The Quirke series of crime novels, written by Irish novelist John Banville, centres on the titular character, a pathologist in 1950s Dublin. The first seven volumes in the series (published 2007–2016) appeared under the pen name Benjamin Black: subsequent volumes have appeared under Banville's own name. The series is published by Henry Holt & Co. in the US. The first novel, Christine Falls, was first released by Picador in the UK in 2006; it was published in the US a year later. Banville has stated that he drew from his experiences when he first moved to Dublin to inform the Quirke series: Quirke lives in the apartment in Dublin which I inherited from my aunt and he moves around in that area where I was when I first moved to Dublin.
Adaptations (1)
Quirke was adapted into a 2014 television series.
Quirke2014 · television series · 90 min · IMDb ↗IMDb6.9Quirke is the chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue – a charismatic loner whose job takes him into fascinating places as he investigates sudden deaths in 1950s Dublin. His pleasures in life are raw and deep, a drink, a smoke, good food, a woman: With one woman in particular – his adoptive brother's wife Sarah and the forbidden love that has shaped and dominated Quirke's life.
