Probably the most senseless book I've ever heard. Wasted 20 hours of nothing.

This is often rated to be Tana French's best novel, and I can honestly say that it was one of the best mystery novels that I have ever read/listened to. The plot is interesting, the writing wonderful, the character development excellent. A really great book. The narration was just as good.

l didn't care for this book

Too violent. Discussing details.

What an infuriating whiny obnoxious character. I stopped reading halfway through when I realized he was a foolish self sabotaging idiot who made everyone miserable for no apparent reason. Also the ending was predictable, so much so that when I read spoilers after I stopped reading the only surprise was that the author had expected the ending to be a surprise.

20 hours to tell a not so great story..

Wish there were more! Loved all books in series. Excellent narrator!!

Tana French is a great storyteller. I found the book riveting. The author doesn't create fall into the trap of predictability (even when you actually wish she would!)

tana french does a superb job of developing her characters, brilliantly making them so human as to render me frustrated and annoyed at rob's ridiculous decision-making. other reviewers have written about their dissatisfaction with the ending. i think the ending merely highlights the genius that is ms french. she writes truth in the fiction, and it's so believable, we're as upset by unacceptable outcomes as we would be with the kinds of crazy heard on the news. i loved it, even though i had no resolution or relief from the ending, the narrator was a wee bit too expressive, making most of the characters' dialogue sound rather excitable, with nowhere to go. if he'd tone down the phrasing, it would be nice.

Tana French never fails to deliver! I love all her books. I am eagerly awaiting another novel from her. In the woods was captivating and rich full of story! Well Done

I despise books that do not tie everything up. It’s lazy. Two running stories here and one was unresolved and the other was abruptly ended because the detective did something completely out of character. It was a very disappointing read.

Clear indication that this was an early audiobook production when they noted "This is the end of Disk 3; Disk 4 Begins". Nonetheless, the narrator was excellent, as was the book itself. Best of the Dublin Murder Series in my opinion.

Love

Good story most of the time but some places became tedious

Gripping thriller and authentic feeling police procedural. 7/10

just not following it

I found this a pretty riveting mystery - heady but not a high action piece. Maybe that is what some reviewers miss? I listened over the course of a couple of weeks during runs and a book has to hold together to work in that context. Very importantly, the narrator is excellent He strikes the right balance of acting the book out without going so far as to take over.

This could have been a great book, but instead it was extremely disappointing.

Gosh this book was so boring. It's 20 hours and barely anything happens during the first 10 hours. I'm so disappointed I used a credit on this book because I heard it was an exciting mystery book. One big mystery went unsolved in this book which is frustrating and the other just dragged on so much. The narrator also talks a little quickly and it made it hard to pay attention to him since I was just bored listen anyways. I would skip this one.

Overall, I really liked it BUT.......we never find out what happened to the kid strapped to the tree!! I needed more of the relationship between the two detectives. There was no closure.