The Trespasser
A Novel
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4.3 • 1.2K Ratings
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Publisher Description
“Atmospheric and unputdownable.” —People
In bestselling author Tana French’s newest “tour de force” (The New York Times), being on the Murder Squad is nothing like Detective Antoinette Conway dreamed it would be. Her partner, Stephen Moran, is the only person who seems glad she’s there. The rest of her working life is a stream of thankless cases, vicious pranks, and harassment. Antoinette is savagely tough, but she’s getting close to the breaking point.
Their new case looks like yet another by-the-numbers lovers’ quarrel gone bad. Aislinn Murray is blond, pretty, groomed-to-a-shine, and dead in her catalog-perfect living room, next to a table set for a romantic dinner. There’s nothing unusual about her—except that Antoinette’s seen her somewhere before.
And that her death won’t stay in its neat by-numbers box. Other detectives are trying to push Antoinette and Steve into arresting Aislinn’s boyfriend, fast. There’s a shadowy figure at the end of Antoinetteʼs road. Aislinnʼs friend is hinting that she knew Aislinn was in danger. And everything they find out about Aislinn takes her further from the glossy, passive doll she seemed to be.
Antoinette knows the harassment has turned her paranoid, but she can’t tell just how far gone she is. Is this case another step in the campaign to force her off the squad, or are there darker currents flowing beneath its polished surface?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The sixth instalment of the Dublin Murder Squad novels focuses on Detective Antoinette Conway, a tack-sharp and tough-as-nails wunderkind who’s trying to break into the old boys’ club of the homicide department. Conway lands what seems like a simple case—a pretty girl apparently murdered by her lover—but she soon discovers that nothing about this crime is as perfectly coiffed as the victim. The Trespasser is full of gripping interrogation scenes and penetrating forays into the psychology of detectives that show you why Tana French is a master of the crime thriller.
Customer Reviews
The Trespasser
It was good but very slow at times, almost like full scenes of a movie being written out.
Finally!
The book was so well written. Ms.French's writing was more than just a well crafted story. I loved the dialogue, and banter of the characters. She gave them more depth than I've seen from any other author. This was also the first time in a few decades, that I haven't been able to solve the mystery halfway through the book. Satisfying until the end!
Skip this book
I usually enjoy Tana French but this book was a maundering, vacuous slog, about 200 pages too long with a main character who is impossible to like. The plot grew tedious and redundant. It lacked the glistening talent of her previous novels. I struggled to finish the darn thing. Weak, lame, lazy writing. Save your money for a better read.