Christine's Secret

Christine's Secret is a novel by John Banville signed under the pseudonym of Benjamin Black.

The action of this novel takes place in Dublin during the fifties. Quirke, a forensic doctor with alcohol problems after losing his wife, discovers how Malachy Griffin, reputed gynecologist and almost a brother to him, falsifies the report of one Christine Falls, one of the newcomers to the morgue . From here, Quirke, replacing the classic role of the detective of other novels, will not stop to discover the truth about a formidable plot where nothing is missing: complicated family relationships, hidden identities, clandestine organizations, child trafficking, power pacts and Church, as well as some other murder.

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