Published July 13, 2010
About the Book:
The hotly anticipated third novel of the Dublin murder squad from the New York Times bestselling author
Back in 1985, Frank Mackey was nineteen, growing up poor in Dublin's inner city, and living crammed into a small flat with his family on Faithful Place. But he had his sights set on a lot more. He and Rosie Daly were all ready to run away to London together, get married, get good jobs, break away from factory work and poverty and their old lives.
But on the winter night when they were supposed to leave, Rosie didn't show. Frank took it for granted that she'd dumped him-probably because of his alcoholic father, nutcase mother, and generally dysfunctional family. He never went home again.
Neither did Rosie. Everyone thought she had gone to England on her own and was over there living a shiny new life. Then, twenty-two years later, Rosie's suitcase shows up behind a fireplace in a derelict house on Faithful Place, and Frank is going home whether he likes it or not.
Getting sucked in is a lot easier than getting out again. Frank finds himself straight back in the dark tangle of relationships he left behind. The cops working the case want him out of the way, in case loyalty to his family and community makes him a liability. Faithful Place wants him out because he's a detective now, and the Place has never liked cops. Frank just wants to find out what happened to Rosie Daly-and he's willing to do whatever it takes, to himself or anyone else, to get the job done.
My Thoughts:
5 out of 5 stars on Goodreads! This was an another amazing book from French, who is shaping up to be a favorite for me. I wasn't as excited going into this one as the others because I wasn't sure I liked Frank from the previous book, and I wasn't sure I cared to hear his story. I was wrong! I ended up liking him much more when delving more into his character and what shaped him into the person he is.
**My next several reviews are going to be short and sweet, so I can get caught up. I am really behind on getting reviews up because of school and behind on my reading too honestly. I have read several books, but it's taking a good week at times to get through them...so not the norm for me when not in school.
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