Faithful Place

by Tana French

Paperback, 432 pages

English language

Published Nov. 8, 2011 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-14-311949-4
OCLC Number:: 965578389

(24 reviews)

Back in 1985, Frank Mackey was a nineteen-year-old kid with a dream of escaping hisi family’s cramped flat on Faithful Place and running away to London with his girl, Rosie Daly. But on the night they were supposed to leave, Rosie didn’t show. Frank took it for granted that she’d dumped him-probably because of his alcoholic father, nutcase mother, and generally dysfunctional family. He never went home again. Neither did Rosie. Then, twenty-two years later, Rosie’s suitcase shows up behind a fireplace in a derelict house on Faithful Place, and Frank, now a detective in the Dublin Undercover squad, is going home whether he likes it or not.

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Sharyl reviewed Faithful Place by Tana French (Dublin Murder Squad, #3)

Review of 'Faithful Place' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Tana French writes some wonderful dialogue! I always enjoy her style, as a writer. The characters are real and the cultural backdrop is stimulating in an educational way, for some of us.

Faithful Place details the family background of Frank Mackey, the undercover agent who was an important background character in The Witch Elm. His dysfunctional family and the plot are compelling, but I was surprised at how easily it was to figure out who the guilty party was.

I'll stop there. This was an engaging read, and I will certainly continue to read Dublin Murder Squad books.

barbara fister reviewed Faithful Place by Tana French (Dublin Murder Squad, #3)

Review of 'Faithful Place' on 'LibraryThing'

No rating

Reviewed for Mystery Scene magazine. I thought it was brilliant. Terrific voice for the main character and lovely writing that is very different than the lush and rather baroque style of her first novel.