In the Woods by Tara French

My oh my! I've some catching up to do! I read this book on the flight home from Bejing. It is a mystery, and does suck you in, a "who dunnit" that you merely guess at until the end. It takes place in Ireland( way closer than Bejing!) which is one of my favorite settings for a book. But it is not a romantic vision of the country. It is a murder, of a young girl, which doesn't make me happy. And there is an interwoven intriguing backstory of the disappearance of two other young children some years before. The main character completely loses his marbles in the course of the story, eventually solving the murder mystery, but leaving the older mystery unsolved, which left me a-hangin'. It is not a book for kids. NOPE. Not even close. But, for adults who love a mystery (or who are trapped on a 14 hour flight) it's a well written, decent choice.