B>b>Best Book of 2020/b>br>b>New York Times NPR New York Post/b>br>br>"This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet . . . Its own kind of masterpiece." --Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Postbr>br>"A new Tana French is always cause for celebration . . . Read it once for the plot; read it again for the beauty and subtlety of French''s writing." --Sarah Lyall, The New York Times/b>br>br>Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. But when a local kid whose brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets.br>br>"One of the greatest crime novelists writing today" (Vox) weaves a masterful, atmospheric tale of suspense, asking how to tell right from wrong in a world where neither is simple, and what we stake on that decision.
Tana French a grandi en Irlande, en Italie et aux États-Unis. Elle vit à Dublin depuis 1990.
Après des études de théâtre, elle a travaillé pour le cinéma. Écorces de sang est son premier roman.