I've come to expect a lot from Tana French and she did not disappoint with Faithful Place. I figured the ended out about two thirds of the way through, but wasn't totally sure until she wanted me to be.
Frank Mackey, and undercover cop, gets a frantic phone call from his sister Jackie. Since she is the only family member he has been in contact with in the last couple of decades, Mackey assumes that the bad news is about his family.
He is completely shocked and through off guard when he finds that his young sweetheart's suitcase was found in a run down building. The two had intended to run off together in the evening hours, but they never met up. Frank assumed that Rosie had left him and he didn't blame her... but the suitcase changes everything. Maybe Rosie didn't leave him. Maybe something bad happened to her.
The suitcase forces Frank to return to Faithful Place, a place he has avoided for almost thirty years. From the moment he steps foot into his own neighborhood he is pulled into the family drama, his desire to escape, and a mystery that has haunted him for most of his life.
I liked Faithful Place. In French's style it gets a bit wordy at times. I was hooked from the first chapter and I believe most people will be. If you like mysteries, stories set in other countries, or tragic love this book is for you.
Pages: 400
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