John Banville
1945-
Pseudonym: Benjamin Black
 

John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland. He is a novelist and journalist. His brother, Vincent Banville, also wrote crime novels. He is the creator of:
1. 'Freddie Montgomery', a scientist and murderer.
2. 'Quirke', a pathologist in 1950s Dublin (under the pseudonym 'Benjamin Black').
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Titles and year of publication:  

'Freddie Montgomery' Novels
 1) The Book of Evidence  1989
 2) Ghosts  1993
 3) Athena  1995
 4) The Singularities  2022
'Quirke' Novels (as 'Benjamin Black')
 1) Christine Falls  2006
 2) The Silver Swan  2007
 3) Elegy for April  2010
 4) A Death in Summer  2011
 5) Vengeance  2012
 6) Holy Orders  2013
 7) Even the Dead  2015
 8) April in Spain (as 'John Banville')  2021
Other Novels
 1) Long Lankin (short stories)  1970
 2) Nightspawn  1971
 3) Birchwood  1973
 4) The Untouchable  1997
 5) The Blue Guitar  2015
 6) Snow  2020
As 'Benjamin Black'
 1) The Lemur  2008
 2) The Black Eyed Blonde  2014
 3) Prague Nights (US Title: Wolf on a String [2017])  2017
 4) The Secret Guests  2020

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