A review by genre_fiction_is_literature
Even the Dead by Benjamin Black

3.0

3.5 stars - if you are reading the 7th book in this series, congratulations, you have great taste in literature. Even for a Quirke novel, this one is paced slowly, but it does eventually unravel in satisfying fashion. Maybe I've consumed so much of Banville's expertly crafted prose that I'm taking it for granted? The finish here is tidy to the point I'd guess Banville might have thought it his last Quirke book, but nay, number eight came out recently and a hard copy sits nearby.

Would highly recommend, and while very good, A Death in Summer (#4) remains my favorite. What emotional depths will Quirke and co. be dragged through in book eight? Who knows but it's tantalizing to speculate about another trip through morose Ireland with a master guide.