I just finished a who dunnit by an author new to me, Benjamin Black, the pen name of John Banville. The book is set in Dublin, Ireland where Richard Jewell, aka “Diamond Dick” a rich powerful newspaperman is found with his head blown off by a shotgun. Crusty old detective Hackett calls in his friend Quirke a medical examiner to help solve the crime. Quirke, who is well named by the way, quickly gets personally involved with Jewell’s beautiful french wife, Francoise.
Detective Hackett and Quirke are crusty old guys with a few nicks and scrapes. The writing is superb and the plotting tight. This was a great find and I recommend it highly. Get it at your local library, I did, save some bucks.
I rate this book 3.5 stars out of 5. It’s a great book.
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Oh, thanks! The gray and grumpy weather has arrived and I’m in need of a book to read! I’ll look for it on Monday! Thanks! You always supply the good titles! Hope your weekend is going well!
Sylvia
I love a good who did it, sounds like I would enjoy it, thanks for the review Yogi.
I like crusty old detectives. Maybe I’ll give this a try.
I like crusty old detectives/guys ;>)….Bill would love this too (probably identify with him based on the description!.. We’re big library users, although I broke down and bought a Kindle for the roadtrips.
I like the new look. Very nice.