“French’s emotionally searing third novel of the Dublin Murder Squad (after The Likeness) shows the Irish author getting better with each book.” A third dazzler, “ Faithful Place,” puts Detective Frank Mackey, a supporting actor from “The Likeness,” front and center.” “Irish writer Tana French hit the big time with her stunning cop-drama debut, “ In the Woods,” and followed it with an equally brilliant book, “The Likeness.” Both demonstrated French’s gift for merging the best traits of the crime genre with the compassionate insights and nimble prose associated with “serious” literature. “An expertly rendered, gripping new novel” Perhaps she has superpowers of her own? Whatever the source of her gift, it’s only growing more miraculous with every book.” “French does something fresh with every novel, each one as powerful as the last but in a very different manner.

Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review “Tana French’s mysteries are like big old trees: the deeper their roots, the more luxurious the foliage they wave in your face.” Charlotte Tuinman, M is for Mystery, San Mateo, CA Charlotte Tuinman, M is for Mystery, San Mateo, CA July 2010 Indie Next List The importance of Dublin as a setting - both in the present and recent past - can't be overlooked as French makes the city a living, breathing character lurking in the back ground of this compelling tale.”

Frank, an undercover cop, is dragged back into his complicated and violent personal past by a shocking discovery, and as a result finds himself at the center of a riveting tale about family and how even loving relationships can turn destructive. “Faithful Place by Tana French is just plain good storytelling.

A faithful place