by Tana French
Part of Dublin Murder Squad, book 4
First published 2013
Detective Scorcher Kennedy is called in to investigate the gruesome murder of a family in an unfinished Irish housing development. As he and his rookie partner Richie delve into the case, they find disturbing clues that don't add up - from baby monitors pointed at the walls to a shadowy intruder story. Scorcher's own painful past at Broken Harbor, the site of the crime, threatens to derail the investigation as his sister's mental health deteriorates again. This dark, atmospheric mystery forces Scorcher to confront the ghosts of his past while solving a twisted, unsettling crime.
Genres: mystery, crime, detective, psychological-thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: past-haunts-present, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Dublin, Ireland
450 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books
Content warnings: mental-illness, suicide