In the Woods

About “In the Woods”

In the Woods is a 2007 mystery novel by Tana French that follows two Irish detectives as they investigate the murder of a twelve-year-old girl. It is the first book in French's Dublin Murder Squad series. The novel received multiple awards, including the 2008 Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author, the 2008 Barry Award for Best First Novel, the 2008 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel, and the 2008 Anthony Award for Best First Novel. The book and its sequel, The Likeness, inspired the 2019 BBC and Starz series Dublin Murders, an eight-episode adaptation. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)