(Drivebycuriosity) - April, a woman in her early twenties, is missing. Phoebe, her same aged friend, is worried. She contacts her and April`s friends and also her father, called Quirke, to investigate the case. The book - set in Dublin in the 1950s - is part 3 of a series around Quirke, a pathologist who works in a morgue (amazon). Quirke is a twisted and very curious man who develops interest in cases which are not really his business. When he believes that something is not right he starts a personal investigation, whatever it may cost him. Like in books 1 & 2 Quirke´s daughter Phoebe, a girl with a "funny taste in men", plays an important role and Quirke discovers surprising & disturbing relationships between unlikely persons (this is a spoiler free blog).
The book is spiced with strange & challenging characters. Again I liked Black`s elaborate style and his descriptions of persons & situations, which create a dark atmosphere, and he isn`t afraid of explicit sexual depictions.
Benjamin Black is the pen name of the Irish writer John Banville. I loved his novels "Kepler" and "Wolf on a String" (here my reviews Kepler & wolf ) and enjoyed "Christine Falls" as well, the start of the Quirke series ( driveby). The second & third novels of this series are not as strong as the first but enjoyable.
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