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The Likeness (Paperback)

by Tana French (Author)
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'An intricate and edgy top-notch psychological thriller.' -- Woman and Home 20080801 'Beautifully written and elegantly descriptive, this is a true literary detective novel rather than a whodunnit' -- Irish Mail on Sunday 20080720 'An eerie thriller, perfect for holidays' -- Sunday World 20080706 'Creepily melding elements of Donna Tartt's 'The Secret History' and undercover police procedural, THE LIKENESS by Tana French, seduces from the start... A nifty tale of desire for belonging, as well as a cool thriller' -- Time Out 20080821 'French's second foray into the dark world of psychological crime more than proves she's the real deal' -- Daily Mirror 20080829 'Creepy stuff' -- Independent 20080829 'Fab whodunnit' -- Closer Magazine**** 20080829 'The Likeness isn't just a good page-turner, but a skilfully written modern novel ... French has a brilliant ear for dialogue ... Also in the best tradition of classic crime writers, such as P D James and Ruth Rendell, her characters are fully-rounded people and she is able to layer plots and storylines with a mastery that belies the fact that it is only her second book.' -- Anne Marie Scanlon, Sunday Independent, Dublin 20080829 'lush, intense and gorgeous' -- Reviewing the Evidence website 20081209

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Tana French follows her stunning accomplished debut, IN THE WOODS, with an equally compelling psychological mystery that confirms her place as one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction. 'I knew her from somewhere, I'd seen that face a million times before. Then the whole world went silent, frozen, darkness roaring in from the edges and only the girl's face blazing white at the centre; because it was me, blue-lipped and still, with shadows like dark bruises under my eyes.' Still traumatised by her brush with a psychopath, Detective Cassie Maddox transfers out of the Murder squad and starts a relationship with fellow detective Sam O'Neill. When he calls her to the scene of his new case, she is shocked to find that the murdered girl is her double. What's more, her ID shows she is Lexie Madison -- the identity Cassie used, years ago, as an undercover detective. With no leads, no suspects and no clues to Lexie's real identity, Cassie's old boss spots the opportunity of a lifetime: send Cassie undercover in her place, to tempt the killer out of hiding to finish the job.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, Nov 19 2009
By Toni Osborne "The Way I See It" (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Likeness (Paperback)
Book 2 in the Cassie Maddox series

How long can someone assume different identities and keep it up? Seems Ms French protagonist is being given nine lives sending Cassie once more undercover. Like her first novel, the story is set in Dublin and the mystery entails an investigation into a homicide.

After being stabbed during her last undercover assignment Cassie had been assigned to the Domestic Violence (DV) division. The suspense starts when Cassie is summoned to the scene of a homicide. There, she and others are startled by the fact that the victim is the mirror image of Cassie; also the victim's ID is Lexie Madison, one of Cassie's previous undercover names.

The suspense grows when it is decided to hide the events from the media and have Cassie once again go undercover and infiltrate the dead girl's world. Unfortunately the plot drags when much of the novel is centered on the day to day lifestyle of victim's strange roommates. Even with some twists and turns the main problem is extreme slowness (boredom), it gets bogged down with too many descriptions of domestic life, leaving us with a mystery that is straightforward with few surprises. I found the plot bland and the characters missing development.

After reading the first novel "In the Woods" which I enjoyed, this was a disappointment
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Likeness by Tana French, Jun 21 2009
By Barbara C. Howell (Edmonton, AB, Canada) - See all my reviews
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Detective Cassie Maddox goes undercover to find the killer of a young woman who in life was her body double. This is a taut pyschological thriller taking place in Dublin and a small village in the county of Wicklow. The London Times described this book as mesmerizing and it is a fabulous read. The Likeness is a cut above your average thriller. It is contemporary Irish fiction at it's best.
Ms Woods wrote an earlier book, In the Woods, which won the Edgar Prize in 2008.
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