Twenty years later, the found boy, Rob Ryan, is a detective on the Dublin Murder Squad and keeps his past a secret. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing blood-filled sneakers, and unable to recall a single detail of the previous hours. In The Woods – In a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods.So, you can pass them to go to “Faithful Place” or “Broken Harbour”.

Reading them together is better, but the first one is the most divisive book in the series. It is sometimes recommended to read “In The Woods” and “The Likeness” later in the series. You can read them in publication order, but it is not an obligation. The Dublin Murder Squad novels have been adapted for television under the title “Dublin Murders.” The TV show is starring Killian Scott and Sarah Greene as Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox. Each book has a different primary character, but with the exception of the first one, the lead had been introduced as a secondary character in another novel before. Murder is everywhere, even in Dublin… That’s why there’s a Dublin Murder Squad! What is the Dublin Murder Squad series about?Īmerican writer Tana French is the First Lady of Irish Crime, it’s strange when you say it like this, but the author of the Dublin Murder Squad actually lives in Dublin.Īnd so, she writes about the police detectives on the murder squad in Dublin, Ireland. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.

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