Tana French
2010
4/5 stars
Undercover cop Frank Mackey left his family 22 years ago and never returned. Now, a suitcase belonging to his past has surfaced, causing Frank to have to go home again. He will have to decide which has his loyalty: his job, his memories, or his family.
French is a fantastic writer, catching the reader immediately and never letting go until the end with excellent characters, an engrossing and convincing plot, and gripping prose. Frank was beliveable, with his good points, his blind spots, and his flaws, making him easy to love, but just as easy to dislike at times. The only thing holding this mystery back from a full five stars is that the solution was not fully convincing; it left a bit hanging, untied. As with the two previous of this series, Faithful Place was grim, real, and at times unsettling, but always enthralling.
