by Tana French
First published 2019
When a body is found in the Witch Elm tree on the Devlin family's ancestral estate, Toby's world is turned upside down. Forced to confront the family's tangled past, Toby must unravel the mystery of who the victim is and how they ended up there. As he digs deeper, Toby is forced to reckon with his own flawed memory and the shocking realities that emerge about his privileged upbringing. At its core, Witch Elm is a gripping exploration of identity, class, and the fragility of the human mind.
Genres: literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, unreliable-narrator
528 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books