It’s been a good month for Tana French (right), people. First her debut novel IN THE WOODS was nominated for an
Edgar, then the
Los Angeles Book Festival Awards, and then she was nominated for an
Irish Book Award. Now, courtesy of
The Rap Sheet, comes the news that IN THE WOODS has been nominated for ‘Best First Novel’ by
The Strand Magazine, the full list of nominees running thusly:
• THE BLADE ITSELF by Marcus Sakey (St. Martin’s Minotaur)
• IN THE WOODS, by Tana French (Viking)
• THE MARK, by Jason Pinter (Mira Books)
• MISSING WITNESS, by Gordon Campbell (Morrow)
• WHEN ONE MAN DIES, by Dave White (Crown Publishing)
And not only that, but occasional CAP elf and head honcho at International Crime, Bernd Kochanowski, recently gave
IN THE WOODS the ‘four-thumbs aloft’ review. It’s going to be a big ask for the ever-lovely Tana to repeat the performance with the sequel,
THE LIKENESS, but we have faith in her. What’s that? Our humble opinions are worthless? Fair go. But maybe you’ll be more accommodating of
Critical Mick’s verdict on what’s quickly becoming Irish crime fiction’s news story of the year …
It’s been a good month for Tana French (right), people. First her debut novel IN THE WOODS was nominated for an Edgar, then the Los Angeles Book Festival Awards, and then she was nominated for an Irish Book Award. Now, courtesy of The Rap Sheet, comes the news that IN THE WOODS has been nominated for ‘Best First Novel’ by The Strand Magazine, the full list of nominees running thusly: 
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