The Searcher was another of Tana French's novels which had me hooked from the start. During the struggle, Brendan fell and hit his head on a propane tank and died. 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 “Tana French is… like a poet. Tana French’s novel The Searcher is a recognizable and straightforward exercise in genre, but it is also an exemplar of the crime thriller genre, mainly due to its expert evocation of a specific setting. Tana French is also the author of In the Woods, The Likeness, Faithful Place, Broken Harbor, The Secret Place and The Trespasser.Her books have won awards including the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barry awards, the Los Angeles Times Award for Best Mystery/Thriller, and the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction. Title: The Searcher Author: Tana French Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Viking, Penguin Publication Date: 5th November 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. Oh. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Searcher: A Novel. The following is an exclusive excerpt from The Searcher, by Tana French. Shop now. Buy The Searcher by Tana French from Waterstones today! … Check out The Searcher by Tana French here: https://amzn.to/33pAgDZ —Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Tana French is… like a poet. The dialogue, the way the chill and cold was described as seeping into your bones, the banter at the pubs - loved it. The Searcher by Tana French Publisher: Penguin. Her novels have sold over three million copies and won numerous awards, including the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barry awards, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Best Mystery/Thriller, and the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction. The first six were part of a series grouped as the Dublin Murder Squad (2006-16, every two years like clockwork). The Searcher blends qualities of French's best novels, the first and third of her "Dublin Murder Squad" police procedurals . The Searcher by Tana French Posted by Clothes In Books on November 10, 2020 Get link; Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; Email; Other Apps; published 2020 . So, I was…more Hear, hear! The Searcher Tana French Review by Elyse Discher. A loner searching for himself, he is fixing up an old house when a local teenager, Trey, seeks him out. This eighth of French’s novels displays less ratcheting up of tension than her prior efforts, as the standard setting has moved from Dublin to a rural town in Ireland, where former Chicago detective Cal Hooper has retired after a divorce and an almost disastrous street shooting. In fact, The Witch Elm was my least favourite Tana French book; and it was the first "independent" one after the Dublin Murders. The mesmerising new mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author. The Searcher by Tana French, review. When ex-Chicago cop Cal Hooper moves to a charming Irish village, he hopes to begin the next chapter of his life in peace. ‘The Searcher‘ by Tana French. . --Entertainment Weekly "In The Searcher, Tana French stakes out new territory: a rural Irish setting quite different from the urban and suburban Ireland of her previous works, and a central character who is an American . But I find that difficult with a Tana French. 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