Frames: The Freddie Montgomery Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Evidence |
1989 |
Buy |
| Ghosts |
1993 |
Buy |
| Athena |
1995 |
Buy |
Quirke Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Christine Falls |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Silver Swan |
2007 |
Buy |
| Elegy for April |
2010 |
Buy |
| A Death in Summer |
2011 |
Buy |
| Vengeance |
2012 |
Buy |
| Holy Orders |
2013 |
Buy |
| Even the Dead |
2015 |
Buy |
| April in Spain |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Lock-Up |
2023 |
Buy |
St. John Strafford Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Snow |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Lock-Up |
2023 |
Buy |
Tax Free Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tax Free |
2008 |
Buy |
| More Confessions from a Serial Tax Cheat |
2009 |
Buy |
The Cleave Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Eclipse |
2000 |
Buy |
| Shroud |
2002 |
Buy |
| Ancient Light |
2012 |
Buy |
The Revolutions Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Doctor Copernicus |
1976 |
Buy |
| Kepler |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Newton Letter |
1982 |
Buy |
Writer and the City Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Flaneur |
2001 |
Buy |
| Florence, a Delicate Case |
2002 |
Buy |
| Prague Pictures |
2003 |
Buy |
| Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now |
2005 |
Buy |
| Oxford Revisited: A City Revisited |
2008 |
Buy |
John Banville is an Irish novelist who won the Booker Prize for The Sea in 2005. Under his own name, he has published literary fiction including the Revolutions Trilogy (Doctor Copernicus, Kepler, The Newton Letter), the Freddie Montgomery Trilogy (The Book of Evidence, Ghosts, Athena), and the Cleave Trilogy (Eclipse, Shroud, Ancient Light). His work is known for its precise prose and philosophical depth.
Under the pen name Benjamin Black, Banville writes the Quirke series of crime novels set in 1950s Dublin, following a pathologist who investigates deaths that official Ireland would prefer to keep quiet. He has published nine Quirke novels from 2006 to 2023. The St. John Strafford series, featuring a detective who also appears in the Quirke books, adds two more titles to his crime output.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has John Banville / Benjamin Black written?
John Banville / Benjamin Black has written 27 books across seven series.
What was John Banville / Benjamin Black's first book?
John Banville / Benjamin Black’s first book is Doctor Copernicus, published in 1976.
What is the difference between John Banville and Benjamin Black?
John Banville writes literary fiction under his own name, including novels like The Book of Evidence and the Revolutions Trilogy. As Benjamin Black, he writes crime fiction, most notably the Quirke series of mysteries set in 1950s Dublin. Both names belong to the same Irish author.