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With an introduction by Colm Tóibín 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH EXTRA MATERIAL Shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize, a dark and unsettling crime classic. Frederick Charles St John Vanderveld Montgomery. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Don't make me laugh. Freddie Montgomery has committed two crimes. He stole a Dutch old-master painting from a wealthy family friend and murdered the chambermaid who caught him in the act. Narcissistic, greedy and reckless, Freddie travels through life apparently without remorse. However, as he narrates his testimony, he realises that the only person to be held responsible for his life, and his crimes, is himself. He just can't quite admit it yet . . . Shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize, John Banville's The Book of Evidence is a wonderfully dark, insightful and unnerving crime novel that takes...

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Author
John Banville, Colm Toibin, Colm Tóibín
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Published
2014
Language
EN
ISBN
9781447275374
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical
Rating
3.73 / 5 (35 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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