Book · 2020 · nyt:hardcover-fiction=2020-10-25
The Searcher
- mentions
- 4
- people
- 4
- podcast
- 1
- episodes
- 3
- recommendations
- 0
It's a sequel to 2020s the Searcher in the New York Times book review STI Stein one of the editors on staff said French's dialogue is some of the best in the business.
The best things said about it
He was debuted in Tana's 2020 book called The Searcher, and then soon after came The Hunter, which is the middle volume, and now we're at The Keeper.
The Hunter is set in the same imaginary town of AR Mel where the Searcher was but this time cow Hooper who moved there from the US and when he retired as a police detective and was looking for a little bit of peace and quiet which he didn't get.
It's called the Hunter and it's set in the same universe as her last novel which was called the Searcher it's set in rural Western Ireland where a retired Chicago cop has bought like an old rundown Cottage and he's been restoring it and fixing it up himself.
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Searcher by Tana French is a compelling mystery novel set in rural Western Ireland where a retired Chicago police detective purchases a rundown cottage in hopes of finding peace and quiet, only to become entangled in a local disappearance. On The Book Review podcast, Jumanne Catib discussed the book as the foundational first volume in Tana French's gripping contemporary series, tracing the protagonist's evolution across subsequent installments like The Hunter and later sequels. Gilbert Cruz referenced the novel while interviewing the author about the creation of her new series, highlighting praise from staff critic Elisabeth Egan, who commended French for writing some of the sharpest and most natural dialogue in the entire crime fiction genre. Tana French herself joined the podcast to discuss how the imaginary town of Ardmell served as the atmospheric backdrop for both The Searcher and its follow-up, explaining the motivations of her transplanted American protagonist. Tina Jordan also mentioned the previous novel to provide listeners with essential context and setting details for the new release, emphasizing how the retired cop's fixer-upper project in rural Ireland anchored the broader narrative arc of the series.
Every mention
Gilbert Cruz it's a sequel to 2020s the Searcher in the New York Times book review STI Stein one of the editors on staff… 1
“it's a sequel to 2020s the Searcher in the New York Times book review STI Stein one of the editors on staff said French's dialogue is some of the best in the business”
Joumana Khatib He was debuted in Tana's 2020 book called The Searcher, and then soon after came The Hunter, which is the m… 1
“He was debuted in Tana's 2020 book called The Searcher, and then soon after came The Hunter, which is the middle volume, and now we're at The Keeper.”
Tana French The Hunter is set in the same imaginary town of AR Mel where the Searcher was but this time cow Hooper who… 1
“The Hunter is set in the same imaginary town of AR Mel where the Searcher was but this time cow Hooper who moved there from the US and when he retired as a police detective and was looking for a little bit of peace and quiet which he didn't get”
Tina Jordan it's called the Hunter and it's set in the same universe as her last novel which was called the Searcher it… 1
“it's called the Hunter and it's set in the same universe as her last novel which was called the Searcher it's set in rural Western Ireland where a retired Chicago cop has bought like an old rundown Cottage and he's been restoring it and fixing it up himself”