Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday; Broken Harbour; Tana French


Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating! Want to participate? Post your own WOW entry on your blog, and leave your link at Breaking the Spine. My pick is:

(cover is from UK edition)
US Pub - Viking - July 24, 2012

In Broken Harbour, a ghost estate outside Dublin - half-built, half-inhabited, half-abandoned - two children and their father are dead. The mother is on her way to intensive care. Scorcher Kennedy is given the case because he is the Murder squad's star detective. At first he and his rookie partner, Richie, think this is a simple one: Pat Spain was a casualty of the recession, so he killed his children, tried to kill his wife Jenny, and finished off with himself. But there are too many inexplicable details and the evidence is pointing in two directions at once. Scorcher's personal life is tugging for his attention. Seeing the case on the news has sent his sister Dina off the rails again, and she's resurrecting something that Scorcher thought he had tightly under control: what happened to their family, one summer at Broken Harbour, back when they were children. The neat compartments of his life are breaking down, and the sudden tangle of work and family is putting both at risk ...

22 comments:

  1. Ooohhh. I was just thinking about a new Tana French book the other day. Not that I have read the last book yet but still.

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  2. I really like this one but then every Wednesday I drool over your latest!

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  3. Ooh, I bet a lot of people are waiting on that one!

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  4. I have GOT to start reading this author...I've heard so many good things!

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  5. I haven't read anything by this author yet, but this one sounds like a must read! Thanks for sharing.

    Here's MY WOW POST -

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  6. I still haven't read French, but have two of her books on my shelf just waiting for the perfect time. I have heard she's an excellent author! Great pick for today!

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  7. Ooh I had no idea she has another novel coming up!! Now I'm beyond excited. :)

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  8. I am totally waiting for this one!!! I think I have it on pre-order. Better check that I do!

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  9. I didn't know that author Tana French has a new book due out soon! :)

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  10. nice! i have in the woods in my tbr pile. her fans certainly love her! :-)

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  11. Oh, I have a couple of her books on my TBR shelf. I shoudl read them to get ready for this one.

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  12. Great choice! I really need to check this one out. It sounds really interesting.

    I'm new here, great blog!

    Stephanie
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  13. I have been wanting to try this author. Her books sound great. Have fun reading!

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  14. Hi Diane,

    I didn't realise that Tana had a new book coming out, so that will be another one for the TBR pile!

    Great synopsis, sounds right up to her usual standards, but why oh why do all these detectives have such frantic and dysfunctional personal lives?

    Mind you, when you watch the news sometimes and hear about some of the cases they get themselves involved in, I don't really suppose it should come as that much of a surprise, I certainly wouldn't want their job!

    Can't wait to see your review of this one.

    Yvonne

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    1. Yvonne, I know what you mean about some of these authors and their stories abundant with dysfunction:)

      I have no business wishing for this book, as I own the first 3 books in her series and have not read any yet, even though so many rave about her books.

      I have a seriously problem, I know:)

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  15. I really need to read this author!

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  16. Scorcher?? She named the main character Scorcher?

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  17. Tana French has another book?!? This one just shot to the top of my Wish List!!!

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  18. I have to get caught up on her other books!!!! She must stop writing until I do that!! LOL! Looks good!

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