Broken Harbor
A Novel
Readers rate it 4.0 (170 on Hardcover)
465 pages · Released Apr 30, 2013 · Penguin
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Broken Harbor is a dark psychological crime thriller featuring the murder of a family and serious investigation of trauma. The novel contains graphic violence, psychological manipulation, and disturbing themes centered on family dysfunction and mental breakdown. This is adult crime fiction with complex, morally ambiguous characters and is not appropriate for younger readers despite its popularity in book clubs.
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From Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter, a New York Times bestselling novel that “proves anew that [Tana French] is one of the most talented crime writers alive” (The Washington Post). “Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting.” —The New Yor... From Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter, a New York Times bestselling novel that “proves anew that [Tana French] is one of the most talented crime writers alive” (The Washington Post). “Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting.” —The New York Times Mick “Scorcherˮ Kennedy is the star of the Dublin Murder Squad. He plays by the books and plays hard, and thatʼs how the biggest case of the year ends up in his hands. On one of the half-abandoned “luxuryˮ developments that litter Ireland, Patrick Spain and his two young children have been murdered. His wife, Jenny, is in intensive care. At first, Scorcher thinks itʼs going to be an easy solve, but too many small things canʼt be explained: the half-dozen baby monitors pointed at holes smashed in the Spainsʼ walls, the files erased from the familyʼs computer, the story Jenny told her sister about a shadowy intruder slipping past the houseʼs locks. And this neighborhood—once called Broken Harbor—holds memories for Scorcher and his troubled sister, Dina: childhood memories that Scorcher thought he had tightly under control.
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- Fiction
- Unloveable Characters
- Strong Character Development
- mysterious
- dark
- Not Diverse Characters
- Tense
- medium-paced
- Mystery
- Ireland
- Thriller
- Police
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ISBN 9780143123309 · Penguin