Snow

By John Banville,

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THE LOCK-UP - A THRILLING NEW STRAFFORD AND QUIRKE MYSTERY - IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER

'Outstanding.' Irish Independent
'Exquisite.' Daily Mail
'Hypnotic.' Financial Times
'This is crime fiction for the connoisseur.' The Times

'The body is in the library,' Colonel Osborne said. 'Come this way.'

Detective Inspector St John…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked Snow as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A friend told me that John Banville is an amazing writer and storyteller; the book Snow didn’t disappoint. It’s a cozy mystery, meaning it’s always good to have a list of the characters handy, and it is set in Ireland.

Although the darker story involves sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and homophobia, I found the book beautifully written and the characters complex and carefully crafted. It might have been a little graphic for me in the beginning, but that didn’t spoil the book.

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John Banville writes like the Booker Prize winner he is.

Set in remote Ireland in 1957, this book made me glad my ancestors got out of there when they did!

I enjoyed the contrast between the secretive Catholic villagers and the tough, pragmatic detective, a Protestant. I saw my relatives in this moody book.

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