Faithful Place, Tana French
Faithful Place, Tana French
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Faithful Place

Author: Tana French

Narrator: Tim Gerard Reynolds

Unabridged: 16 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 02/13/2018

Synopsis

From Tana French—author of The Witch Elm and “the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years” (The Washington Post)—the bestseller called “the most stunning of her books” (The New York Times) and a finalist for the Edgar Award. 

Back in 1985, Frank Mackey was a nineteen-year-old kid with a dream of escaping his familyʼs cramped flat on Faithful Place and running away to London with his girl, Rosie Daly. But on the night they were supposed to leave, Rosie didnʼt show. Frank took it for granted that sheʼd dumped him—probably because of his alcoholic father, nutcase mother, and generally dysfunctional family. He never went home again. Neither did Rosie. Then, twenty-two years later, Rosieʼs suitcase shows up behind a fireplace in a derelict house on Faithful Place, and Frank, now a detective in the Dublin Undercover Squad, is going home whether he likes it or not.

About Tana French

American born author, Tana French, was born in Burlington, Vermont, but traveled extensively with her family throughout her childhood. She now is a longtime resident of Dublin, Ireland, so she can claim to be an American-Irish author. Her works include: Into the Woods, The Likeness, Faithful Place, Broken Harbor, The Secret Place, The Trespasser, and The Witch Elm. She has been the recipient of several prestigious awards.

French has lived in Dublin since 1990. She is married and has two daughters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by karen on June 20, 2018

tana french and i have come a long way, baby... and with this book, we are officially in love. this is exactly the kind of book i was expecting from her. in the woods was great at the start and frustrating at the end, and the likeness was tons of fun for a staggeringly unbelievable premise. but really......more

Goodreads review by jessica on December 16, 2020

reading a book when you live in the city where the story takes places just hits differently, you know? it was such a treat reading about dublin because i can mentally visualise where the characters go, and have actually been to many of those places. and while this installment of the dublin murder sq......more

Goodreads review by Candi on September 04, 2017

"I waited there in the shadows, watching the plumes of smoke that my breath sent into the lamplight, while the bells tolled three and four and five. The night faded to a thin sad gray and round the corner a milk cart clattered over cobblestones towards the dairy, and I was still waiting for Rosie Da......more

Goodreads review by Christine on June 24, 2018

4.5 stars (rounded to 5 stars) I have now completed three Tana French novels this year. I wish I had an infinite supply of novels by this author to look forward to. I do believe she has become the best writer I follow. She has it all. She creates a powerful sense of place and ambience, her character......more

Quotes

“Tana French’s mysteries are like big old trees: the deeper their roots, the more luxurious the foliage they wave in your face.”
--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
 
“French does something fresh with every novel, each one as powerful as the last but in a very different manner. Perhaps she has superpowers of her own? Whatever the source of her gift, it’s only growing more miraculous with every book.”
--Laura Miller, Salon.com
 
“An expertly rendered, gripping new novel”
--Janet Maslin, The New York Times
 
“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. A third dazzler, “Faithful Place,” puts Detective Frank Mackey, a supporting actor from “The Likeness,” front and center.”
--The Seattle Times
 
“French’s emotionally searing third novel of the Dublin Murder Squad (after The Likeness) shows the Irish author getting better with each book.”
--Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)
 
“[French] revisits, evocatively and lyrically, themes she's used before: love, loss, memory, murder, and life in modern Ireland. French's writing remains brilliant, and her dialogue is sharp, often lacerating, and sometimes mordantly funny. Faithful Place is her best book yet.”
--Booklist (starred review)
 
“The charming narrative will leave readers begging for a sequel.”
--Kirkus Reviews
 
“Powerful...An authentic Irish heartbreaker”
--The Star-Ledger (Newark)
 

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