Holy Orders - Quirke, Bk 6 Author:Benjamin Black The latest Quirke case opens in Dublin at a moment when newspapers are censored, social conventions are strictly defined, and appalling crimes are hushed up. Why? Because in 1950s Ireland, the Catholic Church controls the lives of nearly everyone. But when Quirke’s daughter, Phoebe, loses her close friend Jimmy Minor to murder, Quirk... more »e can no longer play by the church’s rules. Along with Inspector Hackett, his sometime partner, Quirke learns just how far the church and its supporters will go to protect their own interests.
In Holy Orders, Benjamin Black’s inimitable creation, the endlessly curious Quirke brings a pathologist’s unique understanding of death to unlock the most dangerous of secrets.« less
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Not much happens in this book, but it's full of delicious brooding and characters who don't quite know why they do what they do. I love Benjamin Black's rich, evocative, atmospheric, suggestive writing style. On to Quirk #7 now!