leighmowzer's review
2.0
I wanted to like this book and did like about a third of it but the remaining two thirds were garbage. The main character was so hateful and un-redeeming that I almost put it down but out of the curiosity that I had for the "good" third, kept reading. She tried hard to put an interesting spin on the story towards the end but didn't quite sell it. I've read Tana's other 5 books and only really enjoyed the first two that she wrote. I suppose she and I will go our separate ways. Slán, Ms. French.
thona's review against another edition
5.0
you want antoinette conway to win, you just do
from summer to fall i’ve been keeping up with this series and i feel this is the only dublin murder squad book with a good happy ending. fitting what with it being the last. 5, 10, 10000000 stars always and forever for tana french’s work
from summer to fall i’ve been keeping up with this series and i feel this is the only dublin murder squad book with a good happy ending. fitting what with it being the last. 5, 10, 10000000 stars always and forever for tana french’s work
raforall's review
4.0
Appeal: The Trespasser is the 6th book in the Dublin Murder Squad serie,s but what I love about this series from a RA standpoint is the series does not have to be read in order. The books are linked [some more than others] and the main character of one story might reappear in the background of another but all have their chances to be the sympathetic hero one time and a foil another. And, it really doesn't matter when you encounter which experience.
I have had lots to say about French and all of her books over the years. Use this link for more: http://raforall.blogspot.com/search?q=tana+french.
But in general the main reason I like French and why she is one of my sure bet authors is her ability to write people into her stories-- fully realized, complex, annoying at times, people. These people that populate her stories are not just characters.
Her stories are gripping, intricately plotted and have wonderful intense first person narrations.
These are psychological suspense stories. The narrators are flawed, often hiding something from the reader, and the miseries are complex. Every book has a compelling mystery on its own
That narration is one of the reasons I think they work so well on audio. I have listened to every single one. The narrators are all different but that is because there is a different character at the helm for each book.
The writing is tight. There are details yes, but the stories move at a compelling pace. If you like complicated plots where every word counts and yet it still moves at a brisk pace, th
Anxiety is high. The story is tightly wound.
Interestingly, I have listened to every French book I have read. I started that way and I enjoyed the experience so I kept going in that format. At this point, having French read to me is the only way I could take in these stories.
Notice I haven't even gotten to this book in particular at all, and I won’t. I included it above from the publisher.
Three Words That Describe This Book: intense first person narration, complex characters, tightly wound
Readalikes: I have listed many before. Again, use this link for details [http://raforall.blogspot.com/search?q=tana+french], but I have a new readalike option--Ausma Zehanat Khan. I reviewed the first book in her mystery series on Goodreads too.
I have had lots to say about French and all of her books over the years. Use this link for more: http://raforall.blogspot.com/search?q=tana+french.
But in general the main reason I like French and why she is one of my sure bet authors is her ability to write people into her stories-- fully realized, complex, annoying at times, people. These people that populate her stories are not just characters.
Her stories are gripping, intricately plotted and have wonderful intense first person narrations.
These are psychological suspense stories. The narrators are flawed, often hiding something from the reader, and the miseries are complex. Every book has a compelling mystery on its own
That narration is one of the reasons I think they work so well on audio. I have listened to every single one. The narrators are all different but that is because there is a different character at the helm for each book.
The writing is tight. There are details yes, but the stories move at a compelling pace. If you like complicated plots where every word counts and yet it still moves at a brisk pace, th
Anxiety is high. The story is tightly wound.
Interestingly, I have listened to every French book I have read. I started that way and I enjoyed the experience so I kept going in that format. At this point, having French read to me is the only way I could take in these stories.
Notice I haven't even gotten to this book in particular at all, and I won’t. I included it above from the publisher.
