In the Woods by Tana French audiobook

In the Woods: A Novel

By Tana French
Read by Steven Crossley

Penguin Audio 9780143142188

The Dublin Murder Squad Series: Book 1

20.38 Hours • Unabridged
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The bestselling debut, with over a million copies sold, that launched Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter and “the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years” (The Washington Post).  “Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting.” —The New York Times As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing blood-filled sneakers, and unable to recall a single detail of the previous hours. Twenty years later, the found boy, Rob Ryan, is a detective on the Dublin Murder Squad and keeps his past a secret. But when a twelve-year-old girl is found murdered in the same woods, he and Detective Cassie Maddox—his partner and closest friend—find themselves investigating a case chillingly similar to the previous unsolved mystery. Now, with only snippets of long-buried memories to guide him, Ryan has the chance to uncover both the mystery of the case before him and that of his own shadowy past. Richly atmospheric and stunning in its complexity, In the Woods is utterly convincing and surprising to the end.

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Summary

Summary

Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award

Winner of the 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American Author

Winner of the 2008 Barry Award for Best First Novel

Winner of the 2008 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel

Winner of the 2008 Anthony Award for Best First Novel

A 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Mystery/Thriller

Selected for the Barnes & Noble Discover Award

A Publishers Weekly bestseller

Winner of Anthony Award

Winner of Barry Award

Winner of Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel

Winner of Macavity Award

Winner of Anthony Award

Winner of Barry Award

Winner of Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel

Winner of Macavity Award

The bestselling debut, with over a million copies sold, that launched Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter and “the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years” (The Washington Post). 

“Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting.” —The New York Times

As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing blood-filled sneakers, and unable to recall a single detail of the previous hours.

Twenty years later, the found boy, Rob Ryan, is a detective on the Dublin Murder Squad and keeps his past a secret. But when a twelve-year-old girl is found murdered in the same woods, he and Detective Cassie Maddox—his partner and closest friend—find themselves investigating a case chillingly similar to the previous unsolved mystery. Now, with only snippets of long-buried memories to guide him, Ryan has the chance to uncover both the mystery of the case before him and that of his own shadowy past.

Richly atmospheric and stunning in its complexity, In the Woods is utterly convincing and surprising to the end.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“[French] sets a vivid scene for her complex characters, who seem entirely capable of doing the unexpected. Drawn by the grim nature of her plot and the lyrical ferocity of her writing, even smart people who should know better will be able to lose themselves in these dark woods.” —New York Times Book Review
“[An] ambitious and extraordinary first novel...rank it high.” —Washington Post Book World
“This is an amazing piece of work, taut, persuasive, and intricately constructed to stunning effect...Steven Crossley does an expert job...A dazzling performance.” —AudioFile
“In the Woods is a superior novel about cops, murder, memory, relationships, and modern Ireland. The characters of Ryan and Maddox, as well as a handful of others, are vividly developed in this intelligent and beautifully written first novel...Equally striking is the picture of contemporary Ireland, booming economically and fixated on the shabbiest aspects of American popular culture. An outstanding debut and a series to watch for procedural fans.” —Booklist (starred review)
“A readable, non-formulaic police procedural with a twist.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Readers who like their hard-boiled police procedurals with an international flair will love Irish author Tana French’s debut novel...In the Woods is as creepily imaginative as it gets.” —USA Today
“[In The Woods] plies dark, shuddery suspense to the breaking point...[A] thoroughly taunting suspense novel.” —New York Daily News
“An auspicious debut...The theater-trained French clearly knows a thing or two about drama...The book’s plot and pacing are rock-solid, but its tender characterizations, particularly the deepening relationship between Ryan and his brainy, tough female partner, are what set it apart. Strong stuff.” —Seattle Times
“A terrific debut...French’s psychological insights into the damaged policeman’s torment combine grippingly with the clammy atmosphere that surrounds the lethal woods. As an example of a novel in which the past returns to haunt the present, this scores very high marks.” —Times (London)
“This is a wonderfully assured and beautifully written debut novel, a multilayered psychological thriller that digs beneath the surface of ordinary lives and delivers excitement and insight in large helpings.” —Irish Independent
“A masterpiece.” —Evening Herald (Dublin)
“A stunning debut that examines the complexities of the human mind and the cost of discovering the truth.” —Barnes & Noble editorial review
“Irish author French expertly walks the line between police procedural and psychological thriller in her debut.” —Publishers Weekly
[An] ambitious and extraordinary first novel...rank it high. —The Washington Post
“Part whodunit, part psychological thriller, and wholly successful...French’s plot twists and turns will bamboozle even the most astute reader...A well-written, expertly plotted thriller. —NPR
In the Woods is as creepily imaginative as it gets. —USA Today
Drawn by the grim nature of her plot and the lyrical ferocity of her writing, even smart people who should know better will be able to lose themselves in these dark woods. —The New York Times Book Review
When you read Ms. French — and she has become required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting — make only one assumption: All of your initial assumptions are wrong —The New York Times
Tana French is the most interesting, most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years. —The Washington Post
"[Tana French] inspires cultic devotion in readers…most crime fiction is diverting; French's is consuming. —The New Yorker
To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she’s simply this: a truly great writer.”­ —Gillian Flynn —
French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots.” ­—The Washington Post —
One of the most distinct and exciting new voices in crime writing. —The Wall Street Journal  
French does something fresh with every novel, each one as powerful as the last but in a very different manner. Perhaps she has superpowers of her own? Whatever the source of her gift, it’s only growing more miraculous with every book. —Salon.com

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Author

Author Bio: Tana French

Author Bio: Tana French

Tana French is the award-winning author of several New York Times bestselling novels. She has won many awards for her fiction, including the Edgar, Anthony, Barry, Macavity, and IVCA Clarion awards, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Best Mystery/Thriller, and the Irish Book Award for Best Crime Fiction. She grew up in Ireland, Italy, the US, and Malawi, and trained as an actress at Trinity College Dublin before becoming a writer.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Runtime: 20.38
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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