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Benjamin Black



A pseudonym used by John Banville

Benjamin Black is the crime-writing pen name of acclaimed author John Banville, who was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of fifteen novels, including The Sea, which won the 2005 Man Booker Prize. In 2013 he was awarded the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Irish Literature.

Black has written seven novels starring Quirke, the surly but brilliant pathologist. In 2014 the Quirke novels were adapted into a major BBC TV series starring Gabriel Byrne.
 

Genres: Mystery, Historical Mystery
 
Novels
   The Lemur (2008)
   Prague Nights (2017)
     aka Wolf on a String
   The Secret Guests (2020)
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Series contributed to
Quirke
   1. Christine Falls (2006)
   2. The Silver Swan (2007)
   3. Elegy for April (2010)
   4. A Death in Summer (2011)
   5. Vengeance (2012)
   6. Holy Orders (2013)
   7. Even the Dead (2015)
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Philip Marlowe
   10. The Black-Eyed Blonde (2014)
     aka Marlowe
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Benjamin Black recommends
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The South Lawn Plot (2011)
Ray O'Hanlon
"...everything a good thriller could want... a splendid page turner."

Awards
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2007) : Christine Falls
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (2008) : Christine Falls


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