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    Faithful Place: A Novel

    Written by Tana French

    Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

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    From Tana French, "the most interesting, most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years" (The Washington Post), the bestseller called "the most stunning of her books" (The New York Times) and a finalist for the Edgar Award. Don't miss her newest, The Trespasser, now available.

    Back in 1985, Frank Mackey was a nineteen-year-old kid with a dream of escaping his family's cramped flat on Faithful Place and running away to London with his girl, Rosie Daly. But on the night they were supposed to leave, Rosie didn't show. Frank took it for granted that she'd dumped him-probably because of his alcoholic father, nutcase mother, and generally dysfunctional family. He never went home again. Neither did Rosie. Then, twenty-two years later, Rosie's suitcase shows up behind a fireplace in a derelict house on Faithful Place, and Frank, now a detective in the Dublin Undercover squad, is going home whether he likes it or not.

    Getting sucked in is a lot easier than getting out again. Frank finds himself straight back in the dark tangle of relationships he left behind. The cops working the case want him out of the way, in case loyalty to his family and community makes him a liability. Faithful Place wants him out because he's a detective now, and the Place has never liked cops. Frank just wants to find out what happened to Rosie Daly-and he's willing to do whatever it takes, to himself or anyone else, to get the job done.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateFeb 13, 2018
    ISBN9780525635338
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    Faithful Place: A Novel
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    Tana French

    Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the United States, and Malawi. She is the author of In the Woods (winner of the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and Barry awards), The Likeness, Faithful Place, Broken Harbor (winner of the LA Times prize for Best Mystery/Thriller) and The Secret Place. She lives in Dublin with her husband and two children.

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    • 4/5
      Thoughtful, sorrowful, beautifully constructed.
    • 5/5
      Her police dramas are just getting better with each effort. Great writing.
    • 4/5
      Faithful Place, Tana French, author; Tim Gerard Reynolds, narratorThe novel takes place in Dublin, Ireland, on a fictional street called Faithful Place. It is a dying street with the odd empty lot and abandoned house. The Mackeys and the Dalys live on the street. Frank’s family is very dysfunctional with an overbearing mother and unemployed drunk for a father. Rosie’s family is more normal, with a father who is hard working and a mother who was once the darling of Faithful Place. Frank (Francis) Mackey is in love with Rosie (Rose) Daly. Both 19, living in homes that are very controlling and confining, they longed to be free. Passionately in love, they plan to run away to London and begin a new life together. On the night they plan to meet up, only one of them arrives at the meeting place. The other, does not appear. As the hour grows later and later, Frank becomes convinced that he has been dumped. He is so disappointed that he runs away by himself and never returns to the neighborhood or his family for 22 years. He believes that Rosie has gone to London without him. Now, decades later, he is an undercover cop, quite contrary to the expected behavior of anyone coming from Faithful Place where cops are completely disdained and mistrusted. The only person he has kept in touch with, over the years, is his sister Jackie. When he receives a frantic call from her, asking him to return home, he is not happy. However, the family is at their wit’s end because a suitcase was discovered in an abandoned house on their street. It may very well belong to his old girlfriend, Rose Daly. What was it doing in number 16 Faithful Place? Where was Rose Daly? Did she run off all those years ago? If she did, why did she leave her suitcase behind? Where did Frank Mackey run 22 years ago? Why did he run? When 16 Faithful Place was fully searched, a body was found hidden there. Many more questions arise. Was Rose Daly murdered and if so, by whom? The story twists and turns and highlights family loyalty above all else, even with their awful warts and foibles.The story’s murder investigation highlights the whirlpool some people get stuck in because of poverty and a lack of education. The meaning of the family and the neighborhood take on new meaning? How much does any family member owe to another? What is the responsibility of one to the other? How much damage does a dysfunctional family do to each member? Can a family be so toxic that the only cure is a complete separation from it? Should family devotion and honor (even when the family is less than stellar) be above the law? On this matter, I believe the novel sends mixed messages when the