In the Woods

In the Woods
Cover of In The Woods
AuthorTana French
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDublin Murder Squad
GenreMystery
PublisherViking Adult
Publication date
30 January 2007
Publication placeIreland
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages496
ISBN978-0-670-03860-2
OCLC191864570
823/.92 22
LC ClassPR6106.R457 I52 2007
Followed byThe Likeness 

In the Woods is a 2007 mystery novel by Tana French about a pair of Irish detectives and their investigation of the murder of a twelve-year-old girl. It is the first book in French's Dublin Murder Squad series.[1] The novel won several awards such as the 2008 Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author,[2] the 2008 Barry Award for Best First Novel,[3] the 2008 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel,[4] and the 2008 Anthony Award for Best First Novel.[5] In the Woods and The Likeness, the second book of the Dublin Murder Squad series, are the inspiration for the BBC and Starz's 2019 Dublin Murders,[6] an eight-episode series.

  1. ^ "Dublin Murder Squad Series by Tana French". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Mystery Writers of America Announces the 2008 Edgar Award Winners". 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Barry Awards". Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine. 9 October 2008. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Macavity Awards". Mystery Readers International. 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  5. ^ "History and Anthony Awards". Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. October 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  6. ^ Bradley, Laura (3 December 2018). "Starz Acquires Dublin Murders Crime Drama Based on Tana French's Novels". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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