Episode · The Book Review · 2024-03-22
Tana French on The Book Review: books mentioned
Talking to Tana French About Her New Series
Gilbert Cruz discussed The Hunter by Tana French and The Searcher by Tana French. Sarah Lyall discussed Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie and The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Tana French recommended Watership Down by Richard Adams, and discussed Mystic river by Dennis Lehane.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Hunter
The Hunter is a contemporary mystery novel by Tana French that is set in the same fictional Irish town as her previous book, The Searcher.
Discussed“if you're familiar with her it's likely for her Dublin murder Squad series but her new book The Hunter takes place outside of that series it's a sequel to 2020s the Searcher”
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The Searcher
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.
Discussed“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”
Where to get it
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Murder On The Orient Express
Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie is a classic detective novel featuring the iconic Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot solving a murder aboard a snowbound luxury train.
Discussed“so if you look at a book like I'm trying to think of a murder classic murder mystery where many people had a motive to kill the the victim let's say murder on the ordan express you learn after the murder how many people wanted the victim dead”
Where to get it
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The Secret History
The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a gripping psychological thriller following a tightly knit circle of eccentric classics students at an elite New England college whose intellectual arrogance leads to moral decay and murder.
Discussed“and it reminded me a lot of the secret history where if I'm also getting this right one of the characters comes in out of a crazy experience with someone else's blood in her hair and no one ever figures out whose blood it is”
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Mystic river
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane is a gripping psychological crime thriller that delves into the dark aftermath of childhood trauma, community secrets, and the tragic ties that bind three former friends.
Discussed“like if you take Dennis Lan he's another one Mystic River was another of those books that was absolutely formative because it is a ripping mystery but it's a wonderful social history”
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Watership Down
Watership Down by Richard Adams is a classic survival and adventure novel that follows a small band of displaced wild rabbits as they seek a safe new home while facing existential threats and political tyranny.
Recommended“I think weirdly the book that I have reread most times is definitely Watership Down by Richard Adams because I read it the first time I would have been I think seven and I don't think it's a kids book at all”
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