Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Twenty-five unhappy books for Valentine’s Day

At B&N Reads Tara Sonin tagged twenty-five unhappy books for Valentine’s Day. One entry on the list:
In the Woods, by Tana French

Mystery writer extraordinare French’s novel about a detective who returns to the town in which he himself was the survivor of a violent crime to investigate another. But the present is often a mirror of the past, and he finds himself growing unstable in the proximity of the case.
Read about the other entries on the list.

In the Woods is among Krysten Ritter's six favorite mysteries, Megan Reynolds's top ten books you must read if you loved Gone Girl, Emma Straub's ten top books that mimic the feeling of a summer vacation, the Barnes & Noble Review's five top books from Ireland's newer voices, and Judy Berman's ten fantastic novels with disappointing endings.

The Page 69 Test: In the Woods.

--Marshal Zeringue