For a long time I read mystery books. Eventually I exhausted the genre. Each was more cliche and predictable than the next. That is why I was blown away by Tana French. 
 Originally I had read The Likeness for my book club. She had lovely prose, a creative story line unlike anything I had read before and enough suspense to keep you interested. It ran a bit long; some parts of it could have been edited out and the story would have kept its integrity; but overall a good read. This was actually the 2nd in a series, with In The Woods being her first. The second book did such a good job of plugging the first, I knew I would have to read it. 
 I was even more impressed with In The Woods. This book had even more suspense, a great array of character studies and a mystery that kept me guessing. Another thing I love about her books is that she doesn't pander to the reader. It isn't necessary for her to recap everything that has happened so far in each chapter. She trusts her readers to keep up with her. I will most defintely be reading her last release, Faithful Place. I may have just fallen in love with the mystery genre again!