![]() ![]() ![]() Of all her books this one felt the most like the author just ran out of ideas so it ends with the characters eating and looking at the landscape. You get caught up and for all the time you invest you want a better payoff. All of her stories could be told in two sentences but they are dragged out to 400-500 pages. ![]() So French’s books sweep you up in a lot of drama and mystery but then you get to the unsatisfying endings and you feel ripped off. "One of the greatest crime novelists writing today" (Vox) weaves a masterful, atmospheric tale of suspense, asking how to tell right from wrong in a world where neither is simple, and what we stake on that decision. But when a local kid whose brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. Read it once for the plot read it again for the beauty and subtlety of French's writing." -Sarah Lyall, The New York Times Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. ![]() Its own kind of masterpiece." -Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post "A new Tana French is always cause for celebration. Best Book of 2020 New York Times |NPR | New York Post "This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet. ![]()
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