{"product_id":"9781250050274","title":"Holy Orders : A Quirke Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHoly Orders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Benjamin Black\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE WALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe latest Quirke case opens in Dublin at a moment when newspapers are censored, social conventions are strictly defined, and appalling crimes are hushed up. Why? Because in 1950s Ireland, the Catholic Church controls the lives of nearly everyone. But when Quirke's daughter, Phoebe, loses her close friend Jimmy Minor to murder, Quirke can no longer play by the church's rules. Along with Inspector Hackett, his sometime partner, Quirke learns just how far the church and its supporters will go to protect their own interests.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHoly Orders\u003c\/i\u003e, Benjamin Black's inimitable creation, the endlessly curious Quirke brings a pathologist's unique understanding of death to unlock the most dangerous of secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Absorbing...The murder mystery is solved, after its startling fashion, in due time---but not before Mr. Black has worked his lyrical magic at fine length, in scenes that unfold with a poet's grace.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sophisticated...[Black] is arguably one of the finest prose stylists writing in English today.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is doubtful that anyone can write as well as Benjamin Black when it comes to a psychological mystery.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eHoly Orders\u003c\/i\u003e] starts and ends as strongly as the best of the Quirkes.” —\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Outstanding...[Black] has turned in his most complex plot yet in \u003ci\u003eHoly Orders\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Star-Ledger (New Jersey)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gripping, terrific...Although it shares the vivid settings, evocative mood, and striking characters of the earlier Quirke novels, \u003ci\u003eHoly Orders\u003c\/i\u003e has a tighter, more intricate plot.” —\u003ci\u003eTampa Bay Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Even if Gabriel Byrne weren't starring in a new BBC series based on the Quirke novels by Benjamin Black (John Banville's alter ego), fans will be clamoring for this latest in the popular series.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (\"Barbara's Picks\" for August 2013 fiction)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year (2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250050274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40628021821646,"sku":"9781250050274","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_db8647c9-66d9-47bc-aee3-a339ee539f9d.jpg?v=1638754685","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250050274","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}