What Books Has Tana Scrabble Published Recently?

I dug through catalogs and author lists because your question piqued my curiosity, and I couldn't find any records of an author publishing under the exact name 'Tana Scrabble.' That's the short version up front — there just don't seem to be books credited to that precise name in the usual places (library catalogs, publisher pages, and major bookseller listings). That said, it's easy for names to get slightly garbled in casual conversation or searches, and the name that most often comes up when people mix up 'Tana' with a last name is 'Tana French,' who has been very active and has a couple of recent, buzzworthy titles you might be thinking of.

If you meant Tana French, the recent works that have gotten the most attention are 'the witch elm' (2018) and 'the searcher' (2020). 'The Witch Elm' is a chilling, introspective standalone that plays with identity and memory — it’s darker and more claustrophobic than some of her Dublin Murder Squad books, and it stuck with me because of how it slowly twists the reader’s sympathy and trust. 'The Searcher' moved toward an almost cozy mystery exterior at first — an ex-cop in a small Irish village — but it unfolds into a moody, character-driven investigation that leans into atmosphere and moral ambiguity rather than pure procedural mechanics. Before those, of course, she wrote several celebrated novels in the Dublin Murder Squad series: 'In the Woods,' 'the likeness,' 'Faithful Place,' 'Broken Harbor,' and 'The Secret Place' — each with a distinct narrator and tone, which is part of what makes her body of work so addictive.

If you really were asking about someone who actually goes by 'Tana Scrabble' and not a typo, it's possible they’re a less widely published indie author, a self-publisher, or a writer active under a different pen name. Those can be harder to track down in big databases; sometimes the best places to find indie or emerging authors are smaller presses, local bookstore listings, social media author pages, or niche online communities. Since I couldn’t find mainstream listings for 'Tana Scrabble,' my best practical suggestion is to cross-check the name against book retailer searches or library catalogs, but I also want to highlight that if you did mean Tana French, her most recent standalones — 'The Witch Elm' and 'The Searcher' — are fantastic entry points and showcase her move toward more psychologically tense, character-first mysteries.

Personally, whether you were hunting for a lesser-known writer or hoping for a quick rec, those French books have been some of my favorite recent reads for atmosphere and moral gray areas. They’re the kind of novels I keep recommending to friends who like crime that’s more about people than plot tricks, and they still linger with me after I finish them.