tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post1158624610563917938..comments2024-03-28T10:35:30.130-04:00Comments on A Bookworm's World: The Secret Place - Tana FrenchLuannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14831940198814551829noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post-49194190376132733722014-12-03T10:13:03.263-05:002014-12-03T10:13:03.263-05:00Tana French is my favorite mystery writer. I' ...Tana French is my favorite mystery writer. I' ve only read her first 3 books because if I read them too fast then i'll have caught up to her & the wait for her next book would be agonizing. <br />I know that you hate going back in a series but I think that this one is well worth exploring her earlier books, such as The Likeness which introduces Frank's character.<br /><br />Happy Reading,<br />Icewineanne Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post-91208727465537214592014-12-01T16:07:44.375-05:002014-12-01T16:07:44.375-05:00I know tons of people who love her work. I have a...I know tons of people who love her work. I have a few of her older books here and hope to give them a go one of these days.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post-4893768707537817242014-12-01T16:07:34.666-05:002014-12-01T16:07:34.666-05:00You don't sound impressed. If you had read her...You don't sound impressed. If you had read her other books, particularly BROKEN HARBOR and FAITHFUL PLACE,your review would be different because you would love this series of books and you would love Tana French.<br /><br />No one writes dialog like Tana French. For that reason, combined with her unpredictable twists and turns, all her books are difficult to put down, the kind you keep reading long past bedtime.<br /><br />THE SECRET PLACE continues the Dublin murder squad series of books. The day begins with Holly, who is the daughter of a police detective, Frank Mackey, the main character in FAITHFUL PLACE. She goes to another detective, Stephen Mackey, who also appeared in FAITHFUL PLACE. If you had read FAITHFUL PLACE, you would have been more interested.<br /><br />I admit, sometimes the flashbacks in this story seem silly and implausible. This is especially true when the girls claim to see the murder victim's ghost. The ghost is even used by the detectives to deal with one of the girls. Come on, these are teenagers, not 6-year-olds!<br /><br />But if you just go with it and accept the girls' immaturity and dirty mouths, this book is another winner for Tana French and her Dublin murder squad series. She's one author who is so predictably good that it's always safe to preorder her books. techeditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713987832589573174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865574440201600064.post-83582002698086157162014-12-01T12:49:02.687-05:002014-12-01T12:49:02.687-05:00An "otherworldly" turn, is intriguing......An "otherworldly" turn, is intriguing.... :-)<br /><br />Happy first day of December,<br />Tessa~Tessa~ Here there be musinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661988938395877761noreply@blogger.com