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Book pick: 'Broken Harbor' by Tana French

11:55 AM, August 22, 2012

Kerri's book Pick of the Week is Tana French's new mystery, "Broken Harbor." The Onion's AV Club said French is dishing out what fans of her three previous thrillers, including the bestselling "In the Woods," enjoyed:

French has a particular gift, which she passes on to her detectives, of piecing together the victims' world--not just the scene of the crime, but their lives, relationships, habits, and secrets. French's detectives expand the net to include the victims' entire life before they tighten it around whatever lit the spark for murder.

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