The Searcher

By: Tana French

Published by Penguin, 2021-11-02

<b>A <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller<br>A <i>New York Times</i> and NPR Best Book of the Year<br><br>"This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet...its own kind of masterpiece." --Maureen Corrigan, <i>The Washington Post</i><br><br>A "taut, chiseled and propulsive" (<i>Vogue</i>) novel from the author of the forthcoming novel <i>The Hunter </i>and the bestselling mystery writer who "is in a class by herself." (<i>The New York Times</i>)</b><br><br>Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. But when a local kid whose brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets.<br><br>"One of the greatest crime novelists writing today" <i>(Vox)</i> weaves a masterful, atmospheric tale of suspense, asking what we sacrifice in our search for truth and justice, and what we risk if we don't.