A young man survives a brutal home invasion, and retreats to his uncle's peaceful home to recuperate, only to have his life upended again when a body is found on the property in Tana French's The Witch Elm.
This taut thriller has a classic "unreliable narrator" hook, as the young man's memory gaps begin to make him wonder if he had something to do with the corpse (who turns out to be an old high school friend). Two squabbling cousins, a dying uncle, and a questioning girlfriend stir the pot.
This one is a genuine puzzle right to the denouement, holding a surprise or two for the very end. Satisfying characters and situations throughout, from a popular Irish crime writer.
I listened to this on audio book, on loan from the Henry County-New Castle Public Library in New Castle, Indiana. Recommended.
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