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The Hunter

By: Tana French
Narrated by: Roger Clark
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Return to the dark underbelly of Ardnakelty in the thrilling new sequel to The Searcher.

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. They’re coming to get rich, but what they bring is trouble.

Waiting for them is Cal Hooper, a retired Chicago detective who moved to rural Ireland looking for some peace. He’s found it, more or less – in his relationship with local woman Lena, and the bond he’s formed with tearaway teenager Trey Reddy. As the two men circle the townland with talk of a scheme to find gold in the mountainside, Cal gets ready to do whatever it takes to protect Trey. Because one of them is no stranger: he’s Trey’s father. But Trey doesn’t want protecting. What she wants is revenge.

Crackling with tension, THE HUNTER explores what we’ll do for our loved ones, what we’ll do for revenge, and what we sacrifice when the two collide.

'A richly told tale of tangled loyalties. French ratchets up the tension in increments . . . By the end, these characters have taken on such solidity that, long after finishing it, I often catch myself wondering how they’re doing – a testament to the author’s mastery of her craft' GUARDIAN

©2024 Tana French (P)2024 Penguin Audio Crime Fiction Family Life Genre Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense World Literature Village Crime Fiction Mystery

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Critic reviews

Spectacular. Beautifully crafted characters and full of tension... I was on edge from page one (Shelley Burr)
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Gripping story, vivid characters
Hard to put down this book recounted with a light touch and straight forward vision

Story, narration

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Very pleased to hear another great story from this series with its immersive writing and narration

Great characters well written and narrated

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very annoying voice terrible Irish accent..
clear enough diction.
there are very few people in Ireland today who use this type of paddy whack language although not the narrators fault, it's the way it's written.

fake Irish accent

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Wow. This story is amazing. Such depth and humour and darkness. Thoroughly recommend if you want a great story

My first listen

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The story is flawlessly constructed, with beautiful empathetic descriptions of both scenery and characters. Tana French understands the complexity of human nature well.

Excellent plot and wonderful characters

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You are always afraid that the 3rd book in a series that you have loved is not going to be as good as the others. But have no fear, this third book is every bit as good as the others. It actually might be the best and is definitely my favorite. Another wonderful story that is beautifully told.

Another great story from Tana French, beautifully written and wonderfully narrated.

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Tana French never disappoints. In this, she continues to explore the mentality of a small close-knit community in the Cal Hooper series. There are many twists and turns and many unresolved issues, especially from the first book. Again moral principles are blurred,, which adds to the depth, much more than the usual, conventional crime novel. I do hope the series continues.

Absolutely marvellous

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Loved the tight plotting, the great characters and their dialogue. The reading was fantastic too. And a moral challenge to the reader.

Rich telling of a dark story

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Ardnakelty’s back! French’s handling of character and landscape is as good in this novel as in The Searcher. Roger Clarke’s reading is superb, even with the occasional mispronunciation. I especially liked his rendition of ‘bedraggled’ as ‘bed-raggled’. Kinda wonderful. A great pleasure altogether.

Another blinder from Tana French

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good story and narrator. love tana French. another superb book. recommend it strongly. great listening

really enjoyed this

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