Three Words That Describe This Book: intense first person narration, complex characters, tightly wound
Readalikes: I have listed many before. Again, use this link for details [http://raforall.blogspot.com/search?q=tana+french], but I have a new readalike option--Ausma Zehanat Khan. I reviewed the first book in her mystery series on Goodreads too.
lynniew13's review against another edition
3.0
Wow. I think this book was in the bargain section for a reason. Not one of her best books. I couldn’t maintain loyalty or enjoy the characters. Bummer.
kdhanda's review against another edition
5.0
Tightly packed narrative about a young female detective trying to solve a murder case. Throw in bias against cops, women, and outsiders in general and you have a tight novel. This is my favorite book by this author so far. Must read for anyone who is into Irish murder whodunnits
zartbeseitet's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
jedisuckerpunch's review
2.0
this one was torture. the plot was uninteresting, the ending was meh, and the characters, well, could have been better ( better because she's nailed it thus far with her previous books). idk why, but even the writing seemed lazlily done which is unfortunate because I've loved all the other books which she's wrirten and the writing is what got me hooked.
indydriven's review against another edition
5.0
The latest installment of the Dublin Murder Squad series focuses on detectives Antoinette Conway and Stephen Moran. The murder case they have been assigned is Aislinn Murray, a young woman who has been found dead in her home from head trauma. Aislinn was in a new romantic relationship and it was obvious that she had been in the middle of preparing a romantic dinner for her new boyfriend when she was killed. Her boyfriend denies responsibility advising the detectives that when he arrived at her home, there was no answer when he rang her doorbell and after waiting around for half an hour, left assuming that she was blowing him off. Her girlfriend advises that she doesn’t know why someone would want to hurt Aislinn but the detectives feel that she is withholding information. They also know the boyfriend is not telling them the whole truth and so begins the rollercoaster ride for the reader.
Antoinette and Stephen are both fairly new to the murder squad. Antoinette transferred in from Missing Persons about two years prior, however, her integration into the unit has not gone well. Subtle, and at times, aggressive harassment has occurred with no one in the squad taking responsibility leaving Antoinette unsure whether it is one person in the squad who dislikes her or whether the whole squad wants her gone. The harassment has varied from her locker being broken into and someone urinating on her personal items to her witness statements being tampered with resulting in her having to have the witness redo their statement. While Antoinette’s nature is naturally prickly and cranky, being the only woman in the unit leaves her isolated with little support other than her partner (with whom she has a good working relationship with).
At first glance, this case seems like a slam-dunk – the boyfriend must have killed her, but as the detectives dig further into Aislinn’s life they begin to question the real reason why she was killed. They even start to suspect that their unit may have been involved somehow.
Tana French is the queen of leaving the reader in suspense until the very end. You are not sure who the killer is and whether there really is something crooked going on within the squad or whether Antoinette’s paranoia is growing because of the harassment. This book left me guessing until the end and so far, is my favorite read of 2016. It is an excellent installment to her series.
Antoinette and Stephen are both fairly new to the murder squad. Antoinette transferred in from Missing Persons about two years prior, however, her integration into the unit has not gone well. Subtle, and at times, aggressive harassment has occurred with no one in the squad taking responsibility leaving Antoinette unsure whether it is one person in the squad who dislikes her or whether the whole squad wants her gone. The harassment has varied from her locker being broken into and someone urinating on her personal items to her witness statements being tampered with resulting in her having to have the witness redo their statement. While Antoinette’s nature is naturally prickly and cranky, being the only woman in the unit leaves her isolated with little support other than her partner (with whom she has a good working relationship with).
At first glance, this case seems like a slam-dunk – the boyfriend must have killed her, but as the detectives dig further into Aislinn’s life they begin to question the real reason why she was killed. They even start to suspect that their unit may have been involved somehow.
Tana French is the queen of leaving the reader in suspense until the very end. You are not sure who the killer is and whether there really is something crooked going on within the squad or whether Antoinette’s paranoia is growing because of the harassment. This book left me guessing until the end and so far, is my favorite read of 2016. It is an excellent installment to her series.