Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, Book 4)
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (726 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0072O00YI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 442 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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A terrific book A 500-odd page novel set in the Irish recession isn't a description which attracts me, I must admit. I only tried this on the recommendation of a friend and I am extremely glad I did. I thought it was an exceptionally good book - well written, completely gripping and very intelligent. It is told in the first person by the detective investigating an attack on a famil. "It Should Have Been a Dream House" according to C.Wallace. If you're looking for a novel that you can lose yourself in for a few days, a book that will "get you to thinking," this is it. I have found that a really great read stirs up the emotions. This is such a work.The book begins with a heinous crime. Two children, ages four and six, are smothered in their beds. Their father, Pat Spain, is stabbed to death. Their mother,. Kindle Customer said Another winner from Tana French. After more than 6 months filled with disappointments that came like blows from my favorite authors (Bitterblue, Holier Than Thou, Gone Girl, The Calling), I thought I couldn't count on any of my precious to deliver the goods. Apparently, I can still rely on Tana French to keep up her standards. Broken Harbor is not maybe my favorite novel of hers (I think Faithful P
And this neighborhood--once called Broken Harbor--holds memories for Scorcher and his troubled sister Dina: childhood memories that Scorcher thought he had tightly under control. Read Tana French's newest novel, The Trespasser, available now from Viking.From the Trade Paperback edition.. His wife, Jenny, is in intensive care. At first, Scorcher thinks it's going to be an easy solve, but too many small things can't be explained: the half-dozen baby monitors pointed at holes smashed in the Spains' walls, the files erased from the family's computer, the story Jenny told her sister about a shadowy intruder slipping past the house's locks. That's why he's the Dublin Murder Squad's top detective, and that's what puts the biggest case of the year in his hands. On one of the half-abandoned "luxury" developments that litter Ireland, Patrick Spain and his two young children have been murdered. A New York Times bestseller and quintessential Tana French thriller—a damaged hero, an unspeakable crime, and an intricately plotted mystery—nestled in a timely examination of lives shattered by the global economic downturn.Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy plays by the book and plays hard
She lives in Dublin with her husband and daughter. She trained as a professional actress at Trinity College, Dublin, and has worked in theatre, film and voiceover. Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the US and Malawi, and has lived in Dublin since 1990. . she is the author of Faithful Place, The Likeness, and In the Woods, which won Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barry awards for first nov
Best Books of the Month, July 2012: In Tana French’s fourth novel, detective Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy and his rookie partner, Richie, are sent to a half-constructed, abandoned housing development called Broken Harbor to investigate the brutal murder of the Spain family. French fans will appreciate this new look at Scorcher, who was a minor character in Faithful Place; he shines as the successful but jaded detective with a troubled past. The tension of the investigation is intensified by the eerily abandoned estate and a creepy lead