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This novel explores one of the characters we were introduced to in previous novels and his family is not pretty. It’s a good whodunnit in French’s fun and intriguing style which is set in Dublin, Ireland. His life and family are bleak and sad and desperate. No spoilers here but definitely worth reading. I prefer my characters to more female driven but this one is all about Frank.
French's novels always start out four- or even five-star for me. She is a lyrical writer, and Irishness of her work is thoroughly beautiful.
Then something happens along the way... the characters become too 'emo'; the mystery unravels too quickly or slowly; my suspension of disbelief is tested sorely (the masquerading in The Likeness; the looong passage of time in this one - with everyone thinking the girl had gone off on her own to England).
I wonder if it's her first-person narration technique. ...more
Then something happens along the way... the characters become too 'emo'; the mystery unravels too quickly or slowly; my suspension of disbelief is tested sorely (the masquerading in The Likeness; the looong passage of time in this one - with everyone thinking the girl had gone off on her own to England).
I wonder if it's her first-person narration technique. ...more
I knew who the killer was from really early on, but I still enjoyed the story and the narration (I listened to the audiobook). So far all of the Tana French books I've read have been more about the characters for me than the mysteries.
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In all your life, only a few moments matter. Mostly you never get a good look at them except in hindsight, long after they’ve zipped past you: the moment when you decided whether to talk to that girl, slow down on that blind bend, stop and find that condom. I was lucky, I guess you could call it. I got to see one of mine face-to-face, and recognize it for what it was.
Huge love for this book. This is the best DMS yet, without any question. This was so good, I forced myself to read slowly, to ...more
A deep dive into a troubled man--a police officer in Dublin--dealing with family dysfunction and dysfunction from "the old neighborhood". I was a little disappointed how the mystery panned out, but the characters and setting were really the fine cheese of the book, with the crime story being but the Triscuit upon which they were served.
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So good! Twisty, dark, great pace and tension. Fabulous on #audio
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