Staff Pick
Is Dublin Murder Detective Antoinette Conway really being stalked by teammates trying to force her off the squad, or have months of harassment made her paranoid and bitter? And is the dull domestic violence case she's been assigned as textbook as it first appears? Once again, Irish mystery author Tana French doesn't disappoint, dishing up a psychologically rich murder mystery in which the detectives are as compelling as the whodunit. Recommended By Rhianna W., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
A brilliant new novel from the New York Times bestselling author, whom Gillian Flynn calls "mesmerizing" and Stephen King calls "incandescent."
Being on the Murder squad is nothing like Detective Antoinette Conway dreamed it would be. Her partner, Stephen Moran, is the only person who seems glad she’s there. The rest of her working life is a stream of thankless cases, vicious pranks, and harassment. Antoinette is savagely tough, but she’s getting close to the breaking point.
Their new case looks like yet another by-the-numbers lovers’ quarrel gone bad. Aislinn Murray is blond, pretty, groomed to a shine, and dead in her catalogue-perfect living room, next to a table set for a romantic dinner. There’s nothing unusual about her—except that Antoinette’s seen her somewhere before.
And that her death won’t stay in its neat by-numbers box. Other detectives are trying to push Antoinette and Steve into arresting Aislinn’s boyfriend, fast. There’s a shadowy figure at the end of Antoinette’s road. Aislinn’s friend is hinting that she knew Aislinn was in danger. And everything they find out about Aislinn takes her further from the glossy, passive doll she seemed to be.
Antoinette knows the harassment has turned her paranoid, but she can’t tell just how far gone she is. Is this case another step in the campaign to force her off the squad, or are there darker currents flowing beneath its polished surface?
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"Beautifully crafted...may be her best yet." Entertainment Weekly
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"Atmospheric and unputdownable." People
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"Her masterful thrillers are more and more warmly awaited." Philadelphia Inquirer
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"This is the kind of book you’ll want to dig into with all the lights on." CupOfJo.com
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"The Trespasser’s momentum presses forward to a finish that staggers Conway and Moran as much as it does the reader. This is a complex, compulsively readable novel; French keeps getting better and better." Shelf Awareness
About the Author
Tana French is also the author of In the Woods, The Likeness, Faithful Place, Broken Harbor and The Secret Place. Her books have won awards including the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barry awards, the Los Angeles Times Award for Best Mystery/Thriller, and the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction. She lives in Dublin with her family.