Where to Start with Tana French
- Best entry point → In the Woods
- What fans keep coming back to → The Likeness
- Highest rated by listeners → Faithful Place (Dublin Murder Squad #3)
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The Trespasser
Dublin Murder Squad • Book 6
by Tana French
Narrated by Hilda Fay
★ 4.25 ABR Score (108.3K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (97.4K) ★ 4.44 Audible (10.9K)More about this pick
Detective Conway investigates a domestic murder that seems too neat while battling harassment from her own colleagues. Hilda Fay's Irish accent perfectly captures Conway's tough exterior and vulnerability.
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In the Woods
Dublin Murder Squad • Book 1
by Tana French
Narrated by Steven Crossley
★ 3.89 ABR Score (460.6K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (442.3K) ★ 4.11 Audible (18.3K)More about this pick
French weaves atmospheric horror with police procedural as detective Rob Ryan investigates a child murder eerily similar to his own childhood trauma.
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The Likeness
Dublin Murder Squad • Book 2
by Tana French
Narrated by Heather O'Neill
★ 4.35 ABR Score (187.7K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (181.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (5.8K)More about this pick
Detective Cassie Maddox discovers a murder victim who looks exactly like her and was using her old undercover identity, launching an investigation that becomes deeply personal.
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Faithful Place
Dublin Murder Squad • Book 3
by Tana French
Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
★ 4.31 ABR Score (137.7K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (133.4K) ★ 4.53 Audible (4.3K)More about this pick
Detective Frank Mackey returns to his childhood Dublin neighborhood when his teenage love's suitcase surfaces, reopening a 22-year-old mystery. Reynolds captures both Frank's working-class roots and detective instincts in this atmospheric thriller.
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The Secret Place
Dublin Murder Squad • Book 5
by Tana French
Narrated by Stephen Hogan, Lara Hutchinson
★ 3.95 ABR Score (101.1K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (95.2K) ★ 4.23 Audible (5.9K)More about this pick
Holly returns to detective Stephen Moran with evidence about a year-old murder at her elite boarding school. The dual narration splits between adult investigation and teenage secrets, each voice capturing its world's distinct rhythms.
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The Witch Elm
Dublin Murder Squad
by Tana French
Narrated by Paul Nugent
★ 3.46 ABR Score (119.5K ratings)★ 3.58 Goodreads (110.9K) ★ 3.85 Audible (8.7K)More about this pick
After burglars nearly kill charming Toby, he retreats to his uncle's house where a skull turns up in the garden's ancient elm tree. This slow-burn psychological thriller asks whether we ever really know ourselves.
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The Keeper
Cal Hooper • Book 3
by Tana French
Narrated by Roger Clark
★ 3.94 ABR Score (917 ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (870) ★ 4.68 Audible (47)More about this pick
Cal Hooper returns for the final installment in French's acclaimed rural Ireland trilogy. Roger Clark's narration captures both the lyrical prose and underlying menace that make French's work so compelling.
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