Kennedy doesn’t need these distractions he’s got enough on his plate as it is. But the case at hand isn’t only an opportunity to train Richie it’s also a chance to see whether he’s up to the mark, capable of handling the trauma and complexities of serious policing. Kennedy has to lead him through the fine points not covered in the policing course: how to dress while on the job, why he should choose a specific type of car from the motor pool, how to carry himself on the ground with other officers, and how to handle witnesses in order to get the most information from them. Richie isn’t just wet behind the ears he’s so damp he’s threatening to inundate the squad room by his mere presence. The protagonist here is a 10-year veteran of the Dublin Murder Squad, Detective Sergeant Mick “Scorcher” Kennedy, who’s been paired with a rookie partner, Richie Curran. Its talented author will keep you guessing until the closing pages. But if gore is not your thing, don’t be put off: the crime has already occurred by the story’s opening, and Broken Harbor - released earlier this month in Canada, and due out in the States on July 24 - is very much a police procedural married to a classic whodunnit. Broken Harbor is crime writer Tana French’s compelling tale about the horrific multiple-murder of a family in rural Ireland.
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