Elegy For April

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1950s Irel&. As a deep, bewildering fog cloaks Dublin, a young woman is found to have vanished. When Phoebe Griffin, still haunted by the horrors of her past, is unable to discover news of her friend; Quirke, fresh from drying out in an institution, responds to his daughters request for help. But as Phoebe, Quirke & Inspector Hackett speak with those who knew April, they begin to realise that there may have been more behind the young womans discretion & secrecy than they could have imagined. & while Quirke finds himself distracted from his sobriety by a beautiful young actress, Phoebe watches helplessly as Aprils family hush up her disappearance, terrified of a scandal; & all possible leads seem to dry up, bar one she cannot bear to contemplate... When Quirke eventually makes a disturbing discovery, he is finally able to begin unravelling the great, complex web of love, lies, jealousy & dark secrets that April spun her life from.