![]() ![]() In the movie, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) goes on a years-long quest to find his niece, Debbie, who has been abducted by Comanche Indians. ![]() And with its overtones of racism, it's also one of his most complicated. One of the greatest crime novelists writing today (Vox) weaves a masterful, atmospheric tale of suspense, asking how to tell right from wrong in a world where neither is simple, and what we stake on that decision. John Ford's 1956 film 'The Searchers' is one of the finest of the great director's career. But when a local kid whose brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. Sarah Lyall, The New York Times Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. Read it once for the plot read it again for the beauty and subtlety of French's writing. It’s the work of the novelist and journalist Stephen Marche. He is approached by a local teenager, Teresa Trey Reddy, who says her brother, Brendan has gone missing and she suspects foul play. Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post A new Tana French is always cause for celebration. Now comes a new novella, Death of an Author, a murder mystery published under the pseudonym Aidan Marchine. In the suspense novel The Searcher by Tana French, Calvin Cal Hooper moved to Western Ireland to leave behind the stress of his career as a police officer in Chicago. New York Times NPR New York Post This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet. ![]()
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