April in Spain

Book #3 from the series: St. John StraffordA “masterful” Booker Prize–winning author pens this Award winner “featuring colorful characters and a mysterious crime” (Kirkus Reviews starred review). While on vacation in Spain, Irish pathologist Quirke sees a familiar woman.

There’s just one problem: She was murdered years ago… ⭐“Crackles with the kinetic energy of an approaching thunderstorm” (Booklist starred review).*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*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. Sumptuous, propulsive and utterly transporting, April in Spain is the work of a master writer at the top of his game.

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