I have no friends <| sep |> It ' d start with a single MAGA then it would build up a roar like a thunder rolling down the plains <| sep |> The main character annoyed me a bit with how convinced she was that the world , and the police force was out to get herFrench ' s POV characters aren ' t always likeable people . Frank Mackey in Faithful Place is an excellent example . A real asshole . But then and French always does this in her books Frank becomes the main character in The Secret Place and you learn a great deal more about him , and you begin to understand why he ' s the way he is . Each of French ' s books is a complete story in itself , but reading them in order allows the group character of the Murder Squad to grow on you .