I recently reviewed my first book for the BlogHer Book Club: Faithful Place by Tana French.
This story is a great example of noir fiction—cinematic descriptions, a mysterious murder, and intrigue. All of these elements are woven around a heartbreaking love story with flecks of well-placed humor, told by a brooding detective who is unable escape the dysfunction of his family and old neighborhood. As I wrote in my review:
Frank’s flaws, imperfections, and self-realizations are exposed and magnified in ways that make him both charming and repugnant, both relatable and alien.
To read my full review of this novel, please see Faithful Place: Where Noir Meets Literature.
"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." (Ephesians 4:29)