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Broken Harbor
by Tana French
I love [b:In the Woods|237209|In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)|Tana French|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1283565569s/237209.jpg|3088141], French's first novel. That remains my favorite of the now four books French has published. I was sadly disappointed by [b:Faithful Place|7093952|Faithful Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #3)|Tana French|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1291165900s/7093952.jpg|7350661], and if you were too, you will be happy to hear that this was much better than that.
The ending, the last several pages especially, was lovely, almost poetic. That's what I liked most about [b:In the Woods|237209|In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)|Tana French|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1283565569s/237209.jpg|3088141] - the storyline is a mystery, but it reads like literary fiction. That was not the case here. Most of what is here is blow-by-blow narration of an investigation, all told from the perspective of the lead detective. When I say blow-by-blow I mean it; sometimes the narration is excessive and entire conversations are fleshed out that feel unnecessary. There are a couple good twists, though, and the story of the detective's relationship with his sister and mom was nice. This is just much more of a straightforward mystery novel than French's earlier work.
I like the atmosphere of French's books. They're very clearly set in Ireland, so all the characters speak accordingly and the setting is important to the plot.
Worth a read, though I definitely recommend reading [b:In the Woods|237209|In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)|Tana French|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1283565569s/237209.jpg|3088141] or [b:The Likeness|1914973|The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2)|Tana French|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897334s/1914973.jpg|6504351] first or instead.
The ending, the last several pages especially, was lovely, almost poetic. That's what I liked most about [b:In the Woods|237209|In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)|Tana French|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1283565569s/237209.jpg|3088141] - the storyline is a mystery, but it reads like literary fiction. That was not the case here. Most of what is here is blow-by-blow narration of an investigation, all told from the perspective of the lead detective. When I say blow-by-blow I mean it; sometimes the narration is excessive and entire conversations are fleshed out that feel unnecessary. There are a couple good twists, though, and the story of the detective's relationship with his sister and mom was nice. This is just much more of a straightforward mystery novel than French's earlier work.
I like the atmosphere of French's books. They're very clearly set in Ireland, so all the characters speak accordingly and the setting is important to the plot.
Worth a read, though I definitely recommend reading [b:In the Woods|237209|In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)|Tana French|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1283565569s/237209.jpg|3088141] or [b:The Likeness|1914973|The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad, #2)|Tana French|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255897334s/1914973.jpg|6504351] first or instead.