The Hunter: A Novel (Unabridged)
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3.9 • 128 Ratings
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
A New York Times Bestseller • A New York Times Best Thriller of the Year (So Far) • An NPR Favorite Fiction Read of 2024 • A Parade Best Book of 2024 So Far • A New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year (So Far) • Named a Best Beach Read of 2024 by Entertainment Tonight and Harper’s Bazaar
“Hailed as the queen of Irish crime fiction, French spins a taut tale of retribution, sacrifice, and family.”—TIME
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Searcher and “one of the greatest crime novelists writing today” (Vox), a spellbinding new novel set in the Irish countryside.
It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.
Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace. He’s found it, more or less: he’s built a relationship with a local woman, Lena, and he’s gradually turning Trey Reddy from a half-feral teenager into a good kid going good places. But then Trey’s long-absent father reappears, bringing along an English millionaire and a scheme to find gold in the townland, and suddenly everything the three of them have been building is under threat. Cal and Lena are both ready to do whatever it takes to protect Trey, but Trey doesn’t want protecting. What she wants is revenge.
From the writer who is “in a class by herself,” (The New York Times), a nuanced, atmospheric tale that explores what we’ll do for our loved ones, what we’ll do for revenge, and what we sacrifice when the two collide.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Rumors of treasure send a small Irish town into a frenzy in this gripping crime thriller. Retired Chicago police detective Cal Hooper is living a peaceful life as a carpenter in the west Irish village of Ardnakelty alongside his 15-year-old apprentice and surrogate daughter, Trey—at least until Trey’s absentee father, Johnny, shows up with a scheme to make everyone in town rich. When Johnny’s plan puts Trey in harm’s way, Cal must decide just how far he will go to protect someone he loves. As a follow-up to 2020’s The Searcher, Tana French has created a masterful slow-burn thriller, layering on the tension until an explosive finale we never saw coming. We were absolutely taken in by the atmosphere and colorful characters of Ardnakelty, whose complicated history and past rivalries amp up the drama. While Irish American narrator Roger Clark’s collection of brogues is impressive, it’s his ability to capture the pacing of French’s writing that makes his performance stand out. If you’re looking for gritty small-town crime fiction, your hunt is over.
Customer Reviews
Love it!
So excited for this new Tana French Novel! I loved every other book she has written and so happy!!!! Thank you, Tana!!!
Tickled by this book
I really laughed at the sly dialogue and delicious plot twists.
Thanks for this novel.