The Trespasser: A Novel (Dublin Murder Squad Book 6) (original 2016; udgave 2016)

Tara French is so good, ( )

3.75* ( )

I've always been a Tana French fan, but this one didn't quite get there for me. There was a section in the middle of the book that droned on endlessly and I almost gave up. But it picked back up and ended better than I expected. I wanted to give it four stars, but it just didn't quite get there. ( )

I listened to the audio version and "shite!" it was fun to have the story told by a narrator with an Irish accent.

Not my genre preference so I may judge it harsher than others that like and seek out crime mysteries. A couple of people I used to follow on GRs highly praised the book and once I saw it was easily found on audio, I gave it a shot. It was nice to have something easy going in the background during chores etc..

The MC is a bit of a bitch with a "they're all out to get me" attitude. The author justifies it as her being the only female in a male dominated profession that isn't too kind to her. Doesn't make her any less of a bitch. I'm not judging her, maybe I'd be a bitch too but I didn't really enjoy the cringe. She was all-knowing and just a bit too perfect also. Knowing what her "bitchiness" would cause, knowing how to apply it just right. *eye-roll*

The story was way too long. Way too much running through possibilities. The crime & bad guy was unimpressive. (tho I could mourn a bit for the future the victim was working on) The info dump by the best friend near the end was ridiculous and the daddy plot seemed unnecessary except I guess to make the detective and the victim have something in common so the all too perfect cop could know exactly how she must of felt.

I wouldn't of read it all the way through without the narrator, or if I was to be curled up in bed or on the couch with the book. For background while doing dishes, balancing the checkbook, etc... it was okay. ( )

Sometimes, when you wait for a book long enough, it’s impossible for it to live up to the expectations you’ve developed. I think that happened here. I loved the book, loved the story, but when considered against Tana French’s other books, it paled a little in comparison.

In French’s characteristic style, she’s deep inside her character’s head. The character is well developed. She knows who this person is. But I almost got the impression that she didn’t like this character as much as the others whose point of view she’s written from in the past. Maybe it’s me, though – maybe my interpretation is skewed.

Another thing missing from this book is the hint of the supernatural. Please don’t misunderstand, French never goes fantasy or sci-fi or horror, and maybe supernatural is the wrong word to use, but there’s usually a finely woven thread of otherness, the strange or unexplainable, that creates an added depth to her work. Still, a 5 star book that I recommend to my fellow mystery lovers. ( )