In the Woods by Tana French 429 pages

I can't help it!  The song that runs through my head when I think of this book is "What a long, strange trip it's been.."  Don't get me wrong, there were lots of things I liked about this book.  It will freak you out, for sure!  Rob Ryan is a detective in Dublin.  He and his partner, Cassie, are investigating the murder of a young girl whose body was left on a sacrificial altar in an archeological site.  The thing is, Detecitve Ryan is the only survivor of an attack in the same area 20 years ago.  His two friends were never found and he was discovered clutching a tree for dear life with scratches on his back and blood in his shoes, his memory wiped clean. 

This book is a great detective story, but do not expect a quick read.  Tana French weaves a tapestry with words.  This book has been descirbed as "richly atmospheric and utterly convincing" and I could not say it better.