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Faithful Place

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Zusatztext French copperfastens her reputation as an author of exceptional insight and talent. Informationen zum Autor Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the United States and Malawi. She trained as an actor at Trinity College Dublin and has worked mainly in theatre. Her first novel, In the Woods , won the Edgar, Anthony, Barry and Macavity awards for Best First Novel and the Clarion Award for Best Fiction and was a Sunday Times bestseller. In the Woods and her second novel, The Likeness , were both New York Times bestsellers. Tana French lives in Dublin with her husband and daughter. Klappentext THE TRUTH IS ALWAYS TWISTED The course of Frank Mackey's life was set by one defining moment when he was nineteen. The moment his girlfriend, Rosie Daly, failed to turn up for their rendezvous in Faithful Place, failed to run away with him to London as they had planned. Frank never heard from her again. Twenty years on, Frank is still in Dublin, working as an undercover cop. Then his sister calls to say that Rosie's suitcase has been found . . . 'French's deftly crafted prose is lit with poetic melancholy, giving this gripping story a genius immediacy' Marie Claire 'An Irish mystery story and a richly enveloping family story of the Mackeys, a Dublin clan riven by old secrets, grievances and sibling squabbles.' New York Times 'Darkness, tragedy and danger creep and crawl through this novel . . . one of the best thrillers so far this year' Observer [thumbnail images of In the Woods, The Likeness, Broken Harbour, The Secret Place] A compelling psychological mystery from one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction. Zusammenfassung The course of Frank Mackey's life was set by one defining moment when he was nineteen. The moment his girlfriend, Rosie Daly, failed to turn up for their rendezvous in Faithful Place, failed to run away with him to London as they had planned. Frank never heard from her again. Twenty years on, Frank is still in Dublin, working as an undercover cop. He's cut all ties with his dysfunctional family. Until his sister calls to say that Rosie's suitcase has been found. Frank embarks on a journey into his past that demands he reevaluate everything he believes to be true....

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Authors Tana French
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 03.03.2011
 
EAN 9780340977620
ISBN 978-0-340-97762-0
No. of pages 448
Dimensions 132 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
Series Dublin Murder Squad
Subjects Fiction > Suspense

Irische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense

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