Broken Harbor

by Tana French

Book Overview

From Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter, a New York Times bestselling novel that "proves anew that Tana French] is one of the most talented crime writers alive" (The Washington Post).

"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. He plays by the books and plays hard, and thatʼs how the biggest case of the year ends up in his hands.

On one of the half-abandoned "luxuryˮ developments that litter Ireland, Patrick Spain and his two young children have been murdered. His wife, Jenny, is in intensive care. At first, Scorcher thinks itʼs going to be an easy solve, but too many small things canʼt be explained: the half-dozen baby monitors pointed at holes smashed in the Spainsʼ walls, the files erased from the familyʼs computer, the story Jenny told her sister about a shadowy intruder slipping past the houseʼs locks. And this neighborhood--once called Broken Harbor--holds memories for Scorcher and his troubled sister, Dina: childhood memories that Scorcher thought he had tightly under control.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143123300
• ISBN13: 9780143123309
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Yikes

This was a haunting tale of how seemingly trivial details in life can become game changers. Another great read by Tana French.

Great read, kept me reading late in the night.

Kept me wondering who did it. Liked the main detective and his partner. Excellent thriller. Will now have to go back and read her books in order.

Broken Harbor is a exceptionally interesting psychologically based mystery.

I love all of Dana French's books especially since they are a series but with a variety of police protagonists. This book looks at the psychological breakdowns of the victims, detectives, and the detectives' family. It is devastating to read and beautifully written with endless twists and surprises.