Tana French Tops NYT's Best Thrillers Lists with Most Appearances
Tana French, a writer based in Dublin, has been recognized by The New York Times as the most prolific thriller author of this century. In two recently published lists, she outshines her crime-writing contemporaries. Four of her works were featured among the top 50 thrillers according to experts, while nine novels made it onto the readers' expanded list of 100. Her debut novel, 'In the Woods', released in 2007, secured sixth place with readers and third with experts. Originally from Vermont, French now resides in Dublin, where she sets her mysteries. Her latest trilogy, featuring 'The Searcher', 'The Hunter', and 'The Keeper', underscores her significant influence on modern crime fiction.
Key facts
- Tana French appears more often than any other crime writer on NYT's best thrillers lists.
- Experts ranked four of French's books among the 50 best thrillers of the 21st century.
- Readers included nine of French's novels in their top 100 list.
- 'In the Woods' (2007) was ranked her best work by both experts and readers.
- Experts ranked 'In the Woods' third; readers ranked it sixth.
- French's Dublin Murder Squad series concluded with 'The Trespasser' in 2016.
- Her Cal Hooper trilogy includes 'The Searcher', 'The Hunter', and 'The Keeper'.
- French is a 'third-culture kid' who grew up all over the world.
Entities
Artists
- Tana French
- John le Carré
- Gillian Flynn
- Kate Atkinson
- Cormac McCarthy
Institutions
- The New York Times
- The Irish Times
- Trinity College Dublin
Locations
- Dublin
- Ireland
- Vermont
- Ardnakelty
- Chicago