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But Now Am Found

The Hunter by Tana French

April 10, 2025 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Cal Hooper is a former Chicago detective. Grown weary of his job, he’s upended his life and moved into a run-down fixer-upper in the small town of Ardnakelty, in an unnamed part of the Irish countryside. He’s found his place in the community, and that includes his girlfriend Lena and unruly, stoic teenager Trey, whom he teaches carpentry in an attempt to get life back on track. It works right up until the point where Trey’s long-lost father Johnny makes his return from London, bringing […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Cal Hooper, Ireland, Tana French, The Hunter

Zirza's CBR17 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Cal Hooper, Ireland, Tana French, The Hunter ·
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“Being boring is among Cal’s main goals. For most of his life, one or more elements always insisted on being interesting, to the point where dullness took on an unattainable end-of-the-rainbow glow. Ever since he finally got his hands on it, he’s savored every second.

The Hunter (Cal Hooper #2) by Tana French

March 26, 2025 by cheerbrarian 6 Comments

We return to rural Ireland with Cal in this second installment of a new Tana French series. Cal came here after retiring from the Chicago police and in the first book was reluctantly pulled into town drama and an unsolved mystery. As with many French books, the ending of that one wasn’t wrapped up in a bow, but we learned who Cal was going to be: a man who would like to keep to himself, but won’t let the disadvantaged or those in need of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: crime thriller, Ireland, Tana French, The Hunter

cheerbrarian's CBR17 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: crime thriller, Ireland, Tana French, The Hunter ·
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“It hits her full force that her mother is a mystery to her. She could have anything folded away inside her silence.”

The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2) by Tana French

June 6, 2024 by narfna Leave a Comment

Who am I kidding, this is five stars. It didn’t hit me as hard as previous books of hers have, but there is no fault here. She’s just a master of character and atmosphere, and she knows how to seed a twist in such a way that it has thematic value, not just shock value. Like its predecessor, The Searcher, this is a slow burn character study of a mystery. Also like The Searcher, this is a mystery where the investigation isn’t even the third most important […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Cal Hooper, crime, Irish, narfna, psychological suspense, Tana French, The Hunter

narfna's CBR16 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Cal Hooper, crime, Irish, narfna, psychological suspense, Tana French, The Hunter ·
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Stays the Queen

The Hunter by Tana French

March 18, 2024 by Jake 2 Comments

Tana French is our best living crime writer. Crime fiction, at its best explores the true nature of human beings when at their worst. If there are no atheists in fox holes, there are no angels with guns in their hands. What motivates us to sin? What are the consequences? Why do we commit evil upon our fellow human being? The best writers use their characters rather than their plots to explore this. Tana French doesn’t create characters as much as introduce their fully-lived selves. […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Cal Hooper, Ireland, mystery, Tana French, The Hunter

Jake's CBR16 Review No:25 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Cal Hooper, Ireland, mystery, Tana French, The Hunter ·
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