Tana French «The Shadow Behind the Back» is a new novel from the Dublin cycle of the queen of the Irish detective.
Antoinette Conway and Stephen Moran, who brilliantly solved the murder in The Secret Place, are now official partners. In the murder department, they are kept in a black body: they are instructed to investigate only ordinary cases of domestic violence and paperwork. But one day they are sent to a banal call — a woman is killed, and everything, at first glance, is obvious — an uninteresting quarrel between lovers, which ended in tragedy. Even when examining the scene of the crime, many oddities are revealed. And the further, the more confusing. The life of the victim, an ordinary-looking girl, hid a lot of secrets and surprises. The new investigation turns into real paranoia — Antoinette is sure that this case will become fatal for her.
Press about the book:
«When you read Ms. French — and her books are a must for anyone who appreciates the tough, intelligent, resourceful detective story — keep in mind that all your assumptions will turn out to be wrong.»
The New York Times
“Tana French is one of those authors who become cult. Usually detectives entertain, but French detectives fascinate. «
The new yorker
«An incredible exploration of the chasm between how women want to present themselves to the world and the more complex truths about them.»
Harper’s Bazaar
“The novels of Irish Tana French are the case when the reader counts on a detective story, and ultimately gets it: strong, logical, with good dynamics, charming detectives and an unexpected outcome. But on the way from the plot to the finale, the reader gets something immeasurably more — not just a genre-masterful movement from point A to point B, but strikingly appropriate glimpses of real, non-illusory magic. «
Galina Yuzefovich
Attention! Audio recording contains obscene language
© Tana French, 2016
© Victor Golod, Igor Alyukov, translation, 2019
© Andrey Bondarenko, design, 2019
© LLC «Publishing House Phantom Press», edition, 2019
Recorded by Vimbo Production Center
© & ℗ «Vimbo» Production Center, 2019
Producers: Vadim Bukh, Mikhail Litvakov
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