Reviews
Praise for Tana French: "To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer." --Gillian Flynn "French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots." --Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post "One of the most distinct and exciting new voices in crime writing." --The Wall Street Journal "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 Praise for The Secret Place : "Terrific, terrifying, amazing, and the prose is incandescent." --Stephen King "There are echoes of Leopold and Loeb and Donna Tartt's The Secret History , but the language and landscape are unmistakably French's, as is the way she excavates the past to illuminate the present." --O Magazine, "A tour de force . . . When you read Ms. French--and she has become required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting--make only one assumption: All of your initial assumptions are wrong." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Tana French is the most interesting, most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years." -- The Washington Post "[Tana French] inspires cultic devotion in readers...most crime fiction is diverting; French's is consuming." -- The New Yorker "Atmospheric and unputdownable." -- People "Thrilling." --Buzzfeed "A fierce examination of the chasm between how women choose to present themselves before the world and the more complicated truth underneath--and not to mention a total page-turner." -- Harper's Bazaar "Beautifully crafted . . . may be her best yet." --Entertainment Weekly "This is the kind of book you'll want to dig into with all the lights on." -- Cup of Jo "There's nothing standard about French's approach to crime fiction, which plays the form much like a jazz musician improvising on a standard. Even when the outlines of the mystery seem familiar...she finds a way to get at enriching themes and powerful emotional truths in fresh and surprising ways." --Chicago Tribune "As in all of the author's work, meaning lurks beneath every quip and glance. French not only spins a twisty cop tale, she also encases it in meticulous prose, creating a read that is as elegant as it is dark." --Associated Press Praise for Tana French "To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer." --Gillian Flynn "Terrific--terrifying, amazing, and the prose is incandescent." --Stephen King "French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots." --Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post "One of the most distinct and exciting new voices in crime writing." --The Wall Street Journal, "Beautifully crafted . . . may be her best yet." --Entertainment Weekly "The Trespasser 's momentum presses forward to a finish that staggers Conway and Moran as much as it does the reader. This is a complex, compulsively readable novel; French keeps getting better and better." --Shelf Awareness Praise for Tana French "To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer." --Gillian Flynn "French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots." --Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post "One of the most distinct and exciting new voices in crime writing." --The Wall Street Journal "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 Praise for The Secret Place "Terrific, terrifying, amazing, and the prose is incandescent." --Stephen King "There are echoes of Leopold and Loeb and Donna Tartt's The Secret History , but the language and landscape are unmistakably French's, as is the way she excavates the past to illuminate the present." --O Magazine, "Tana French is the most interesting, most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years." -- The Washington Post "Most crime fiction is diverting; French's is consuming...Each book has a distinct voice, from Rob Ryan's cultured lyricism to the blunt, meticulous fed-upness of Antoinette Conway." -- The New Yorker "Atmospheric and unputdownable." -- People "A fierce examination of the chasm between how women choose to present themselves before the world and the more complicated truth underneath--and not to mention a total page-turner." -- Harper's Bazaar "Beautifully crafted . . . may be her best yet." -- Entertainment Weekly "The real attraction, as with previous books in the series, is French's complex, deeply flawed detectives and her hard-boiled yet poetic way with words" -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram " Her masterful thrillers are more and more warmly awaited. " -- Philadelphia Inquirer "The Trespasser 's momentum presses forward to a finish that staggers Conway and Moran as much as it does the reader. This is a complex, compulsively readable novel; French keeps getting better and better." --Shelf Awareness Praise for Tana French "To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer." --Gillian Flynn "French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots." --Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post "One of the most distinct and exciting new voices in crime writing." --The Wall Street Journal "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, "Beautifully crafted . . . may be her best yet." -- Entertainment Weekly "Atmospheric and unputdownable." -- People " Her masterful thrillers are more and more warmly awaited. " -- Philadelphia Inquirer "This is the kind of book you'll want to dig into with all the lights on." --CupOfJo.com "The Trespasser 's momentum presses forward to a finish that staggers Conway and Moran as much as it does the reader. This is a complex, compulsively readable novel; French keeps getting better and better." --Shelf Awareness Praise for Tana French "To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer." --Gillian Flynn "French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots." --Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post "One of the most distinct and exciting new voices in crime writing." --The Wall Street Journal "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 Praise for The Secret Place "Terrific, terrifying, amazing, and the prose is incandescent." --Stephen King "There are echoes of Leopold and Loeb and Donna Tartt's The Secret History , but the language and landscape are unmistakably French's, as is the way she excavates the past to illuminate the present." --O Magazine
