Praise for Holy Orders"Absorbing.The murder mystery is solved, after its startling fashion, in due time--but not before [Banville] has worked his lyrical magic at fine length, in scenes that unfold with a poet's grace."--The Wall Street Journal"Sophisticated.[Banville] is arguably one of the finest prose stylists writing in English today."--The Wire"Read [Banville] for the prose, the setting and the steadily disintegrating character of Quirke. You won't be disappointed."--The Spectator"It is doubtful that anyone can write as well as [John Banville] 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.[Banville] has turned in his most complex plot yet in Holy Orders."--The Star-Ledger"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 TimesPraise for John Banville"Ireland's greatest living novelist.a literary polymath."--The New York Times"A grand writer with a seductive style.

"--The New York Times Book Review"The Irish master."--The New Yorker"One of the best novelists in English."--The Guardian"One of the most imaginative literary novelists writing in the English language today."--The Washington Post"[Banville's] books are like baroque cathedrals."--The Paris Review"Prodigiously gifted. He cannot write an unpolished phrase."--The Independent"One periodically rereads a [Banville] sentence just to marvel at its beauty."--USA Today"Banville is a master at capturing the most fleeting memory or excruciating twinge of self-awareness with riveting accuracy.

"--People.