Tana French

Books by Tana French

Broken Harbor

by Tana French
- Paperback, 450 pages
The Likeness

by Tana French
- Hardcover, 466 pages
In the Woods

by Tana French
- Hardcover, 429 pages
Faithful Place

by Tana French
- Paperback, 400 pages

Tana French has written books about:

NPR stories about Tana French

Best Books Of 2012

In 2012's Best Mysteries, Mean Girls Rule

December 19, 2012 7:00 AM

Femmes fatales and their crafty female creators dominate this year's mystery and thriller picks. Critic Maureen Corrigan wonders whether it takes a woman to capture the evil that can hide behind a lip-glossed smile and pair of shining eyes.

Book Reviews

Haunting Memories, Elaborate Plotting In 'Harbor'

by Jordan Foster

July 26, 2012 7:00 AM

In Tana French's fourth novel of the Dublin murder squad, Broken Harbor, she revisits the character Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy, an intensely dedicated detective who must return to the town of the title. Fending off memories he'd rather forget, he investigates a triple murder.

Tana French is the author of In the Woods.

Book Reviews

A Moody Tale Of Murder In A 'Broken' Dublin Suburb

by Maureen Corrigan

July 20, 2012 2:52 PM

Tana French's latest novel follows Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy, a police detective with a rage for order, as he investigates a young family's murder in a suburban Dublin development gone bust. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Broken Harbor is as much social criticism as it is whodunit.

Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

Want A Winner? These Books Made The Critics' Cut

by Lynn Neary

June 17, 2012 5:46 AM

Lynn Neary talks to three critics about the books you absolutely shouldn't miss this summer. Critic Laura Miller of Salon.com, says it's a particularly rich literary summer because in election years, publishers release their juiciest books before the fall.

Three books with medals stand on a podium.

Best Books Of 2010

Murder, They Wrote: The Year In Mysteries

by Maureen Corrigan

December 15, 2010 7:00 AM

The topics of murder, theft and wartime made for some thrilling fiction this year. Critic Maureen Corrigan of Fresh Air picks the best mystery and suspense novels of 2010, in which the past comes back to haunt.

Best Books Of 2010

Book Club Picks: Give 'Em Something To Talk About

by Lynn Neary

December 06, 201010:32 AM

Making suggestions for your book club can be risky business. If everyone loves the book, you're a hero. If they hate it, it takes a while to live it down. NPR's Lynn Neary comes to the rescue with five book club recommendations that are sure to make for good conversation.

Book Reviews

Secrets, Lies And Murder In 'The Likeness'

by Barrie Hardymon

August 25, 200812:34 AM

To solve the murder of her own doppelganger, Detective Cassie Maddox assumes the dead woman's identity and enters into the complex, collective psychology of a charismatic group. Barrie Hardymon has a review.

Critics' Lists: Summer '07

Further Under the Radar: More Books Not to Miss

by Nancy Pearl

August 13, 200712:01 AM

In May, Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl pored through her shelves and pulled down several books that she said are read by a few but deserve wider attention. Well, there are more where they came from. Pearl is back with another armload of what she calls "under-the-radar" books.

Summer Books 2007: Excerpts

Excerpt: 'In the Woods'

by Tana French

July 24, 2007 4:23 PM

Tana French's intense debut novel is part whodunit, part psychological thriller, and wholly successful, recommends Nancy Pearl. Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox are Dublin police detectives who are called in to investigate the murder of a young girl.

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Tana French

Books by Tana French

Broken Harbor

The Likeness

In the Woods

Faithful Place

Tana French has written books about:

NPR stories about Tana French

Best Books Of 2012

In 2012's Best Mysteries, Mean Girls Rule

Book Reviews

Haunting Memories, Elaborate Plotting In 'Harbor'

Book Reviews

A Moody Tale Of Murder In A 'Broken' Dublin Suburb

Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

Want A Winner? These Books Made The Critics' Cut

Best Books Of 2010

Murder, They Wrote: The Year In Mysteries

Best Books Of 2010

Book Club Picks: Give 'Em Something To Talk About

Book Reviews

Secrets, Lies And Murder In 'The Likeness'

Critics' Lists: Summer '07

Further Under the Radar: More Books Not to Miss

Summer Books 2007: Excerpts

Excerpt: 'In the Woods'

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