The Searcher

The mesmerising new mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author

By: Tana French

Narrated by: Roger Clark

Brought to you by Penguin.

Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force, and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens.

But then a local kid comes looking for his help. His brother has gone missing, and no one, least of all the police, seems to care. Cal wants nothing to do with any kind of investigation, but somehow he can't make himself walk away.

Soon Cal will discover that even in the most idyllic small town, secrets lie hidden, people aren't always what they seem, and trouble can come calling at his door.

Our greatest living mystery writer weaves a masterful tale of breath-taking beauty and suspense, asking what we sacrifice in our search for truth and justice, and the dangers of finding what we seek.


WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT TANA FRENCH

'One of the most compulsive psychological mysteries since Donna Tartt's The Secret History' THE TIMES

'An engrossing, unpredictable, beautifully written mystery' SOPHIE HANNAH

'To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer' GILLIAN FLYNN

'French offers a masterclass in unreliability' SUNDAY TIMES

'I'm a big fan of Tana French' IAN RANKIN

'The Wych Elm should cement French's place in the first rank of great literary novelists' OBSERVER

'This book confirms Tana French as [crime fiction's] biggest contemporary star' GUARDIAN

'Terrific - terrifying, amazing, and the prose is incandescent' STEPHEN KING

'Another one of her rich psychological thrillers that will work its way under your skin' LUCY MANGAN, STYLIST

'This mystery about family, memory and the cracks in both will haunt you for a long, long time' ERIN KELLY

© Tana French 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Critic reviews

This is a tour de force of suspense and storytelling. Comes closer to perfection than anything I've read in the last decade (SARAH HILARY)

French offers a masterclass in unreliability

A story of redemption and friendship, love and betrayal, it is a work of great strength and beauty

Excellent acting!

Loved the story. Really enjoyed the skilled narration - authentic accents that could be differentiated and excellent, rich description of Ireland.

Great narration, slow burn thriller set in Ireland

I loved the narration, one of the better narrators I have listened to.
Nice slow burning thriller.

brilliant story

Absolutely brilliant story and narration. can't wait for the next Cal story. Beautifully written with wonderful dialogue.

Pedestrian

The writing was not memorable in any way, the plot line had no interesting twists and turns and the characters were not well developed. I just kept wishing it would hurry up and finish.
the narrater did an acceptable job, although his accents got muddled occasionally.

Compelling and complete.

I have to write this, if only to dilute the 'pedestrian' review on here. This book is anything but.
The writer (and I will now listen to everything she's ever done) masterfully captures the characters and the place.
You are right there in small town Ireland, living in all its spooky beauty.
Nothing is secret except the mystery at the centre of the book and the locals work hard to keep it that way.
I loved this - and the main character. He's something special.
Can't recommend The Searcher highly enough.