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In the Woods
by: Tana French

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780340924747
ISBN: 0340924748
Label: Hodder & Stoughton
Manufacturer: Hodder & Stoughton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 485
Publication Date: 2007-01
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Studio: Hodder & Stoughton
Sales Rank: 2629858

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Product Description:
A gorgeously written novel that marks the debut of an astonishing new voice in psychological suspense.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Frustrating waste of time (SPOILER)
While I enjoyed much of this book, as it became clearer and clearer towards the end that the most compelling reason to keep reading (a 20 yr old murder mystery) would not even be explained, I truly was incredulous. The reader is given many hints as to the who, what, and how of this 20 year old case, and one can't help but engage in much enjoyable speculation and anticipate a fantasic twist of an ending. I couldn't have been more shocked, disappointed, and angry. I felt entirely bamboozled like many other readers. Very few books grab my attention like this one, where I actually control myself from reading ahead because I don't want to ruin it.
Instead, the reader is left with no closure, no explanations, no hints of any kind. Now we all know that many instances, missing persons cases ... Read More

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- "Memory can turn rogue and feral, becoming a force of its own."

Irish writer Tana French takes the shocking murder of a twelve-year-old girl, expose the naked motives of the killer and create a dramatic tension that speaks as much to the intimacies of friendship as the motive for murder. Not content with a mystery, the detectives dissecting every aspect of the small village of Knocknaree and its inhabitants in deconstructing the crime, French adds layers of complex emotions to her characters and their histories, the back-story as riveting as the murder. The body of Katy Devlin is found at a local archeological dig, the excavation threatened by a politically-sensitive road soon to be built through the village. Protests and suits have not deterred the government, time critical to the solution of the murders.

Cassie Maddox and her ... Read More

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- Underwhelmed (SPOILERS)
** spoiler alert **

If I could, I'd probably rate this at 1.5 stars-- it ultimately upset me greatly, and annoyed me throughout, but it was good enough to keep me reading and I suppose that should count for something.

Maybe my opinion has been influenced by reading THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO immediately prior to this one. That book wasn't perfect, but it had characters you rooted for, didn't wallow too much in pop culture references, and most importantly IT SOLVED THE DARN MYSTERY.

Let's go through a few of these points. First, I don't think I've ever read a mystery novel with a less likable main character/narrator. Rob (Adam) Ryan is a majorly unpleasant jerk, plain and simple. Sure, he's been warped by his childhood and circumstances, but he does ... Read More

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- Horrible ending
Loved the book, couldn't put it down. But the ending was very disappointing. What's the point of a good mystery if the mystery is never solved?

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- $equel!
I am giving this book two stars instead of one, because the author did keep me entertained for most of the book. I really only cared about one of the mysteries in this book, and it was that mystery the author decided to leave unsolved. I won't spoil the ending, if you want to call it that, but can only say this book doesn't have one. The story comes to a close, like a daytime soap opera. If the reader wants to find out what really happened, and actually I don't anymore, you'll have to tune in (and buy) her next book.

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