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The Keeper

The page-turning new mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling crime author

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By: Tana French
Narrated by: Roger Clark
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A gripping new mystery from the million-copy-bestselling author Tana French

On a cold night in a remote Irish village, 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 place like this, her death 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.
PRAISE FOR TANA FRENCH
‘Incandescent’ Stephen King
‘Mesmerising’ Gillian Flynn
‘Masterful’ Chris Whitaker
‘If you haven’t read Tana French yet, I really highly recommend that you do’ Harlan Coben
‘Among the first rank of great literary novelists’ Observer
'Crime fiction's biggest contemporary star' Guardian

© Tana French 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

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Everything the characters are like real people
The story is perfect you really feel part of the village. I hope there is more to come

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Brilliant , a fantastic book with so many characters that you feel you actually care about them . The story is a compulsive listen .
A masterpiece.

Didn’t want it to end

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I really enjoyed this book. Love the narrator. I didn't want this book to end

Loved it

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Terrific, pacey, and a times really frightening adventure that kept me on the edge of my seat and glued to my audio.
Excellent character development, no stale charaterisations, instead fresh perspectives all round.
I feel we may be leaving Cal now. I don't want to, but accept that it might be the right time and told in the right way.
This series is brilliant.

Whoa! what a gripping tale, as always and performance sharp as a tack.

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I loved this book. I was sad when I finished it. It was a rare treat.

Excellent book with wonderful characters which stay with you.

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