interactions between Frank and his daughter Holly are explored. When is it okay to lie? Is it okay to lie to law enforcement? Does genetic history predetermine all personality traits? Can negative traits be overcome? Can good behavior be learned as well as bad behavior? Can a person who has experienced poor parenting be a good parent? Is the solving of a crime dependent on expedience or guilt or innocence? Why is there so much resentment toward the police force? Many questions arise, and they are even more relevant today regarding law enforcement than when the book was written a decade ago.I was glad that this author did not fall prey to the need to put in wasteful sex scenes to titillate the reader even when there was no relevance like so many authors do today in order to attract readers. However, there was too much wasted dialogue that seemed irrelevant. The narrator, Reynolds, was excellent in both accent and tone. The author caught the authentic atmosphere of family life in Dublin on such a street like Faithful Place.
    • 5/5
      I think it DOES matter in which order you read this series. Going out of order kind of throws off the linkage between the Murder Squad/Undercover senior and junior detectives. I read The Secret Place first, where Frank's daughter Holly is a teenager. In Faithful Place, she's a sharp nine year old, and there's plenty of foreshadowing of the trouble awaiting her. I thought the family dynamics of Frank and his sad siblings, their awful parents, and their stressed out, judgmental neighbors, was so vividly drawn. With Tana French, unlike many lesser mysteries, the identity of the killer(s), once again, becomes secondary to Frank's family misery and to his buried understanding of his teenage years and of the permanent impact of the loss of his first love. Quotes: "I've always loved strong women, which is lucky for me because once you're over about twenty five there is no other kind.""When I do nothing, I like it to have a purpose."
    • 4/5
      It took me a little while to warm up to this one, like Tana's 2 previous books. But then...WOW!! All I can say is - this is so unlike any other murder/detective book I've ever read!
    • 5/5
      I loved this book. I thought her first novel fell completely apart at the end. Where as this book explodes at the end. Incrediblly tragic mystery wrapped in a family falling apart, I was completely sucked in, despite the fact I had solved the mystery fairly early on. I cared about Frank and Holly. Easily the best book in the series (a very loosely tied together series, since each book can be read on its own).
    • 4/5
      Frank Mackey is caught up in his past. He has only had contact with a sister for 22 years when she quotes him in his parents' house. There the events rush. The suitcase of his ex-girlfriend has been found. Mackey has to face the past to find out what happened 22 years ago when he wanted to flee to London with her and she never arrived at the meeting point.The story is very captivating.
    • 5/5
      French knows how to weave a spellbinding story! The "who dun it" bit was not a huge surprise but French focuses more on building the psychological profiles of her complicated characters than on hiding the mystery to the bitter end. Even so, she can really sling some fascinating 'whiplash' surprises to grab the reader's attention. Family dynamics can always be complicated, but trust French to ensnare those complications into an amazing web of secrets and deceit. At one point, I really started to wonder if I even knew which way was up... and kudos to French for twisting this reader around so much! Definitely a brilliantly written crime story that had my full attention. Can recommend this as a great mystery/crime read for anyone looking for a different December/Christmas based story. Thankfully, French's Dublin Murder Squad series is really a loosely based series, because I still need to go back and read The Likeness... yes, I am reading this series a bit out of order.
    • 5/5
      Rating: Tana French definitely gets dysfunctional families.Her series is never predictable. The characters change, but the depth of the psychological labyrinths involved are always complex and wildly emotional.This book cements this series for me, as one of my favorite psychological thriller series. Maybe my favorite.Watch out though. If your family is/was dysfunctional, it'll bring back memories you'd perhaps rather not surface.
    • 5/5
      This book is SO GOOD! I don't ever usually read mysteries, but this one drew me right in. I may have accidentally taken an extra-long lunch, and then an early afternoon break because I couldn't do anything else but wonder what was going to happen next. READ THIS.
    • 5/5
      This third novel of the Dublin Murder Squad is a new author for me, but the best mystery I've read in quite some time. I will certainly be finding her earlier books.
    • 3/5
      I've returned it to library unfinished. Not a common thing for me, I ~think~ I will finish it (is on Hold for many folks)but there's lots out there to read right now.
      Basically not a wower.... I was surprised, I enjoyed her first 2. Will see.

