{"product_id":"the-keeper","title":"The Keeper","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTana French is the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of nine previous books, including \n\u003ci\u003eIn the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Searcher\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novels have sold over eight million copies worldwide and won numerous awards, including the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barry Awards, the \n\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Best Mystery\/Thriller, and the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction. She lives in Dublin with her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"From the iconic crime writer who \"inspires cultic devotion in readers\" (The New Yorker) and has been called \"incandescent\" by Stephen King, \"absolutely mesmerizing\" by Gillian Flynn, and \"unputdownable\" (People), comes the third and final book in the million-copy-bestselling Cal Hooper trilogy. On a cold night in the remote Irish village of Arknakelty, a girl goes missing. Sweet, loving Rachel Holohan was about to be engaged to the son of the local big shot. Instead, she's dead in the river. In a close-knit small town, a death like this isn't simple. It comes wrapped in generations-old grudges and power struggles, and it splits the townland in two. Retired Chicago detective Cal Hooper has friends here now, and he owes them loyalty, but his fiancâee Lena wants nothing to do with Ardnakelty's tangles. As the feud becomes more vicious, their settled peace starts to crack apart. And when they uncover a scheme that casts a new light on Rachel's death and threatens the whole village, they find themselves in the firing line. \"One of the greatest crime novelists writing today\" (Vox) crafts a masterwork of atmospheric suspense that brings the story of one of her most beloved characters to a spellbinding conclusion\"-- Provided by publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year (So Far)\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Month\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVulture, Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAirMail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e, and more\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I would crawl across a field of glass to get my hands on a new Tana French book. . . . You don't have to read the previous two-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Searcher\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e--to appreciate \n\u003ci\u003eThe Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e. But if you start here, I bet that you'll want to go back, if only for the chance to fill in the characters' back stories and to luxuriate some more in French's prose. Open this book to any page to see what I mean.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Sarah Lyall, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"In the third and final volume of French's detective series starring Cal Hooper, a young woman's drowning brings to light the ugliest secrets of a small town in rural Ireland. . . . This book is French at the height of her powers.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e solidifies this series' status as a contemporary classic. . . . The Cal Hooper books, like all great detective series, are about time and loss and the uphill struggle to repair the world. The detectives rarely succeed in any lasting way, but we readers love them because they try.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's \"Fresh Air\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tana French's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e is the final volume in her Cal Hooper trilogy and a bittersweet reckoning for its protagonist. . . . French, as always, sustains tension with unfaltering ease before releasing it with expert timing. . . . An elegy to both a lost girl and a vanishing way of life.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We're very familiar with secluded villages brimming with betrayals, grudges and power plays, but French reinvigorates this territory. Cal Hooper remains one of the most distinctive protagonists in the field, backed up here by an equally commanding supporting cast. Written with the narrative élan that is French's hallmark.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A mesmerizing conclusion to the best-selling Cal Hooper trilogy.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"French earned her place as one of Ireland's leading crime novelists . . . Enjoy her musical language, told in the Irish vernacular funny and profane, and wash it down with a pint of Guinness.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The patron saint of moody, literary crime is closing out her wildly popular Cal Hooper trilogy, and we aren't quite ready to say goodbye. . . . Nobody writes communal paranoia and private guilt like French does. \" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Hooper is now established in Ardnakelty, in a relationship with Lena Dunne, and a happy quasi-parental figure to young Trey. . . . But then a body turns up, Rachel Holohan, a sweet-natured young woman engaged to Eugene Moynihan, son of local bigshot Tommy Moynihan, and soon enough Hooper is dragged into a simmering struggle.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tana French has described her Ardnakelty trilogy as 'mystery software running on western hardware.' That's a perfect description of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . French, one of the greatest mystery writing talents, ratchets up both the menace and the stakes.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Suspenseful and atmospheric.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[French] has a knack for descriptions of peat smoke, damp air, and small-town antagonism.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"French is one of our most gifted crime writers. . . . Fans may mourn the end of the saga, but I think they'll be satisfied with the way French resolves it.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAirMail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An immersive, slow-burn of a book . . . compelling and superbly atmospheric.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As usual, French has conjured a pulsing, thoroughly atmospheric thriller with endless heart.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"French's prose, ability to capture emotions and sense of place are as superb as ever. The book is gorgeously written and engaging from start to end. I'm jealous of those who haven't read the series yet and can immediately jump from one book to the next and savor the character development and bonds that stretch across all three novels!\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eWoman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e' \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003es World \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Atmospheric and gripping, this novel delivers a powerful conclusion to a beloved character's story.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookTrib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The absolute master of making place a character in crime fiction, she is considered one of today's greatest crime writers with reason. . . . This is a spellbinder that validates French's being dubbed as 'incandescent' by Stephen King.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Great crime fiction with that classic Tana French atmosphere--quiet dread, small-town power, and the kind of secrets everyone pretends not to know.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBibliolifestyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"When it comes to Tana French's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e, experiencing its tense unfurling in a single sitting will ensure it's as nerve-wrecking and thought-provoking as French surely intended. . . . French weaves in eloquent musings on the sweeping Irish landscape, small-town life and the vagaries of change in a place that deeply treasures land and legacy. . . . All is gradually and compellingly revealed in this moody, atmospheric tale that's well worth sinking into.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookPage \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year (So Far) - A \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of March \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the iconic crime writer who \"inspires cultic devotion in readers\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) and has been called \"incandescent\" by Stephen King, comes the third and final book in the million-copy-bestselling Cal Hooper trilogy.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a cold night in the remote Irish village of Ardnakelty, a girl goes missing. Sweet, loving Rachel Holohan was about to be engaged to the son of the local big shot. Instead, she's dead in the river. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a close-knit small town, a death like this isn't simple. It comes wrapped in generations-old grudges and power struggles, and it splits the townland in two. Retired Chicago detective Cal Hooper has friends here now, and he owes them loyalty, but his fiancée Lena wants nothing to do with Ardnakelty's tangles. As the feud becomes more vicious, their settled peace starts to crack apart. And when they uncover a scheme that casts a new light on Rachel's death and threatens the whole village, they find themselves in the firing line. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the greatest crime novelists writing today\" ( \n\u003ci\u003eVox\u003c\/i\u003e) crafts a masterwork of atmospheric suspense that brings the story of one of her most beloved characters to a spellbinding conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593493465, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780593493465, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 36 (EAN 9780593493465, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/05\/2026 (EAN 9780593493465, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496246739222,"sku":"9780593493465","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593493465.jpg?v=1783058131","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-keeper","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}