John Banville - #6

John Banville, the Irish author who also published crime mystery novels under the name of Benjamin Black comes in at #6 on my list of most read authors at 13 books with number 14 coming up shortly. 

The first book I read by him was The Sea in 2012. I quickly followed that with a Benjamin Black novel in early 2013. I particularly liked his take on Philip Marlow in The Black-Eyed Blonde. The last book I read was The Drowned in December 2025. I have a hold on his latest novel with the NYPL so I'm looking forward to reading that one.

Although I've read 13 of his novels already there are still about 4 or 5 more books I would like to read.

John Banville / Benjamin Black novels I've read:

• The Sea, 2005 - Dec 2012
• Christine Falls, 2006 - Jan 2013
• The Infinities, 2009 - Jan 2013
• The Silver Swan, 2007 - Mar 2013
• Ancient Light, 2012 - Jul 2013
• The Black-Eyed Blonde, 2014- Jan 2016
• Wolf On A String, 2017 - Jul 2017
• Snow, 2020 - Oct 2021
• The Secret Guests, 2020 - Nov 2021
• The Untouchable,1997 - Feb 2023
• April In Spain, 2021 - Jul 2023
• The Lock-Up, 2023 - Apr 2025
• The Drowned, 2024 - Dec 2025