Tana French
Award-winning crime novelist and author of the Dublin Murder Squad series and the Cal Hooper books, known for bestselling literary crime fiction exploring community dynamics and character-driven mysteries.
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Apr 4, 2026 • 23min
Crime writer, Tana French - “Women are socialised to think about predators who see us as prey”
Tana French, award-winning crime novelist known for the Dublin Murder Squad and Cal Hooper books, reflects on a nomadic childhood and decade in theatre shaping her observational craft. She discusses rural Irish life, using murder to reveal community fault lines, themes of youth vulnerability, and how socialisation shapes women's sense of threat.
