The novel The Place of the Faithful was nominated for the most prestigious crime fiction awards: Edgar, LA Times, Anthony, Macavity.

In 1985, nineteen-year-old Frank Mackey and his girlfriend, Rosie Daly, devise a secret plan to elope and go to England to start their lives away from their troubled families. However, Rosie does not show up for their meeting, and Frank assumes she simply decided to leave on her own. For twenty-two years, Frank, who becomes an undercover cop, will avoid returning to their old neighborhood in Dublin, to the Place of the Faithful. Until one day, his younger sister, Jackie, informs him that Rosie's suitcase has been found in an abandoned house.

Reluctantly, Frank visits the place and then everything changes: What if Rosie did not leave on her own, but someone prevented her from going to their meeting?

The success of Irish author Tana French's books is certified not only by the awards or the rave reviews she receives but also by their adaptation to the screen. The protagonists in her series of novels are not the same each time, yet they belong to the same unit. As the critique has noted, Tana French's books stand out not only for their plot or mystery resolution but thanks to her narrative prowess.

Specifically, in The Place of the Faithful, there is no serial killer, nor any huge revelation, yet her charming hero, his chaotic family, and the atmospheric Dublin captivate the reader.

WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THE BOOK

One of the best thrillers of recent years. Observer

If you buy only one thriller this year, then choose this one. Evening Herald

A gripping thriller of literary value, laced with dark humor. Irish Times

One of the most talented contemporary crime fiction writers. Washington Post

Nonetheless, French has the ability to craft dialogues so authentic that you feel you can hear her characters' breaths… Read it slowly and savor every detail. Like a glass of Guinness, it is worth the wait. Los Angeles Times

Outstanding performance, gripping… Conflicts among relatives, class struggles, old grudges, teenage loves, and memories of childhood violence are masterfully woven together with the rich Dublin dialect in this thrilling novel. New York Times

It will absorb you… French is brilliant in portraying familial tension, and her sad, combative, ironic hero Mackey is irresistible. The Times