There’s also an unexpectedly moving friendship and storytelling so atmospheric you can practically smell the peat bogs.” - People “French avoids the fireworks of conventional crime fiction, instead taking a classic setup-the lone outsider revealing the dark side of a small town-and imbuing it with simmering menace. Eerie and nuanced and spellbinding.' -Fresh Air She writes beautifully…If you haven’t read her yet, I really highly recommend that you do.” -Harlan Coben But now that he’s living there, the rugged beauty of the region overwhelms him, as it will anyone reading Tana French’s The Searcher, an audacious departure for this immensely talented author… Not to be missed.' -Janet Maslin, The New York Times 'The west of Ireland looked good to Cal Hooper on the internet.

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. 'This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet.its own kind of masterpiece.' -Maureen Corrigan, The Washington PostĪ 'taut, chiseled and propulsive' ( Vogue) new novel from the bestselling mystery writer who 'is in a class by herself.' ( The New York Times)Ĭal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape.

A New York Times and NPR Best Book of 2020

The Searcher by Tana French