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If any novelist can be said to weigh his words before putting them down, that novelist is John Banville. Take the title of his novel Christine Falls. The name Christine derives from Christian, meaning "follower of Christ." The book is certainly populated with fallen Christians.
What has this to do with Mr. Banville? The author of Christine Falls is one Benjamin Black. Well, as the dust jacket informs us, "Benjamin Black" is the pen name chosen by Mr. Banville - who won the Man Booker Prize in 2005 - for what is described as his "debut crime novel."See the full content of this document
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Prize-Winner Offers First Crime Novel
The operative word here is "novel." Crime does figure in, and there's mystery aplenty, but if you're looking for fast-paced excitement, look elsewhere. Christine Falls offers a subtler, deeper satisfaction than just...
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