Benjamin Black is the pen name of the Man Booker Prize-winning novelist John Banville. The author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed series of Quirke novels--including Christine Falls, A Death in Summer, and Vengeance--he lives in Dublin.

"Absorbing...The murder mystery is solved, after its startling fashion, in due time---but not before Mr. Black has worked his lyrical magic at fine length, in scenes that unfold with a poet's grace." --The Wall Street Journal

"Sophisticated...[Black] is arguably one of the finest prose stylists writing in English today." --The Wire

"It is doubtful that anyone can write as well as Benjamin Black when it comes to a psychological mystery." --The Washington Times

"[Holy Orders] starts and ends as strongly as the best of the Quirkes." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Outstanding...[Black] has turned in his most complex plot yet in Holy Orders." --The Star-Ledger (New Jersey)

"Gripping, terrific...Although it shares the vivid settings, evocative mood, and striking characters of the earlier Quirke novels, Holy Orders has a tighter, more intricate plot." --Tampa Bay Times

"Even if Gabriel Byrne weren't starring in a new BBC series based on the Quirke novels by Benjamin Black (John Banville's alter ego), fans will be clamoring for this latest in the popular series." --Library Journal ("Barbara's Picks" for August 2013 fiction)

Publisher: Picador USA

Pub date: 2014-05-27

Length: 304 pages