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Elegy for April
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NoveList Series:
Series:
Quirke novel ; volume 3.
Published:
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2010.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st edition.
Physical Desc:
293 pages ; 25 cm
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Description

Quirke—the hard-drinking, insatiably curious Dublin pathologist—is back, and he's determined to find his daughter's best friend, a well-connected young doctor

April Latimer has vanished. A junior doctor at a local hospital, she is something of a scandal in the conservative and highly patriarchal society of 1950s Dublin. Though her family is one of the most respected in the city, she is known for being independent-minded; her taste in men, for instance, is decidedly unconventional.

Now April has disappeared, and her friend Phoebe Griffin suspects the worst. Frantic, Phoebe seeks out Quirke, her brilliant but erratic father, and asks him for help. Sober again after intensive treatment for alcoholism, Quirke enlists his old sparring partner, Detective Inspector Hackett, in the search for the missing young woman. In their separate ways the two men follow April's trail through some of the darker byways of the city to uncover crucial information on her whereabouts. And as Quirke becomes deeply involved in April's murky story, he encounters complicated and ugly truths about family savagery, Catholic ruthlessness, and race hatred.

Both an absorbing crime novel and a brilliant portrait of the difficult and relentless love between a father and his daughter, this is Benjamin Black at his sparkling best.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
0805090916, 9780805090918

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Description
Quirke, a hard-drinking, insatiably curious Dublin pathologist is determined to find his daughter's best friend, a well-connected young doctor. Sober again after intensive treatment for alcoholism, Quirke enlists his old sparring partner, Detective Inspector Hackett, in the search for the missing young woman. Set in Dublin, circa 1950.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Black, B. (2010). Elegy for April. 1st edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Black, Benjamin, 1945-. 2010. Elegy for April. New York, Henry Holt and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Black, Benjamin, 1945-, Elegy for April. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2010.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Black, Benjamin. Elegy for April. 1st edition. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2010.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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