Monday, March 21, 2022

Snow by John Banville

 

Winter is a living breathing presence in this whodunnit set in small-town Ireland and is worth the price of admission for that alone. Detective Strafford must solve the case of the apparent murder of Father Tom. Strafford is convinced that a member of the Osborne family in Ballyglass House has committed the crime but he gets swept up in their internal machinations. The savvy reader can see the sub-plot, which is not for the faint of heart, coming a mile away. Nevertheless, this is a winning portrayal of class and religious divides in Ireland, which even deep snow can’t smother.


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