'Tana French's IN THE WOODS is a terrific debut . . . French's psychological insights into the damaged policeman's torment combine grippingly with the clammy atmosphere that surrounds the lethal woods. As an example of a novel in which the past returns to haunt the present, this scores very high marks.' (Marcel Berlins, The Times on IN THE WOODS)
'Lyrical and haunting' (Scotland on Sunday on IN THE WOODS)
'A real show-stopper of a thriller . . . Author tightens the tension slowly until squealing point; Ryan's increasingly taut relationship with Maddox is woven cunningly around the crime plot. A splendid, page-turning debut.' (Sheon IN THE WOODS)
'A compellingly complex case with nuanced characters and a richly detailed sense of place' (Kirkus Reviewson IN THE WOODS)
'French expertly walks the line between police procedurial and psychological thriller in her debut.' (Publishers Weeklyon IN THE WOODS)
'A brilliant first novel . . . the reader's attention is slackened and tightened with a masterly hand.' (Literary Reviewon IN THE WOODS)
'Beneath the lyrical descriptions of hot summers and happy childhood memories in small town Ireland lies an unsettling psychological thriller... A compelling page-turner of sinuous twists and turns.' (Choice Magazineon IN THE WOODS)
'The most breathtakingly brilliant and close-to-perfect thriller I've read for a long time. I stayed up until three in the morning two nights running unable to put it down.' (Sophie Hannah on IN THE WOODS)
'A must-read is Irish writer Tana French's IN THE WOODS, a literary, dark and absolutely compelling book set in Dublin where all manner of secrets are unearthed.' (Reviewing the evidenceon IN THE WOODS)
'This astonishing first novel weaves a web of intrigue to confound even the most astute: and its denouement, swift, shocking and sublimely executed, will remain with the reader long after the final page has been turned.' (Margaret Carragher Sunday Independent Dublin on IN THE WOODS)
Tana French follows her stunning accomplished debut, IN THE WOODS, with an equally compelling psychological mystery that confirms her place as one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.