The beautiful rural West of Ireland—slow-paced countryside life, a rare idyll these days. Kelvin Hooper, a not-young former police officer from Chicago, by a twist of circumstances finds himself immersed in this quiet village setting, with its charming and colorful characters. He moves to the island dreaming of picturesque scenery, fresh air, peace, and heartfelt conversations with witty locals—only to end up taking the very job he was desperately trying to escape. A local teenager asks him for help in searching for her missing brother. And with the way and why everything is arranged here from time immemorial, Kel will have to get acquainted very closely and feel it on his own skin.
“The Seeker” by the Irishwoman Tana French—beloved by readers all over the world—skillfully pretends to be a detective story. But, as with all the best works in every era, the novel freely steps beyond genre boundaries and reaches into the depths of the human soul.