Holy Orders

Author: John Banville

Classic crime

Published on 2 July 2026 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 320 pages
133 x 198 x 23 | 264g

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW'Stunning' Independent'Impressive' Irish TimesWhen spring storms descend on 1950s Dublin, a body is found in a canal, and pathologist Quirke must find the truth behind this brutal murder. The investigation leads him into the dark heart of the organisation that really runs this troubled city: the church. As Quirke's traumatic childhood in a priest-run orphanage returns to haunt him, he must face his greatest trial yet.

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