Mystery · Crime
In the Woods
A Dublin detective who as a boy was the only child to survive a mysterious disappearance in the woods is assigned a new case. A young girl has been found dead at the same woodland site.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 2007
- Pace
- Slow
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 464
- Format
- Book 1 of 6 in Dublin Murder Squad
Read this if you like slow, atmospheric crime novels with beautiful writing and a flawed narrator.
Skip this if you want every question answered, because the book leaves a major thread deliberately unresolved.
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Quick answers about In the Woods
- What is In the Woods about?
- A Dublin detective who as a boy was the only child to survive a mysterious disappearance in the woods is assigned a new case. A young girl has been found dead at the same woodland site.
- Who should read In the Woods?
- Read it if you like slow, atmospheric crime novels with beautiful writing and a flawed narrator. Skip it if you want every question answered, because the book leaves a major thread deliberately unresolved.
- How long and how fast is In the Woods?
- It is a slow-paced, medium read of about 464 pages, first published in 2007.
- Does In the Woods have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Child death, Death, Violence.
- Can I borrow In the Woods for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends In the Woods; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after In the Woods?
- Readers who liked it often move on to The Secret History, The Cuckoo's Calling.
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