      Done. Good, but I preferred her others.
    • 5/5
      My absolute favorite book so far in the Dublin Murder Squad series. Frank Mackey was a captivating narrator with a fascinating story of the past coming back to haunt you. This is exactly what I've been wanting in Tana French's series. While I loved In The Woods and The Likeness, there were times when I was disappointed by the direction of the story or the lack of details. I can't wait to check out Broken Harbor!
    • 5/5
      I loved this story and the characters. I haven't read any of the other books in this series but I definetly will now!! This was so suspenseful and kept me well listening (I listened to the audio version) It might of helped -the irish accent and all!! Well it didn't hurt!
    • 4/5
      I have enjoyed all three of Tana French's mysteries, but for me this is the best. As always, she's a bit long-winded and repetitious. But, as always, it's worth it. Like the first two, this novel is a mystery story in which solving the mystery is the book's pretext but not really the point. I read Tana French for atmosphere and the characters and the hypnotic story-telling. There's always a sense that we can't really know "the truth" and that maybe there is no "truth." Which, if you think about it, is the opposite of a traditional mystery. These are very rewarding books.
    • 3/5
      Frank is the worst character she could have chosen as the subject of a book. Think Angela's Ashes but stay in that neighborhood in Ireland, nobody gets out, even the ones who get out. If you know a man like Frank or a family like Frank's, stay away. No, don't give them the benefit of the doubt, find someone else to spend your time with. Frank has a "god given talent for f***ing with people's heads" as do half the members of his family, and they glory in it.Well written as an exercise in testosterone poisoning. Not recommended to anyone.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic writing, marvelous audio -- in fact I think I'm enjoying the book more because of Reynolds' voice than I would have with just my own. I can't wait to read more of French's books now.
    • 5/5
      The Dublin Murder Squad series focuses on Detective Frank Mackey from the Undercover Squad. This time it's a murder that draws him back home after twenty years to attempt mending fences with his family and discover answers from the past.Excellent characterization and descriptive narrative that brings home the subtle nuances that determine the closeness and wide chasms of relationships. My favorite of the series thus far.
    • 3/5
      While an intriguing read, Faithful Place was my least favorite of Tana French's novels. I had more trouble getting to know the main character, Frank, and I thought the flashbacks about his relationship with Rosie seemed a little contrived. That said, Faithful Place is still an excellent book and well worth the read if you like dark, well-written psychological mysteries.
    • 5/5
      Absolutely loved this book! The interplay between family members and the way that it has a bearing on the story is genius.
    • 4/5
      It might be a strange thing to say about a murder mystery/psychological thriller, but Faithful Place is a very romantic book.You see, Frank Mackey here investigates the disappearance of his first love who he for over 20 years thought dumped him and ran away to England. The whole narrative is laced with Frank's memories of Rosie and their teenage romance. I didn't quite expect it, but the story gave me goosebumps like only a very few teen novels about first love ever did. This is probably the main reason why Faithful Place is my favorite of Tana French's novels, at least for now.The other reason is Frank. I love his voice, he is funny and sarcastic and can bullshit people into doing just about anything. He is also vulnerable and fragile and damaged. Who doesn't like reading about a man like that?And then there is Frank's family. They are a group of sad cases and yet, strangely, they all are lovable and relatable in some strange way, even the worst of them.Finally, my last "plus" - out of all 3 books in the series, Faithful Place is the most "Irish." It gives a very honest and often harsh view of the working class living in Ireland. Not quite the picture you get after reading Fever books.On the other hand, the mystery in this novel is probably the most straight-forward and obvious. I knew (well, guessed right) the perp probably by the middle.It doesn't take away, however, from the fact that Faithful Place is, if not a strong mystery, a very personal, very nostalgic, very tender story...
    • 4/5
      Be prepared for another fresh page-turner from Tana French. I've read her other two novels in this series and found each one to contain its own unique first-person narrative as well as a wide array of strong and distinctive characters. In Faithful Place, the mystery itself takes a back seat to character development and emotional upheaval, while the Irish dialect really gives the reader a feel for the working class neighborhood presented in the story. Well done.
    • 4/5
      She writes an unconventional mystery, letting the reader know "whodunit" in this quite early on. She makes that not the point, just as in an earlier novel discovery of the perpetrator was not. This can make the last twenty or so pages of her novels rather less satisfying somehow than the rest of the book --- or not, depending on one's orientation to the psychological slice from the character specimens.
    • 5/5
      Tana French just gets better and better. She picks up the thread of Frank, who played a minor role in The Likeness, and focuses on his past and present problems with his family and a lost love. Detailed writing that makes the reader feel like Dublin is just outside. People who are drawn so exquisitely they are in the same room and their aching is real. A suitcase found in the chimney of a deserted building about to be torn down brings Frank back to his family who he walked away from 19 years before. It was the suitcase of the girl who was supposed to go away with him that night. Finding out why she disappeared without him becomes his mission but the final truth comes at great costs.
    • 3/5
      3rd in series by Tana French. Each book can be read as a stand alone though. In this book Francis Mackey, an undercover agent in the Dublin, Ireland police force, gets pulled back to his home for a closed case. Apparently, he left 22 years ago and hasn't returned.I'm not as impressed with this novel as French's last two. I never liked the main protagonist. The story seemed to go on and on and at one point I though it would never end. Once a second murder occurred, I was a little more interested. There's a lot of background noise involving detective Mackey's family and it gets annoying at times, but perhaps that's the point. The main theme of loyalty to the family at any cost got tiresome and I couldn't buy it.
    • 5/5
      I read everything Tana French writes. Each one of her "Dublin Murder Squad" books is a unique work of art. She is not to be missed.
    • 4/5
      A riveting mystery and thriller set in the Liberties section of Dublin. A girl missing for 22 years, a dysfunctional family struggling to deal with an abusive father, and a police detective trying to be a good father are the ingredients for this exciting book. Although the events described are grim, the narrator's sardonic cynicism adds just enough wry humor to make the book's contents go down easy. Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      Frank Mackey and girlfriend Rosie Daly made the decision to escape their dead end families and prospects on Faithful Place and take the ferry to England on a late December night. But Rosie didn't make it. A note left behind in their favorite hideaway led Frank to believe she'd changed her mind and gone off on her own.Frank went on his own to begin a new life which eventually led him to joining and rising through the ranks of the Dublin guard. Twenty-two years after their missed date, her suitcase is found hidden in the fireplace in the old hideaway. Her body is found sealed in a basement wall and it's all down hill from there.
    • 5/5
      The plot of the murder mystery 'Faithful Place' was excellent and the characterizations better. I could barely put this book down once I began it. Ms. French has a complete grasp on writing a male protagonist. All of her characters are believable, none of them perfect, none of them completely evil, and yet the reader finds him/herself needing justice to be done. The book is more than a murder mystery: Ms. French's writing is compelling and masterly.
    • 5/5
      Third in series- excellent setting and characters