The Hunter by Tana French

Published by Viking, 2024

I’ve loved Tana French’s writing since I first read Into the Woods in 2010. The Hunter is the second in her Cal Hooper series, which I like just as much as any of the Dublin Murder Squad. 

I was so engrossed in the characters she created that I was 300 pages in before I remembered that this was supposed to be a murder mystery and wondered when the body would show up. 

I’m very much looking forward to the next installment. Cal Hooper and crew have taken up space in my personal canon.

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