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April in Spain
- A Novel
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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Publisher's Summary
National best seller
Booker Prize winner John Banville returns with a dark and evocative new mystery set on the Spanish coast.
Don't disturb the dead....
On the idyllic coast of San Sebastian, Spain, Dublin pathologist Quirke is struggling to relax, despite the beaches, cafés, and the company of his disarmingly lovely wife. When he glimpses a familiar face in the twilight at Las Acadas bar, it's hard at first to tell whether his imagination is just running away with him.
Because this young woman can't be April Latimer. She was murdered by her brother, years ago — the conclusion to an unspeakable scandal that shook one of Ireland's foremost political dynasties.
Unable to ignore his instincts, Quirke makes a call back home to Ireland and soon Detective St. John Strafford is dispatched to Spain. But he's not the only one en route. A relentless hit man is on the hunt for his latest prey, and the next victim might be Quirke himself.
Sumptous, propulsive, and utterly transporting, April in Spain is the work of a master writer at the top of his game.
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- Ivonne Leonel de cervantes
- 2022-05-05
Boring
I picked this book because of John Lee. He is by far, my most favorite book narrator. However, the story feels empty. Too many details about each character’s life and nothing on the main story. The why and the whom is briefly mentioned at the end of the book but nothing as to how the story gets there. I found it boring.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Junkopartner
- 2021-10-12
Best Quirke yet!
Could be the best Quirke novel yet! The ending will take your breath away. Likewise, Lee’s performance was a tour de force. His is the voice I hear when reading the words. The characters come alive, the narrative performance is pure Banville. Well done!
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- Christina Crawford
- 2021-12-02
Families deal with secrets in their own way.
The Brits write some amazing thrillers, replete with corrupt, malicious politicians who do whatever they can get away with to keep their secrets and privileged positions. Characterizations are so well done, that you see their malicious habits, breathe in the bright, Spanish sunshine, and choke on the cigarette smoke everywhere. Enjoyed seeing young Phoebe resist the opinions of her sanctimonious boyfri3nd. I suspect this story was first published in late 1959s, but still so enjoyably creepy as plotvslowly builds to a showdown. Loved the ending too! The Latimer family scandal was really nasty. Reminded of Mick Herron and John LeCarres novels in the depth of character development, twisting plots, crooked politicians, and government. Just great storytelling! Much better than I expected from introductory blurb.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Joseph H. Clarke
- 2022-07-28
Good but not stunning
This is a very good audio book. It captured my attention. The story was at times entertaining, but none of the characters were particularly sympathetic.
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