In her debut novel, Tana French proves that she is a writing force. Breaking into the mystery genre by following an Irish police squad as they solve a shocking murder, Ms. French weaves a story that rings truer than most detective novels. The suspect is not caught quickly, the detectives do not immediately know who it is, the detectives are not perfect, they miss a few things that may have lead to solving things quicker, and you won't get all the answers you're looking for.
However, the novel is extremely well written. Tana is able to put you so aptly in the mind of Detective Ryan that you will believe you are one person. You begin to think like him, and you hurt when he hurts. It's an amazing feat for a writer to give me something to wonderful in their first work, and it lead me to immediately put her second work on my reading list. Overall, highly recommended.
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