Why people recommend it
In the Woods is Tana French's acclaimed debut novel that follows a Dublin detective investigating a child murder in a suburban wood that eerily echoes his own forgotten childhood trauma. On The Book Review, Pamela Paul brought up the 2007 book while discussing its thematic connections to the author's later work with Michael Lewis. Gilbert Cruz also referenced the title in an archived episode featuring the same author interview. Host Pamela Paul mentioned reading the novel again during an episode featuring guest Jo Nesbo.
Who recommended it
- Pamela Paul Discussed
- Gilbert Cruz Discussed
Pamela Paul — 2 mentions
Discussed
“one of my very astute colleagues here was just doing a rereading of your first novel in the woods from 2007”
Discussed
“one is broken Harbor and the other is in the woods”
Gilbert Cruz — 1 mention
Discussed
“in particular because one of my very astute colleagues here was just doing a rereading of your first novel in the woods from 2007”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Lonesome Dove
- Melmoth
- Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers
- The big short
- American sonnets for my past and future assassin
- Broken Harbor
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“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.”