A review by danibeliveau
Broken Harbor by Tana French

4.0

I keep forgetting that murder mysteries are not often for me, the reader, to solve. I remembered this about halfway through Broken Harbor, and rather than beating myself up for not being able to figure things out right away - what's the fun in that, after all - I went along with the flow, keeping pace with the protagonist. I enjoyed the ride. French succeeded in making me really, really want to know the truth behind the bizarre domestic tableau found by the detectives.

Some chapters are almost entirely dialogue - not a complaint, just an observation - and I think the parts involving the protagonist's sister added unnecessary bloat to the story. I can see how she was useful for his character development, but I wanted to get back to solving the crime.

I will read more stories by Tana French. 3.5 stars.