I don’t do those. French’s protagonist, Mick “Scorcher” Kennedy, prides himself on his self–control. “Yeah. And when friendship or the capacity for friendship is under attack—because of someone’s own internal damage, like in Scorcher’s case, or because of outside pressures, like in Pat and Conor’s—it strikes right at the core of you, just as powerfully and painfully as when romantic love is under attack. A great read for a rainy weekend with a cup of hot cocoa in hand! What aspects of Ireland in the present day seem to sadden her most? “I can stick him somewhere else for a while, give you someone who knows what he’s at.” “If Curran can’t take the heat, we might as well find out now.” I didn’t want someone who knew what he was at. My second hint: he was up behind his desk, with his hands in his trouser pockets, rolling up and down on the balls of his feet. Kennedy is quick to realize that the Spain case is a “dream case” and that he is just the man for it. A resident of Dublin since 1990, she has a degree in Drama and English from Trinity College. New York Times best-selling author and Edgar Award winner Tana French grabs listeners with her chilling Dublin murder squad novels. New York Times best-selling author and Edgar Award winner Tana French grabs listeners with her chilling Dublin murder squad novels. From Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Searcher, a New York Times bestselling novel that "proves anew that [Tana French] is one of the most talented crime writers alive" (The Washington Post). “Ready, Detective Curran? I started thinking about what it would be like if the half–seen something had zipped past someone whose home and marriage were already under threat from outside forces; what it would be like if the mouse didn’t show up on Day 3, if this guy went on hearing his home being invaded by an animal that no one else could hear . moment. How did you hit upon it as a plot device? I was lucky: I had a happy childhood. . Scorcher is partnered with Richie Curran, a rookie detective with a lot to learn. It’s very weird to realize just how much of a book is written by your subconscious. So if you like psychological mysteries and suspense stories, like The Turning of the Screw, as well as character-driven stories, I recommend this one. Q. And their belief in a sane world, a world where they have any control over their own lives, has been smashed. And a couple of years later, that fit together in my mind with what was happening to people around the economic boom and crash—the utter dislocation between the obvious reality and what we were being told, between what people believed and what was happening all around them. And Broken Harbor is about the case that breaks down Scorcher’s belief in an orderly world governed by reason and the law of cause and effect—the belief that’s been holding him together since childhood. Discuss this evolution and the ways French uses it to develop the two men’s characters. What does that say about where he stands on the squad? A lot of the lads don’t like training in the new boys, so I do it. You can take it or leave it.” Quigley’s wounded look was still on. Other stuff on my mind, know what I mean?” “I’m trying to do you a favor here, Curran. French creates haunting, damaged characters who have been hit hard by some cataclysm...This may sound like a routine police procedural. From Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Searcher, a New York Times bestselling novel that "proves anew that [Tana French] is one of the most talented crime writers alive" (The Washington Post). At the same time, an even deeper enigma is playing itself out in Scorcher’s head. I think if you write mystery, you’re going to end up, at some level, focusing on your society’s priorities and tensions and deepest fears. Friendship has always been hugely important to me. Clear this one, and you’re back on track.” He left the other half unspoken, something dense and heavy on the desk between us. In Broken Harbor, all but one member of the Spain family lies dead, and it’s up to Mick “Scorcher” Kennedy to find out why. For reasons made up of a hellish brew of stupidity, cronyism, and corruption, they were right in there with the property developers and the banks, frantically urging my generation to spend ten times our income on unbuilt houses in the middle of nowhere. I used to know Broken Harbor like the back of my hand, when I was a skinny little guy with home-cut hair and mended jeans. The media’ll be all over this like flies on shite. I ignored him. You’d be amazed how many of the lads would have run a mile, given the choice—and I had a choice, at least at the start. The cause, of course, is Ireland's economic free fall — the Celtic Tiger turned needy cub — and, like all superior detective fiction, French's novels are as much social criticism as they are whodunit.” –Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “French ...