| In the Forest | |
| Author: | Edna O'Brien |
| Audio Read By: | Stephen Rea[1] |
| Orig Lang Code: | en |
| Country: | Republic of Ireland |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | novel |
| Set In: | west of Ireland, 1980s–90s |
| Publisher: | Weidenfeld (UK) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (US) |
| Media Type: | Print: hardback |
| Pages: | 208 |
| Isbn: | 978-0-618-19730-9 |
| Dewey: | 823.92 |
| Congress: | PR6065.B7 I5 |
| Preceded By: | Wild Decembers |
| Followed By: | The Light of Evening |
In the Forest is a 2002 novel by Irish novelist Edna O'Brien. The novel is set in Ireland, and is based on a triple homicide: the 1994 murder of Imelda Riney, her son Liam and Catholic priest Fr Joe Walsh by Brendan O'Donnell.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]