The Witch Elm

 Tana French wrote The Witch Elm. This story is set in Dublin in modern times. The main character is Toby, a 25 year old man who works at an art gallery doing publicity and social media. Toby considers himself lucky. Throughout his life Toby spent time at the Ivy House, the house where his Uncle Hugo lives. He spent time with his cousins named Susannah and Leon. On Sundays the family would gather at the Ivy House for dinner. In the backyard of the Ivy House is an old elm tree with a hollow trunk. This is actually a crime novel. The book moved slowly giving long details about emotions and reactions. What I thought was clever about it is at first Toby seemed like such a loveable man but by the end I thought Toby was pure evil.