[is] drawn not just to the who but also to the why — those bigger mysteries about the human weaknesses that drive somebody to such inhuman brutality. And a couple of nights later my husband was the one who went into the kitchen, and he turned on the light in time to see a mouse doing a runner down behind the cooker. Six do you, for now?” “Six sounds good. And the book starts off with him still being a pompous jerk. In psychological mystery, evil is often a facet of a lot of the characters, not just the killer, and the most evil actions don’t necessarily come from the most evil people - and so, while the justice system punishes the evil action, sometimes the truly evil people do in fact walk away, unassailable. A waste of time. Let’s get one thing straight: I was the perfect man for this case. I pulled the tough ones, the nobody-seen-nothing junkie-on-junkie drudgery, and I still scored. I stick to focusing on the specific characters, trying to capture the ways their friendships take shape, the small trivial details that show the underlying layers of trust and love much more clearly than any amount of hugs and deep conversation. He can’t afford to get distracted by pointless crap. A rookie, if you know how to handle him, slows you down a lot less than another old hand. Ireland is an epic mess. Memories of something that happened there back when he was a boy. Richie is five foot nine on his best day, all elbows and skinny legs and narrow shoulders—he looks about fourteen, although his file says he’s thirty-one—and call me prejudiced, but after one glance I could have told you exactly what kind of neighborhood he comes from. If you know your job, you have a responsibility to pass the knowledge on. If you put your energy into thinking about how much the fall would hurt, you’re already halfway down. As usual, French has crafted a suspenseful mystery with a solid backstory for her detective, and good character development, to give it a little extra dimension and depth. Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy always brings in the killer. “Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting.” —The New York Times Mick “Scorcherˮ Kennedy is the star of the Dublin Murder Squad. Detective Curran, are we good to go?” “Well,” Quigley said, tucking his chins into each other. However, her books often contain more than a hint of lament for the country’s recent decline. There are other mysteries where culpability is a straightforward thing: X killed Y because X is a bad person, the end. The internal stakes are the reason why all my narrators have been damaged, whether temporarily or permanently. Broken Harbor Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox Series, Book 4 (eBook) : French, Tana : An addictive thriller from New York Times bestseller and the acclaimed author of In the Woods and Faithful Place Tana French's rise can only be called meteoric. Tana French writes beautifully, and she always delivers a captivating situation, entrancing the reader with well-drawn characters and a sense of place that makes you feel you are there. Looking forward to her latest book. However, usually with about 100 pages to go, I start to get bored and just want to hurry up to know whodunnit. They took one look and figured they were out of their depth, called it straight in.” “Beautiful,” I said. “He will be,” I said. Psychological mystery is a natural place to explore that whole area - the ambiguity of guilt. Quigley was being a little bitch because he was next up in the rota. Always. In Broken Harbor, all but one member of the Spain family lies dead, and it’s up to Mick “Scorcher” Kennedy to find out why. “Not a good sign, the Super calling you in on your own. This is one of the things I enjoy about writing linked books with a different narrator each time: you get to explore that subjectivity that I was talking about earlier, how two people can see the same person or event in two completely different lights. How does Broken Harbor express concerns about your adopted country? “Good to go. “You’d be the lead man, either way.” “Trust me, sir. Always. From Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Searcher, a New York Times bestselling novel that "proves anew that [Tana French] is one of the most talented crime writers alive" (The Washington Post). Until he finds out who the killer is, Scorcher—partly because he’s so attached to the rules, which really aren’t Frank’s thing—will do nicely. Another perfectly provable case ruined by these stupid constitutional safeguards! Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting. His whole view of the world gets crushed in that vice–grip by the events of the book. Sorry, man, wasn’t paying attention. That theme wasn’t deliberate. If I need more, I’ll call in.” O’Kelly added, as I was leaving, “And for Jesus’ sake do something about Curran’s gear.” “I had a word last week.” “Have another. Because let’s get another thing clear, while we’re at it: I am bloody good at my job. Every form of madness, as far as I can tell, is based on that disconnect in some way or other. I’ve been on the Murder Squad for ten years, and for seven of those, ever since I found my feet, I’ve had the highest solve rate in the place. Broken Harbor Dublin Murder Squad Series, Book 4 (eBook) : French, Tana : A New York Times bestseller and quintessential Tana French thriller—a damaged hero, an unspeakable crime, and an intricately plotted mystery—the novel that "proves anew that [Tana French] is one of the most talented crime writers alive." What really gives Broken Harbor its nerve-rattling force is her exploration of events leading up to the murders, rendered just as vividly as the detectives’ scramble to solve them.” --Entertainment Weekly (A- rating) “These four novels have instated Ms. French as one of crime fiction’s reigning grand dames — a Celtic tigress... 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