New York Times bestselling author Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter, is “the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years” (The Washington Post) and “inspires cultic devotion in readers” (The New Yorker).
“Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting.” —The New York Times
In the “compellingˮ (The Boston Globe) and “pitch perfectˮ (Entertainment Weekly) follow-up to Tana French’s runaway bestseller In the Woods, Cassie Maddox has transferred out of the Dublin Murder Squad—until an urgent telephone call brings her back to an eerie crime scene.
The victim looks exactly like Cassie and carries ID identifying herself as Alexandra Madison, an alias Cassie once used as an undercover cop. Suddenly, Cassie is back undercover, to find out not only who killed this young woman, but, more importantly, who she was.
The Likeness is a supremely suspenseful story exploring the nature of identity and belonging.
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"Tana French is my new favorite author. I've now read her first three novels (completely out of order) and am really looking forward to her fourth, which is coming out at the end of the month. She is a truly unique author, able to take somewhat unrealistic plotlines and infuse them with amazing authenticity. It's almost a new genre - Irish magic realism - unbelievable plots made so real you're left thinking that what happened is part of your own personal memory."
— Suzanne (5 out of 5 stars)
[Tana French] aces her second novel. The Likeness [is a] nearly pitch-perfect follow-up to her 2007 debut thriller, In the Woods.
— Entertainment Weekly**“Tana French puts a clever twist on every lonely child’s fantasy of leading a parallel life when she creates an alternate identity for her detective in THE LIKENESS... Cassie is a character — the eternal lost child — you can really care about.
— New York Times Book ReviewThe writing is glorious, and the characters and drama so compelling
— The Boston Globe*Savor French’s turns of phrase and simmering suspense until the prospect of finishing shuts all distractions out.
— The Baltimore SunThe verve of her writing illuminates the uncanny experience of stepping into someone else’s life. [The Likeness is] a sophisticated thriller.
— The Dallas Morning NewsWhen you read Ms. French — and she has become required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting — make only one assumption: All of your initial assumptions are wrong
— The New York TimesTana French is the most interesting, most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years.
— The Washington Post"[Tana French] inspires cultic devotion in readers…most crime fiction is diverting; French's is consuming.
— The New YorkerTo say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she’s simply this: a truly great writer.” —Gillian Flynn
French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots.” —The Washington Post
One of the most distinct and exciting new voices in crime writing.
— The Wall Street JournalFrench does something fresh with every novel, each one as powerful as the last but in a very different manner. Perhaps she has superpowers of her own? Whatever the source of her gift, it’s only growing more miraculous with every book.
— Salon.com" thought the story intriguing. The author was very influenced by her Irish upbringing. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in mysteries and psychological thrillers. "
— Carol, 2/11/2014" Tana French's novels, based in London are great page turners, with recurring detective characters. This was my favorite. "
— Leslie, 2/8/2014" So outlandish that it just didn't work for me. "
— Nishant, 1/28/2014" When I found out Rob wasn't involved in the plot, I was hesitant. As it turns out, I liked this book much more than I thought I would. I really came to like Cassie in this book, whereas, I wasn't too fond of her in the first. I'd really like to see a storyline from Sam's perspective...I'll keep my hopes up for that one. "
— Angela, 1/4/2014" Tana French once again pulled me into the world she created and held me captive. I had to remind myself periodically that the anxiety and tension I felt was based on fictitious people, relationships and events. I love it when a book can do that to me. "
— Lori, 1/2/2014" Fantastic...so much Bette than the first one. Fans of the secret history will really enjoy this. "
— Karen, 1/1/2014" The second in Tana French's Murder Squad series, this crime thriller delves into themes of self-discovery, identity and family all cloaked in a mantle of academia. Incredibly fun read, I did think the pacing was a little slow in spots, a little fast in others, but perhaps that life-likeness is part of what makes it so visceral and gripping. "
— Emily, 12/29/2013" One of my favorite thrillers- Tana French is awesome! However, I have found that I only enjoyed "into the woods" and "the likeness". She has since then written more books but I have found them slow and not as entertaining. "
— Sarah, 12/23/2013" Brought to mind The Secret History. "
— Amy, 12/22/2013Tana French is the award-winning author of several New York Times bestselling novels. She has won many awards for her fiction, including the Edgar, Anthony, Barry, Macavity, and IVCA Clarion awards, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Best Mystery/Thriller, and the Irish Book Award for Best Crime Fiction. She grew up in Ireland, Italy, the US, and Malawi, and trained as an actress at Trinity College Dublin before becoming a writer.
Heather O’Neill is a novelist, short-story writer and essayist. Her previous works include The Lonely Hearts Hotel, which won the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and CBC’s Canada Reads, as well as Lullabies for Little Criminals, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night, and Daydreams of Angels, which were shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize two years in a row. O’Neill has also won CBC’s Canada Reads and the Danuta Gleed Award.