Review
‘A terrific debut . . . French’s psychological insights into the damaged policeman’s torment combine grippingly with the clammy atmosphere that surrounds the lethal woods. As an example of a novel in which the past returns to haunt the present, this scores very high marks.’
(Marcel Berlins, The Times 20070201)‘This is a wonderfully assured and beautifully written debut novel, a multilayered psychological thriller that digs beneath the surface of ordinary lives and delivers excitement and insight in large helpings.’
(Irish Independent 20070201)A masterpiece
(Evening Herald 20070201)'Tana French’s IN THE WOODS is a terrific debut . . . French’s psychological insights into the damaged policeman’s torment combine grippingly with the clammy atmosphere that surrounds the lethal woods. As an example of a novel in which the past returns to haunt the present, this scores very high marks.' (Marcel Berlins, The Times 20070201)
'Lyrical and haunting' (Scotland on Sunday 20070201)
'A real show-stopper of a thriller . . . Author tightens the tension slowly until squealing point; Ryan's increasingly taut relationship with Maddox is woven cunningly around the crime plot. A splendid, page-turning debut.' (She 20070201)
'A compellingly complex case with nuanced characters and a richly detailed sense of place' (Kirkus Reviews )
'French expertly walks the line between police procedurial and psychological thriller in her debut.’' (Publishers Weekly )
'A brilliant first novel . . . the reader’s attention is slackened and tightened with a masterly hand.' (Literary Review )
'Beneath the lyrical descriptions of hot summers and happy childhood memories in small town Ireland lies an unsettling psychological thriller… A compelling page-turner of sinuous twists and turns.' (Choice Magazine )
'The most breathtakingly brilliant and close-to-perfect thriller I've read for a long time. I stayed up until three in the morning two nights running unable to put it down.' (Sophie Hannah )
'A must-read is Irish writer Tana French's IN THE WOODS, a literary, dark and absolutely compelling book set in Dublin where all manner of secrets are unearthed.' (Reviewing the evidence )
'This astonishing first novel weaves a web of intrigue to confound even the most astute: and its denouement, swift, shocking and sublimely executed, will remain with the reader long after the final page has been turned.' (Margaret Carragher Sunday Independent Dublin )
Marcel Berlins, The Times
`Tana French's IN THE WOODS is a terrific debut . . . French's
psychological insights into the damaged policeman's torment combine
grippingly with the clammy atmosphere that surrounds the lethal woods. As
an example of a novel in which the past returns to haunt the present, this
scores very high marks.'
psychological insights into the damaged policeman's torment combine
grippingly with the clammy atmosphere that surrounds the lethal woods. As
an example of a novel in which the past returns to haunt the present, this
scores very high marks.'
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