Reviews

The Trespasser by Tana French

lauraborkpower's review against another edition

4.0

Tana French has done it again: written another first-person detective novel that winds together a perfectly paced story with enough twists and turns to stay exciting but remain realistic, a compelling yet not quite reliable narrator, an atmosphere-rich world, and dialogue exchanges that Elmore Leonard would have approved of.

greyeyedathena's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

king_kate's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

nziam's review against another edition

I may need to admit that Tana French's style of mystery and I just don't get along

onceandfuturereads's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Love the fact that it was a cop who did it and the fact that she’s a lesbian

alishabuford's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

vlreid's review against another edition

5.0

Another fantastic Tana French / Dublin Murder Squad book! I was immediately drawn into the characters -- detectives Antoinette Conway and Stephen Moran. They are partners on the midnight shift, and have a sixth sense about each other. We follow them as they investigate a murder, all while being pressured by the other detectives on the squad. French has a lovely way of setting a scene and making the reader feel like they are right there with the detectives. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she will continue to write Dublin Murder Squad books.

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ewilsonn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Tana French is a 5-star author for me. Everything she writes is pure gold. 

gayatriii's review against another edition

3.0

3 stars only because she salvages it in the last 100 pages or so. The rest of the book is uneventful at best, and exhausting at worst. The repetitive plot point of “they all hate me, they’re out to get me” gets very tiring after a point. It’s still the same old Tana so I didn’t hate it but I was just bored and skipping whole paragraphs in the last 25% of the book.

Ends well though so this is that rare occasion where I’m glad I stuck it through.

msliz's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5