The Drowned Detective - Softcover

One of Ireland's most talented artists (John Banville)

His belief in language is absolute, as is his mastery of it (Irish Times)

His cinematic sensibility yields prose of the most bewitching kind (Sunday Times)

His dialogue and characterisation shine (Independent on Sunday)

Haunting ... Jordan has a light touch and a clear eye on matters of the heart ... Bach's music is a counterpoint to the movement of the characters. The strands of the story weave and cross, reflecting on the darkly polyphonic matter of Bach's cello suites ... As in all the great crime writers, the corruption of family lies at the centre of noir tradition, the plundering of innocence ... The momentum and narrative voice of a classic detective story are bought to bear on an esoteric tale, and it works brilliantly. The conventions of noir are put to use, but there are no easy formulas in The Drowned Detective ... Each element of the story has its allotted part to play, the movement as complex and predetermined as one of Bach's sublime country dances ... A tour de force (Eoin McNamee Irish Times)

A strange and potent novel (Teddy Jamieson Herald)

Jordan is excellent on the anatomy of jealousy ... A metaphysical thriller with a supernatural twist where what matters most is mood . An evocative sense of absence and loss (Times Literary Supplement 2016-09-23)