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From the iconic crime writer who "inspires cultic devotion in readers" (The New Yorker) and has been called "incandescent" by Stephen King, "absolutely mesmerizing" by Gillian Flynn, and "unputdownable" (People), comes the third and final book in the million-copy-bestselling Cal Hooper trilogy. On a cold night in the remote Irish village of Arknakelty, a girl goes missing. Sweet, loving Rachel Holohan was about to be engaged to the son of the local big shot. Instead, she's dead in the river. In a close-knit small town, a death like this isn't simple. It comes wrapped in generations-old grudges and power struggles, and it splits the townland in two. Retired Chicago detective Cal Hooper has friends here now, and he owes them loyalty, but his fianc e Lena wants nothing to do with Ardnakelty's tangles. As the feud becomes more vicious, their settled peace starts to crack apart. And when they uncover a scheme that casts a new light on Rachel's death and threatens the whole village, they find themselves in the firing line. "One of the greatest crime novelists writing today" (Vox) crafts a masterwork of atmospheric suspense that brings the story of one of her most beloved characters to a spellbinding conclusion.
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- ISBN-13: 9780593493465
- ISBN-10: 059349346X
- Publisher: Viking
- Publish Date: March 2026
- Dimensions: 9.06 x 6.3 x 1.65 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.41 pounds
- Page Count: 496
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It’s difficult to find time to read an entire book in one go, but when it comes to Tana French’s The Keeper, experiencing its tense unfurling in a single sitting will ensure it’s as nerve-wracking and thought-provoking as French surely intended.
The bestselling, award-winning author, creator of the Dublin Murder Squad series and The Witch Elm, now concludes her trilogy starring Cal Hooper, a retired Chicago detective who moved to the Irish village of Ardnakelty over three years ago. In The Searcher and The Hunter, Cal learned to read the contours of his rural new home while reluctantly becoming embroiled in investigating crimes shaped by generations-old secrets. As The Keeper opens, Cal’s feeling fairly content: He’s become friends with his farmer neighbors, runs a woodworking business with 16-year-old Trey Reddy and is engaged to Lena Dunne.
But Ardnakelty’s equilibrium is disturbed once again when lovely Rachel Holohan is found lifeless in the river. Why was she there alone on a cold November night? The authorities deem her death a suicide, but Trey’s not the only one convinced Rachel was murdered. She was looking forward to marrying her boyfriend Eugene, the arrogant son of Tommy Moynihan, a wealthy businessman chummy with politicians and police who had taken an interest in buying the locals’ farmland.
The town is consumed with figuring out what happened to Rachel, and when Cal, Lena and Trey carefully inquire, they inadvertently set off social land mines. Neighbors are at odds, gossip becomes a lethal weapon and Cal’s unease skyrockets: “He has to stop himself from driving around in circles on the muddy roads like a crazy guy, rifle on the passenger seat, trying to keep an eye on everyone at once.”
Through it all, French weaves in eloquent musings on the sweeping Irish landscape, small-town life and the vagaries of change in a place that deeply treasures land and legacy. Can the townland and its inhabitants survive this latest assault on its safety, longevity and peace? All is gradually and compellingly revealed in this moody, atmospheric tale that’s well worth sinking into.
It’s difficult to find time to read an entire book in one go, but when it comes to Tana French’s The Keeper, experiencing its tense unfurling in a single sitting will ensure it’s as nerve-wracking and thought-provoking as French surely intended.
The bestselling, award-winning author, creator of the Dublin Murder Squad series and The Witch Elm, now concludes her trilogy starring Cal Hooper, a retired Chicago detective who moved to the Irish village of Ardnakelty over three years ago. In The Searcher and The Hunter, Cal learned to read the contours of his rural new home while reluctantly becoming embroiled in investigating crimes shaped by generations-old secrets. As The Keeper opens, Cal’s feeling fairly content: He’s become friends with his farmer neighbors, runs a woodworking business with 16-year-old Trey Reddy and is engaged to Lena Dunne.
But Ardnakelty’s equilibrium is disturbed once again when lovely Rachel Holohan is found lifeless in the river. Why was she there alone on a cold November night? The authorities deem her death a suicide, but Trey’s not the only one convinced Rachel was murdered. She was looking forward to marrying her boyfriend Eugene, the arrogant son of Tommy Moynihan, a wealthy businessman chummy with politicians and police who had taken an interest in buying the locals’ farmland.
The town is consumed with figuring out what happened to Rachel, and when Cal, Lena and Trey carefully inquire, they inadvertently set off social land mines. Neighbors are at odds, gossip becomes a lethal weapon and Cal’s unease skyrockets: “He has to stop himself from driving around in circles on the muddy roads like a crazy guy, rifle on the passenger seat, trying to keep an eye on everyone at once.”
Through it all, French weaves in eloquent musings on the sweeping Irish landscape, small-town life and the vagaries of change in a place that deeply treasures land and legacy. Can the townland and its inhabitants survive this latest assault on its safety, longevity and peace? All is gradually and compellingly revealed in this moody, atmospheric tale that’s well worth sinking into.