I
fell in love with Tana French’s writing several years ago when a friend gave me
her first book, In the Woods. French
sets all of her novels in Ireland, her home country. Each story takes a
character from the fictitious Dublin Murder Squad and follows them as they
attempt to solve a crime. Every crime is seemingly unsolvable, or too easy to
solve.
French
is a talented writer with a gift for pulse pounding suspense, an understanding
of human character, and a knack for unique storytelling. She pulls no punches.
These characters are real, fleshed-out, and believable. No superheroes.
Nevertheless, their abilities are an extraordinary combination of doggedness
and intuition.
The
main character in The Trespasser,
Detective Antoinette Conway, is fighting for a place in the infamous,
male-dominated Murder Squad. She has to endure harassment and vicious pranks on
a daily basis. Her only ally is her partner. The story follows her attempt to
solve the murder of a young woman. Pressure from her superiors and colleagues
push her toward making it a slam-dunk case. If she goes along, it might make
things a lot easier for her in the squad room. But that’s not her style.
Observing
her methodical, careful investigation was fascinating. I have read six of Tana
French’s seven books to date. This may be my favorite.
Highly
recommend.
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