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Broken Harbor

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Broken Harbor

By: Tana French
Narrated by: Stephen Hogan
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From Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter, a New York Times bestselling novel that “proves anew that [Tana French] is one of the most talented crime writers alive” (The Washington Post). 

“Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting.” —The New York Times

Mick “Scorcherˮ Kennedy is the star of the Dublin Murder Squad. He plays by the books and plays hard, and thatʼs how the biggest case of the year ends up in his hands. 

On one of the half-abandoned “luxuryˮ developments that litter Ireland, Patrick Spain and his two young children have been murdered. His wife, Jenny, is in intensive care. At first, Scorcher thinks itʼs going to be an easy solve, but too many small things canʼt be explained: the half-dozen baby monitors pointed at holes smashed in the Spainsʼ walls, the files erased from the familyʼs computer, the story Jenny told her sister about a shadowy intruder slipping past the houseʼs locks. And this neighborhood—once called Broken Harbor—holds memories for Scorcher and his troubled sister, Dina: childhood memories that Scorcher thought he had tightly under control.

Accolades & Awards

Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2012
Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Los Angeles Times Book Prize Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Murder Mystery Crime Suspense Psychological Fiction Thriller Genre Fiction Heartfelt

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I've listened to other books from this series and I agree with other reviews that the ends are not always satisfying in these books. BUT that said the descriptions and stories are very intriguing.

Broken Harbor and Broken Ending

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This book will snag your mind and pull you under it’s spell. Make sure you’re in a good place, psychologically, when you start this one…you won’t be at the end.

This book will wreck you

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Excellent writing and superb reading/performing. I couldn’t put it down. Better than a paper book version.

Gripping

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I was pretty sure this wouldn't be my favorite Tana French and I was correct although this is only my third read (watched into the woods). I love Tanas writing and the characters but I struggled at the beginning and the very end actually felt a little rushed to me. I thought maybe there would be surprising twist at the end but there wasn't really and I prefer a nice wrapped up ending which there was kind of but not completely. i also found the premise of the murder a little far fetched, but the details were great! still a very good story and worth the read/listen. for now the likeness is my favorite and I'll see about the next Tana book!

good but not my favorite

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Listen just for the narrator Stephen Hogan totally crushing it for however many hours this was. The last 1/4 or so picks up, be ready to want to binge that homestretch.

The writing is out of this world good. I'm not usually a huge crime novel reader, did this one for a fiction workshop I'm in and just--wow. awesome for fans of the genre, anyone looking for a good audiobook, and certainly for students of the craft.

Fantastic story, incredible performance

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