• The Hunter

  • A Novel
  • By: Tana French
  • Narrated by: Roger Clark
  • Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,200 ratings)

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The Hunter

By: Tana French
Narrated by: Roger Clark
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Publisher's summary

An Instant New York Times Bestseller

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by the Washington Post, TIME Magazine, BBC, TODAY, Elle, CrimeReads, and more

"Hailed as the queen of Irish crime fiction, French spins a taut tale of retribution, sacrifice, and family."—TIME

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Searcher and “one of the greatest crime novelists writing today” (Vox), a spellbinding new novel set in the Irish countryside.

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.

Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace. He’s found it, more or less: he’s built a relationship with a local woman, Lena, and he’s gradually turning Trey Reddy from a half-feral teenager into a good kid going good places. But then Trey’s long-absent father reappears, bringing along an English millionaire and a scheme to find gold in the townland, and suddenly everything the three of them have been building is under threat. Cal and Lena are both ready to do whatever it takes to protect Trey, but Trey doesn’t want protecting. What she wants is revenge.

From the writer who is “in a class by herself,” (The New York Times), a nuanced, atmospheric tale that explores what we’ll do for our loved ones, what we’ll do for revenge, and what we sacrifice when the two collide.

©2024 Tana French (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Interview: Tana French plays with Western tropes in an Irish setting in "The Hunter"

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The timing and sequences. Slow pace but excellent conclusion.

Really took a while to get comfortable with the characters but my trust in Ms French is unfailing.

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Strong story

I liked the characters, the setting but Cal’s protectiveness over the “kid” is just a little over the top- but all in all- it was a great listen!

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Enjoyed it...

I love Tana French, and enjoy all of her books. This one was lacking something for me, but it was still good.

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Highly recommended.

Tana French dies it again! Well told authentic Irish drama . Excellent narration. Great character development

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A Starry Hunter

A subtle story with some twists and turns that were aided by well-built characters and dialogue.

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Great narration.

Not a fast paced book but the narrator is wonderful. I read The Searcher hardback and I much better enjoyed listening to this sequel novel on Audible.

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Great characters

Unnecessarily long. From the middle until right before the end was just boring. Loved the rest of it.

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Personalities abound

The narration is amazing with the accents and expressions of the characters that just makes the story that much better. So glad I listened instead of read

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A Deeply Satisfying French Dip

I am growing fond of French’s new Cal Hooper series, and this novel in particular develops a new story set in the small, decidedly not-quaint, Irish village of Ardnekelty. This one is all about the slow unfolding of action and reaction. French is a master at character building and tension. Very satisfying narrator as well.

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the strong personality of every character

nothing to dislike, Tana French carries the reader to a village near Dublin with ease.

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