In the Woods
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| Author | Tana French |
|---|---|
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Series | Cassie Maddox |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Viking Adult |
Publication date | 2007-05-17 |
| Publication place | Irland |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 429pp |
| ISBN | 978-0670038602 |
| OCLC | 191864570 |
| 823/.92 22 | |
| LC Class | PR6106.R457 I52 2007 |
| Followed by | The Likeness: A Novel |
In the Woods is a 2007 mystery novel by Tana French.
Twenty years prior to the novel's events, twelve year-old Adam and his two best friends failed to come home from a trip into the familiar woods bordering their Irish housing estate. In the present day, Detective Rob [Adam] Ryan claims that the twin disappearances of his friends and his memory of that afternoon have not had any real effect on his psyche. Though the novel centers on an investigation by Ryan and his partner, Cassie Maddox, into the murder of a twelve year-old girl in those same woods, it is the long-ago disappearances which provides the main psychological thrust of the novel. The novel won the 2008 Edgar Award for Best First Novel By An American Author.[1]
French's second novel, The Likeness, was published in 2008. It continues with Cassie Maddox and mentions Adam (Rob) Ryan only peripherally. On July 13, 2010, French's third novel, Faithful Place, was published. The novel is narrated by Frank Mackey, who appeared in French's second novel, The Likeness. French's fourth novel, Broken Harbour featuring "Scorcher" Kennedy as the narrator, will be published on March 29, 2012. Scorcher appears in French's third novel, Faithful Place.
References
- ^ "Mystery Writers of America Announces the 2008 Edgar Award Winners". 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
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