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Book SynopsisFrom the writer whose novels inspired the BBC''s Dublin Murders TV series...
''One of the most compulsive psychological mysteries since Donna Tartt''s The Secret History'' THE TIMES
''An engrossing, unpredictable, beautifully written mystery'' SOPHIE HANNAH
''Dark and twisty'' SUNDAY TIMES''Mesmerising'' GILLIAN FLYNN
''I''m a big fan of Tana French'' IAN RANKIN
________________________________________WHAT DO WE HIDE INSIDE OURSELVES?One night changes everything for Toby. He''s always led a charmed life - until a brutal attack leaves him damaged and traumatised, unsure even of the person he used to be. He seeks refuge at his family''s ancestral home, the Ivy House, filled with memories of wild-strawberry summers and teenage parties with his cousins.
But not long after Toby''s arrival, a discovery is made: a skull, tucked neatly
Trade ReviewA truly great writer -- Gillian Flynn
The Wych Elm is her best novel yet -- Erin Kelly
Lyrical, suspenseful, unpredictableMy favourite novel of last year -- Sophie Hannah
Terrific - terrifying, amazing, and the prose is incandescent -- Stephen King
A masterpiece -- John Boyne
The finest crime writer around right now * Mail on Sunday *
One of the most
compulsive psychological mysteries since
Donna Tartt's The Secret History...
impossible to put down * The Times *
The Wych Elm should cement French's place in the
first rank of great literary novelists * Observer *
Her storytelling skills are incredible -- Sarra Manning * Red *
Gripping and suspenseful, with more twists than a rollercoaster, The Wych Elm is a magnificent novel -- John Boyne
French offers
a masterclass in unreliability . . . dissolving the boundaries between genre and literary fiction * Sunday Times *
Her best book. Really, it is not a crime novel: as ever, Tana's scope is so much broader than that. It's a book about identity, childhood, luck and family...
I absolutely loved it. -- Gillian McAllister
Inspires cultic devotion in readers...most crime fiction is diverting; French's is consuming * The New Yorker *
A brilliant examination of male privilege and family secrets -- What to Look Forward to in the World of Books 2019 * Guardian *
A darkly addictive story of family secrets -- Best Books of 2019 * i paper *
Tana French's writing is
lyrical but sharp, her eye for detail exquisite, her storytelling skills incredible - I need to read her backlist right away! -- Sara Manning * Red Magazine *
Another one of her rich psychological thrillers that will work its way under your skin -- Lucy Mangan * Stylist *
French is a
poet of mood and a master builder of plots -- Maureen Corrigan * The Washington Post *
A spectacularly talented writer -- Louise O'Neill, author of 'Asking for It'
Tana French is
one of those rare writers whose publication date you put in your diary. Her effortless
verve, insight and black wit still glimmer from every page. -- Kate Riordan, author of 'The Girl in the Photograph'
A hugely satisfying door-stopper of a novel, full of ambiguity, nuance and building menace.
To read French is to experience that sense of utter disorientation that comes from the ground shifting constantly beneath your feet. Totally absorbing -- Tammy Cohen
Tana French's best and most intricately nuanced novel yet. . . Get ready for the whiplash brought on by its final twists and turns * New York Times *
A beautifully written, highly intelligent meditation on family relationships, the human mind, social politics
and much more, often leavened with good jokes * Sunday Express *
