Only one of the children, Rob Ryan, is found. The police are called in and a search is organised. This is the first book in the Dublin Murder Squad series, which kicks off in a small Dublin suburb in 1984, when three children don’t return home from the woods after dark. This American-Irish author has since settled in Dublin with her husband and two daughters, and continues to work as a novelist. French has since written six books in the series and two other standalone novels.įrench has received several literary awards for her books and the Dublin Murder Squad series was commissioned by the BBC for an eight-episode series, which aired in 2019. The book rose to international fame and received rave reviews from critics. The first book Tana French wrote was In The Woods, the debut novel in her crime fiction series, Dublin Murder Squad. She always loved reading mystery and crime novels and once she was in her 30s, French decided she would try her hand at writing novels. She trained as a professional actor and has worked in theatre, film and voiceovers. Growing up, French was captivated by writing and acting, but as she got older, she focused more on acting. If you’ve never heard of her, then get comfortable, because in this article I am going to break down the eight best books by Tana French.

If you are already a Tana French fan then stick around, because I may pique your interest in one of her books you’ve never read before.

The name Tana French may or may not be familiar to you, but rest assured she has quietly become an international sensation in the book world over the past few years.

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