Broken Harbour
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3.8 • 10 Ratings
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
THE STUNNING, AWARD-WINNING THRILLER FROM THE MODERN QUEEN OF CRIME FICTION
New York Times #20 best thriller of the 21st Century
'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
'Tana French is one of the most assured crime novelists writing today and Broken Harbour affirms her reputation' TIME OUT
'With Broken Harbour, Tana French should cement her name not only as the queen of Irish crime fiction but the queen of Irish fiction' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
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In Broken Harbour, a ghost estate outside Dublin, two children and their father are dead. The mother is on her way to intensive care.
At first Detective Scorcher Kennedy, and his rookie partner, Richie, think this is cut and dry: Pat Spain was a casualty of the recession, so he killed his children, tried to kill his wife, Jenny, and then himself. But inexplicable details keep cropping up.
Soon the neat compartments of Scorcher's life begin to break down, putting both his professional and personal life at risk. As the case reaches its apex, he will be forced to face the truth of what happened to him and his family all those years ago, one dark summer at Broken Harbour.
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IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR CRIME FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER
DILYS AWARD FOR BEST BOOK (shortlist)
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Praise for the talismanic Tana French and her novels
'With red herrings and false turns aplenty, Broken Harbour by Tana French will keep you gripped right to the shocking final page' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'I can do you no greater favour in life than recommending that you read her books' GUARDIAN
'The most interesting, the most important crime novelist to emerge in the last ten years' WASHINGTON POST
'The most breathtakingly brilliant and close-to-perfect thriller I've read for a long time' SOPHIE HANNAH
'I'm a big fan of Tana French' IAN RANKIN
'This is a tour de force of suspense and storytelling. Comes closer to perfection than anything I've read in the last decade' SARAH HILARY
'French offers a masterclass in unreliability' SUNDAY TIMES
'An audacious departure for this immensely talented author . . . not to be missed' NEW YORK TIMES
'A wonderfully assured and beautifully written debut novel' IRISH INDEPENDENT
Customer Reviews
Superb tale, excellently narrated
I am a huge fan of Tana French’s books anyway but this has got to be her best crime novel so far. The story is compelling but completely believable and told with compassion. There are twists but not in a glaringly obvious way, as is the case with so many other crime thrillers.
The characters are relatable and complex and you find yourself caring about and becoming invested in all of them, which is so often not the case.
This is all topped off with the narrator doing an incredible job of conveying the story and dialogue- completely convincing and brilliantly read.