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In the Woods Tana French 2007 · Mystery A detective haunted by a childhood event that echoes in the case he is working.
The Black Echo Michael Connelly 1992 · Crime A steadier, more procedural crime story with a similarly weary, human tone.
The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold 2002 · Literary Also about a murdered girl, told with more tenderness and attention to those left behind.