
The Keeper - Tana French
Tana French
- Pages · 528 pages
- Publication Date · 02/04/2026
- Genre · Crime & mystery
The gripping new mystery from the million-copy-bestselling author of In the Woods and The Hunter, perfect for fans of Jane Harper and Chris Whitaker. `Crime fiction's biggest contemporary star' Guardian`A masterpiece' Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Strange Sally DiamondOn a cold night in the remote Irish village of Ardnakelty, a girl goes missing. Sweet, loving Rachel Holohan was about to be engaged to the son of the local big shot. Instead, she's dead in the river. In a place like this, her death isn't simple. It comes wrapped in generations-old grudges and power struggles, and it splits the townland in two. Retired Chicago detective Cal Hooper has friends here now and he owes them loyalty, but his fianc�e Lena wants nothing to do with Ardnakelty's tangles. As the feud becomes more vicious, their settled peace starts to crack apart. And when they uncover a scheme that casts a new light on Rachel's death and threatens the whole village, they find themselves in the firing line . . . PRAISE FOR TANA FRENCH`Incandescent' Stephen King`Mesmerising' Gillian Flynn`Masterful' Chris Whitaker`If you haven't read Tana French yet, I really highly recommend that you do' Harlan Coben`One of the greats of contemporary crime fiction' Ian Rankin`Among the first rank of great literary novelists' Observer
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