The Hunter

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Return to the dark underbelly of Ardnakelty in the thrilling new sequel to The Searcher.

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in the village. They’re coming for gold. What they bring is trouble.

Two years have passed since retired Police Detective Cal Hooper moved from Chicago to the West of Ireland looking for peace. He’s found it, more or less – in his relationship with local woman Lena, and the bond he’s formed with half-wild teenager Trey. So when two men turn up with a money-making scheme to find gold in the townland, Cal gets ready to do whatever it takes to protect Trey. Because one of the men is no stranger: he’s Trey’s father.

But Trey doesn’t want protecting. What she wants is revenge.

Crackling with tension and slow-burn suspense, The Hunter explores what we’ll do for our loved ones, what we’ll do for revenge, and what we sacrifice when the two collide, from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Tana French.

'A richly told tale of tangled loyalties. French ratchets up the tension in increments . . . By the end, these characters have taken on such solidity that, long after finishing it, I often catch myself wondering how they’re doing – a testament to the author’s mastery of her craft' GUARDIAN

©2024 Tana French (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

'Among the first rank of great literary novelists
OBSERVER
A masterful, beautiful mystery
CHRIS WHITAKER
Completely, indescribably magnificent
MARIAN KEYES
Comes closer to perfection than anything I've read in the last decade
SARAH HILARY
A spectacularly talented writer
LOUISE Ou2019NEILL
As with all of French's books, something is awry - and the fun is in the unravelling
VOGUE
A master of novels filled with creeping unease, slow-rolling tension and great atmosphere
NEW YORK POST
The Hunter defies the rules of suspense writing
WASHINGTON POST
French spins a taut tale of retribution, sacrifice, and family
French spins a taut tale of retribution, sacrifice, and family
Spectacular. Beautifully crafted characters and full of tension... I was on edge from page one
Shelley Burr

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