The Wych Elm

A beautifully written, highly intelligent meditation on family relationships, the human mind, social politics and much more, often leavened with good jokes * Sunday Express * Tana French's best and most intricately nuanced novel yet. . . Get ready for the whiplash brought on by its final twists and turns * New York Times * A hugely satisfying door-stopper of a novel, full of ambiguity, nuance and building menace. To read French is to experience that sense of utter disorientation that comes from the ground shifting constantly beneath your feet. Totally absorbing -- Tammy Cohen Tana French is one of those rare writers whose publication date you put in your diary. Her effortless verve, insight and black wit still glimmer from every page. -- Kate Riordan, author of 'The Girl in the Photograph' A spectacularly talented writer -- Louise O'Neill, author of 'Asking for It' French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots -- Maureen Corrigan * The Washington Post * Another one of her rich psychological thrillers that will work its way under your skin -- Lucy Mangan * Stylist * Tana French's writing is lyrical but sharp, her eye for detail exquisite, her storytelling skills incredible - I need to read her backlist right away! -- Sara Manning * Red Magazine * A darkly addictive story of family secrets -- Best Books of 2019 * i paper * A brilliant examination of male privilege and family secrets -- What to Look Forward to in the World of Books 2019 * Guardian * Inspires cultic devotion in readers...most crime fiction is diverting; French's is consuming * The New Yorker * Her best book. Really, it is not a crime novel: as ever, Tana's scope is so much broader than that. It's a book about identity, childhood, luck and family...I absolutely loved it. -- Gillian McAllister French offers a masterclass in unreliability . . . dissolving the boundaries between genre and literary fiction * Sunday Times * Gripping and suspenseful, with more twists than a rollercoaster, The Wych Elm is a magnificent novel -- John Boyne Her storytelling skills are incredible -- Sarra Manning * Red * The Wych Elm should cement French's place in the first rank of great literary novelists * Observer * One of the most compulsive psychological mysteries since Donna Tartt's The Secret History...impossible to put down * The Times * The finest crime writer around right now * Mail on Sunday * A masterpiece -- John Boyne Terrific - terrifying, amazing, and the prose is incandescent -- Stephen King My favourite novel of last year -- Sophie Hannah Lyrical, suspenseful, unpredictable The Wych Elm is her best novel yet -- Erin Kelly A truly great writer -- Gillian Flynn