Broken Harbor by Tana French
Once again author Tana French takes her readers on a roller
coaster ride of emotion and suspense. Having played a secondary role in a
previous Dublin Murder Squad novel, “Faithful Place,” Detective Michael
“Scorcher” Kennedy takes the primary lead in a gruesome murder case.
Mikey, as he is known to his family, starts
working with his new rookie partner, Richie,
teaching him the ropes as they delve into a incident that has left three
family members dead and one survivor in the hospital. The scene of the crime is
a beach area outside of Dublin called Broken Harbor and the reader senses
immediately that the lead detective has bad memories of the place.
Not only
that, he has family troubles with a mentally unstable sister who shows up in
need of attention just as the investigation starts to heat up. Layers are
peeled away with each chapter, guilt and motives are revealed in characters,
and stories are uncovered from the past, both distant and recent. This stunning novel blurs the lines between chaos and order, good and evil, loyalty and betrayal, as it leaves the reader both unsettled and satisfied.
Other novels by Tana French also recommended
In the woods
The likeness (still my favorite)
Faithful Place
