Julie
Tana French's 2018 standalone novel, The Witch Elm, is a crime thriller that follows the unlikable Toby Hennessy who was brutally attacked in his Dublin apartment after a night out with workmates. He is left for dead and suffering from TBI/PTSD. Toby eventually seeks refuge at his ancestral home, Ivy House, to care for his dying uncle. While there, a skull is discovered in the garden's elm tree, forcing Toby to confront the possibility that his past is not what he thought.
I missed seeing this dealt with TBI as well as murder. Just a heads up if you love a TBI survivor. I almost stopped reading this book in the beginning. However, it was written by Tana French who has written several books I really enjoyed so I hung in there. I was glad I did. There were some twists and turns you may not anticipate, and who doesn’t love that?! This is not the first Tana French book I would recommend though.
Tana French's 2018 standalone novel, The Witch Elm, is a crime thriller that follows the unlikable Toby Hennessy who was brutally attacked in his Dublin apartment after a night out with workmates. He is left for dead and suffering from TBI/PTSD. Toby eventually seeks refuge at his ancestral home, Ivy House, to care for his dying uncle. While there, a skull is discovered in the garden's elm tree, forcing Toby to confront the possibility that his past is not what he thought.
I missed seeing this dealt with TBI as well as murder. Just a heads up if you love a TBI survivor. I almost stopped reading this book in the beginning. However, it was written by Tana French who has written several books I really enjoyed so I hung in there. I was glad I did. There were some twists and turns you may not anticipate, and who doesn’t love that?! This is not the first Tana French book I would recommend though.