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The Secret Place
by Tana French
The Secret Place uses two timelines. Firstly, two detectives are re-investigating a stalled case where a boy’s murdered body was found on the grounds of an all-girls’ school. Secondly, the narrative follows the tightly knit friendship of four girls in the events leading up to the murder. They are somehow involved, but the detectives (and the reader) has no idea how.
I really enjoyed The Secret Place, which even includes some unexpected supernatural elements. The story is excellently written, and Tana French draws sharp, poignant characters who all standout as lifelike individuals. Also, I am in love with Detective Antoinette Conway and I would happily read another book about her and Detective Stephen Moran. She’s tough as nails and sidelined in the boy’s club murder squad, while he’s trying to move out of cold cases and sees working with her on the girls’ school murder as his opportunity. They’re opposites in many ways, but develop a partnership over the course of their day-long investigation
So why only three and a half stars? I thought The Secret Place dragged towards the end. The murder is solved, the culprit arrested… and I’ve still got forty minutes left on my audiobook? That ending was a bit of a slog. But overall, I would recommend The Secret Place.
Review from The Illustrated Page.
I really enjoyed The Secret Place, which even includes some unexpected supernatural elements. The story is excellently written, and Tana French draws sharp, poignant characters who all standout as lifelike individuals. Also, I am in love with Detective Antoinette Conway and I would happily read another book about her and Detective Stephen Moran. She’s tough as nails and sidelined in the boy’s club murder squad, while he’s trying to move out of cold cases and sees working with her on the girls’ school murder as his opportunity. They’re opposites in many ways, but develop a partnership over the course of their day-long investigation
So why only three and a half stars? I thought The Secret Place dragged towards the end. The murder is solved, the culprit arrested… and I’ve still got forty minutes left on my audiobook? That ending was a bit of a slog. But overall, I would recommend The Secret Place.
Review from The Illustrated Page.