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In the Woods: A Novel

Author:
Tana French
Read by:
Steven Crossley
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Ratings
Book
210
Narrator
43
Release Date
May 17, 2007
Duration
20 hours 30 minutes
Summary
The bestselling debut, with over a million copies sold, that launched Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter and “the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years” (The Washington Post). 

“Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting.” —The New York Times

As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing blood-filled sneakers, and unable to recall a single detail of the previous hours.

Twenty years later, the found boy, Rob Ryan, is a detective on the Dublin Murder Squad and keeps his past a secret. But when a twelve-year-old girl is found murdered in the same woods, he and Detective Cassie Maddox—his partner and closest friend—find themselves investigating a case chillingly similar to the previous unsolved mystery. Now, with only snippets of long-buried memories to guide him, Ryan has the chance to uncover both the mystery of the case before him and that of his own shadowy past.

Richly atmospheric and stunning in its complexity, In the Woods is utterly convincing and surprising to the end.
Reviews
Profile Avatar Rosana V. May 2018

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

Profile Avatar Linda M. Aug 2021

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.

Profile Avatar Linda H. Oct 2021

l didn't care for this book

Profile Avatar Anonymous Feb 2021

Too violent. Discussing details.

Profile Avatar Carol I. Feb 2021

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.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jul 2020

20 hours to tell a not so great story..

Profile Avatar Jill W Oct 2017

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

Profile Avatar Susie Pryor Jan 2017

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!)

Profile Avatar lauri Preston Dec 2014

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.

Profile Avatar Gina W May 2025

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

Profile Avatar SuzieQ Apr 2025

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.

Profile Avatar Kevin R. Jul 2023

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.

Profile Avatar sylmcan Feb 2023

Love

Profile Avatar Brenda S. Aug 2022

Good story most of the time but some places became tedious

Profile Avatar Lauren C. Jul 2022

Gripping thriller and authentic feeling police procedural. 7/10

Profile Avatar Shawn P. Mar 2020

just not following it

Profile Avatar Butch Brodie Feb 2017

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.

Profile Avatar Wanda Musgrove Jul 2016

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

Profile Avatar Holli Fotch Mar 2016

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.

Profile Avatar Eric Blevins Nov 2015

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.

In the Woods: A Novel

In the Woods: A Novel

Author: Tana French
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