Faithful place is the third book in her dublin murder squad series, and it centers on the life of detective frank mackey, an undercover officer who has a reputation for breaking the rules. Frank mackey is a police officer who has every weekend with his daughter, holly. The book is set in dublin and features undercover detective frank mackey, who also appeared in frenchs previous novel the likeness. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. According to frank mackey, the narrator and protagonist of tana frenchs novel faithful place, only a few moments matter in ones whole life. From tana french, author of the witch elm, the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years the washington post, the bestseller called the most stunning of her books the new york times and a finalist for the edgar award. Faithful place, a 2010 crime novel by irish novelist tana french, is the third installment in the dublin murder squad series. Back in 1985, frank mackey was a nineteenyearold kid with a dream of escaping hisi familys cramped flat on faithful place and running away. She does it again with her third novel, faithful place, and its even creepier. For frank, that moment occurs when he is a nineteen. Faithful place is franks old neighborhood, the town he fled twentytwo years ago, abandoning an. That which was buried is brought to light and wreaks hellon no one moreso than frank mackey, beloved undercover guru and burly hero first mentioned in frenchs second book about the undercover squad, the likeness. Faithful place by tana french summary and study guide book. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the.