  • A great read. More than a thriller and no action sequences apart from the occasional beating up that happens in most towns on a Saturday night.

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