If you are a mystery fan who hasn’t read Tana French, then you have missed one of the great modern mystery writers of our time. American by birth and Irish by residence, her Irish set mysteries will both haunt you and keep you guessing. Her newest, The Hunter, is one of her best, a rousing combination of a murder mystery and heist suspense. She tells us what motivates her and how she does what she does time and time again. Our bookstore is The Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

Books mentioned in this week's episode:

In the Woods by Tana French

The Likeness by Tana French

Faithful Place by Tana French

The Searcher by Tana French

The Secret Place by Tana French

Broken Harbor by Tana French

The Witch Elm by Tana French

The Trespasser by Tana French

The Hunter by Tana French

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

I Will Surprise My Friend! by Mo Willems

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

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