In The Woods by Tana French

In The Woods (Dublin Murder Squad)

by Tana French

When he was twelve years old, Adam Ryan went playing in the woods with his two best friends. He never saw them again. Their bodies were never found, and Adam himself was discovered with his back pressed against an oak tree and his shoes filled with blood. He had no memory of what had happened.

Twenty years on, Rob Ryan - the child who came back - is a detective in the Dublin police force. He's changed his name. No one knows about his past. Then a little girl's body is found at the site of the old tragedy and Rob is drawn back into the mystery. Knowing that he would be thrown off the case if his past were revealed, Rob takes a fateful decision to keep quiet but hope that he might also solve the twenty-year-old mystery of the woods.

Reviewed by mrs_mander_reads on

4 of 5 stars

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I don't quite know what to say about this. French's writing is so, so good and incredibly addictive. I obsessed over it for the last five hours of the audio. However... I like closure. I know life isn't always tied up in neat packages, but none, and I mean NOT A SINGLE ONE of the various strings gets tied up. My heart is aching for Katie, for Adam, and for Rob. Ugh. I know I'll go back for more French, but man. She's killing me.

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