Love the characters. Unexpected story. Can’t wait for the next one to be written.

Really a well-written book; an excellent sequel to “The Searcher.” Enough surprises to make me not want to put it down. When it ended, I was sad. It could have gone on forever.

A terrific story with compelling characters in a small rural town in Ireland. The dialogue is very enjoyable.

Slow and boring.

Tana French never disappoints.

I am just overwhelmed by this book. It’s classified as a mystery and you know there will be a body, but it surpasses other books in this category. It’ll make you want to continue read it to find out the “why”, even more than the “who”. Although, finding out the “who “ was worth the wait. At no point did I know what was going to happen next. I’m having a hard time describing it. The best I can say it that the plot follows the inner workings of a small community, much as Edith Wharton, Jane Austen, and Dennis Lehane did (in Small Mercies). I suggest you read The Searcher beforehand, since it begins the story with the same characters. I’m hoping that the author will continue the storyline, making this a trilogy.

About 1/4 too long. Lengthy, tedious, unnecessary conversations could have and should have been edited out. Nevertheless, good plot and characters. I’d like to see more of Cal, Trey and Lena.

Boring. Too much dialogue compared to real story development

This is wonderful trip down the rabbit hole to a rural Irish village. That starts out with the day to day beat of a simple life before grabbing you headlong into a deep mystery and the power of love. Couldn’t put it down.

I am a big fan of Tana French’s work. Even though these last two books of hers are not my favorites the writing is still top notch. I was disappointed to find out there will be yet a third installment of this series. Cannot get into this tiny backwater town where simple minds rule. There’s too much murder for a town that small. I simply did not care about any of these people. I don’t like reading about uneducated ignorant people who judge others who try to better themselves and who want more from life than standing around a pub gossiping about nothing. The bad always pulls the good down and we see in this installment how Cal has been pulled into the drama to the point of almost committing murder. This was a slog and I had to force myself to finish it. I’ve read every review, interview and article on this book I could find and still can’t find anything addressing the title. After reading the book and thinking about it six ways from Sunday I can’t think of any explanation for the title. Wish someone could enlighten me. Who is the Hunter? Nobody or nothing is “hunted” in this book. It seems like an obvious question someone should’ve asked Tana French in one of the interviews.