| By Mary Menzel: “In The Woods”, by Tana French, illustrates how experiences in our childhood can haunt us forever. Rob Ryan was a 12 year old boy when he entered the woods one sunny day to play with his 2 best friends. Through a tragedy that not even he can remember, his friends disappear… forever. Now at the age of 32, Ryan is a detective for the Dublin police force. A young girl is found murder in the very same woods that his friends disappeared 20 years earlier. Ryan finds himself in his old hometown which triggers memories and glimpses from this youth and what happened on that tragic day. Tana French, winner of the 2008 Edgar award for Best First Novel, has a descriptive and intense style that makes her writing very compelling and readable. Her portrayal of the Dublin police and towns makes you feel as if you are there in the flesh. Bob Ryan is a complex character that has multi-faceted personality that we all can identify with. Her new book “The Likeness, to be released on July 17, 2008, is eagerly awaited sequel to “In The Woods”. |
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