Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Likeness


The Likeness is the second novel by Tana French in a "sort of series" about Dublin detectives. This one follows a few weeks in the life of Cassie Maddox, the work partner of Rob Ryan from the first book In The Woods. Cassie receives an urgent call from a murder detective about a dead girl who looks exactly like Cassie and has been using an alias that Cassie previously used while undercover. While assisting with the case Cassie finds herself entangled in the girl's life and leaving her own. I read this novel very quickly because I was on vacation and had a lot of time, but also because I enjoyed it so much. The characters are written well, the plot moves at the perfect pace, and the ending is satisfying. Cassie is a great character (smart, courageous, sensitive) and I mourn losing her.

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