Why people recommend it
Broken Harbor by Tana French is a psychological crime thriller centered on a disturbing murder investigation within a half-finished, economically ruined Dublin housing development. On The Book Review podcast, Tina Jordan ("Our Early 2024 Book Preview", 2024-07-18) highlighted Tana French's novel Broken Harbor as her personal favorite work by the author. Gilbert Cruz also mentioned the book on The Book Review ("Let’s Talk About the 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century", 2026-08-05), noting that Broken Harbor placed at number 20 on their prominent thriller list, alongside other acclaimed novels by French such as In the Woods and The Likeness. Additionally, Pamela Paul discussed reading the mystery novel on the same podcast (
Who recommended it
- Gilbert Cruz Discussed
- Pamela Paul Discussed
- Tina Jordan Recommended
Gilbert Cruz — 1 mention
Discussed
“So the three books of Frenches that are on this list are In the Woods, which came in at number three, The Likeness, which came in at number 34, and Broken Harbor, which came in at number 20.”
Pamela Paul — 1 mention
Discussed
“one is broken Harbor and the other is in the woods”
Tina Jordan — 1 mention
Recommended
“my my personal favorite is called broken Harbor”