If you are a mystery fan who hasn’t read Tana French, then you have missed one of the great modern mystery writers of our time. American by birth and Irish by residence, her Irish set mysteries will both haunt you and keep you guessing. Her newest, The Hunter, is one of her best, a rousing combination of a murder mystery and heist suspense. She tells us what motivates her and how she does what she does time and time again. Our bookstore is The Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

Books mentioned in this week's episode:

• In the Woods by Tana French
• The Likeness by Tana French
• Faithful Place by Tana French
• The Searcher by Tana French
• The Secret Place by Tana French
• Broken Harbor by Tana French
• The Witch Elm by Tana French
• The Trespasser by Tana French
• The Hunter by Tana French
• The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
• Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
• The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
• Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
• Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
• I Will Surprise My Friend! by Mo Willems
• The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

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