![]() ![]() Their friendship is interesting and the book lets it breathe and grow. The pacing is slow but I didn’t mind it because it allowed me to get to know the main character, Cal, and the child who sought his help, Trey. The setting in a remote countryside in Ireland is atmospheric and stark. It really felt as if I was hanging around with real people and watching them banter with each other. The Searcher was my first Tana French book! I liked her contemplative writing and witty dialogue between the characters. It was that one or the other of them, him or the job, couldn’t be trusted. An outsider asking questions is not welcomed in the close-knit community, and Cal’s quest could bring danger not just to himself but the innocent boy.Ĭal wouldn’t have known how to explain that it wasn’t that he couldn’t handle the job any more. ![]() But what starts as a missing person case soon hints at something bigger. When a local boy asks Cal to track his missing brother, he feels compelled to help. ![]() He plans to fix his cottage and find some peace and quiet. After retiring from his job as a detective in Chicago, Cal Hooper moves to rural Ireland. ![]()
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