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Tana French - The Hunter

Published July 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT
Book cover for Tana French - The Hunter
Viking

A mystery set in a rural village in the West of Ireland, “The Hunter” is the second novel by best-selling author Tana French novel set in mythical Ardnakelty. It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.

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