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The Trespasser and The Secret Place by Tana French Although I watch a lot of crime dramas, I don’t read too many crime or mystery novels. However, Tana French is an exception. Hers are more like crime or mystery literature with well-developed characters and excellent dialogue. TheIrish sla...
The Secret Place by Tana French This is the fifth book in the Dublin Murder Squad series, and it almost seems as if French was challenging herself to do something different. Rather than a single detective’s perspective on events, this book has dual timelines, one the current police investiga...
The Secret PlacebyTana French: People have been bragging about snagging this galley all summer, and for good reason: Tana French’s beautifully written, character-driven mysteries about the detectives of the Dublin Murder Squad are always a literary event. Her latest concerns a murder at an all...
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Tana French’sThe Witch Elmwas a refreshing break from her Dublin Murder Squad books; it also might be one of the best things she’s written. Likewise, Haruki Murakami’sKilling Commendatorewas much better than the last few books he’s written, though it suffers from some of the same weird...
[French, alteration (influenced by Frenchsous,under) of obsoletesottane, from Italiansottana, fromsotto,under, from Latinsubtus, fromsub; seeupoinIndo-European roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing...
One of these students brings Detective Moran a note which was pinned to a noticeboard in the school called ‘The Secret Place,’ where the students can anonymously post notes to get things off their chest. The note simply says, ‘I know who killed him.’ ...
Towmeans to pull by means of a chain or line:Some cars can tow trailers. Tugemphasizes repeated and sometimes vigorous pulling:"A strong-willed baby, wide awake and not to be ignored, already reaching out filament fingers to tug at her"(Tana French). ...