Secret Place (French) - Book Reviews

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(Starred review.) [M]esmerizing.... Det. Stephen Moran...is biding his time until he can make the Murder Squad. When 16-year-old Holly Mackey, a colleague’s daughter, shows up with a clue to an old crime, Moran sees his chance.... French stealthily spins a web of teenage secrets with a very adult crime at the center.
Publishers Weekly


A year after the body of swoon-worthy Chris Harper was dumped at St. Kilda's, a girls' school in a Dublin suburb, student Holly Mackey gives Det. Stephen Moran a photo of Chris she's found with the words "I know who killed him" inscribed on the back. From the multi-award-winning and New York Times best-selling French.
Library Journal


(Starred review.) The Dublin novelist has few peers in her combination of literary stylishness and intricate, clockwork plotting.... Beyond the murder mystery, which leaves the reader in suspense throughout, the novel explores the mysteries of friendship, loyalty and betrayal, not only among adolescents, but within the police force as well. [A] meticulously crafted novel.
Kirkus Reviews