Reviews
"[French] revisits, evocatively and lyrically, themes she's used before: love, loss, memory, murder, and life in modern Ireland. French's writing remains brilliant, and her dialogue is sharp, often lacerating, and sometimes mordantly funny. Faithful Place is her best book yet." - Booklist (starred) "The charming narrative will leave readers begging for a sequel." - Kirkus Reviews "Part Raymond Chandler, part Roddy Doyle, crime fiction's rising star takes it into mesmerizing new territory . . . French's hypnotic storytelling remains in full force in this novel . . . Faithful Place is wrenching to a degree that detective fiction rarely achieves . . . French does something fresh with every novel, each one as powerful as the last but in a very different manner. Perhaps she has superpowers of her own? Whatever the source of her gift, it's only growing more miraculous with every book." -Salon, "Tana French's mysteries are like big old trees: the deeper their roots, the more luxurious the foliage they wave in your face." -- Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "French does something fresh with every novel, each one as powerful as the last but in a very different manner. Perhaps she has superpowers of her own? Whatever the source of her gift, it's only growing more miraculous with every book." -- Laura Miller, Salon.com "An expertly rendered, gripping new novel" --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Irish writer Tana French hit the big time with her stunning cop-drama debut, " In the Woods ," and followed it with an equally brilliant book, "The Likeness." Both demonstrated French's gift for merging the best traits of the crime genre with the compassionate insights and nimble prose associated with "serious" literature. A third dazzler, " Faithful Place ," puts Detective Frank Mackey, a supporting actor from "The Likeness," front and center." -- The Seattle Times "French's emotionally searing third novel of the Dublin Murder Squad (after The Likeness ) shows the Irish author getting better with each book." -- Publisher's Weekly (starred review) "[French] revisits, evocatively and lyrically, themes she's used before: love, loss, memory, murder, and life in modern Ireland. French's writing remains brilliant, and her dialogue is sharp, often lacerating, and sometimes mordantly funny. Faithful Place is her best book yet." -- Booklist (starred review) "The charming narrative will leave readers begging for a sequel." -- Kirkus Reviews "Powerful...An authentic Irish heartbreaker" -- The Star-Ledger (Newark), "Tana French's mysteries are like big old trees: the deeper their roots, the more luxurious the foliage they wave in your face." -- Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "French does something fresh with every novel, each one as powerful as the last but in a very different manner. Perhaps she has superpowers of her own? Whatever the source of her gift, it's only growing more miraculous with every book." -- Laura Miller, Salon.com "An expertly rendered, gripping new novel" --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Irish writer Tana French hit the big time with her stunning cop-drama debut, " In the Woods ," and followed it with an equally brilliant book, "The Likeness." Both demonstrated French's gift for merging the best traits of the crime genre with the compassionate insights and nimble prose associated with "serious" literature. A third dazzler, " Faithful Place ," puts Detective Frank Mackey, a supporting actor from "The Likeness," front and center." -- The Seattle Times "French's emotionally searing third novel of the Dublin Murder Squad (after The Likeness ) shows the Irish author getting better with each book." -- Publisher's Weekly (starred review) "[French] revisits, evocatively and lyrically, themes she's used before: love, loss, memory, murder, and life in modern Ireland. French's writing remains brilliant, and her dialogue is sharp, often lacerating, and sometimes mordantly funny. Faithful Place is her best book yet." -- Booklist (starred review) "The charming narrative will leave readers begging for a sequel." -- Kirkus Reviews "Powerful...An authentic Irish heartbreaker" -- The Star-Ledger (Newark)
