Readers looking for a new name in psychological suspense need look no further than this powerful new Irish voice. The Likeness builds on her first murder mystery, Into the Woods, and Id recommend. Tana Frenchs first novel In The Woods was a good crime novel, this was not even in the same league, in fact I lost hope that it was a crime novel at all really. French cleverly subverts the conventions of the locked room mystery, ratcheting up the tension at every turn with her multidimensional characters. Further, there are many twists and new insights nothing is simple or pat. But as tensions rise in the house and in Glenskehy, Cassie must decide if the biggest threat comes from without or lurks within. As she probes deeper into the close-knit group, Cassie finds herself becoming emotionally attached to the stoic Daniel, sensitive Justin, gadabout Rafe and dependable Abby. New York Times bestselling author Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Searcher, is the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10. students and tells the friends that she survived the attack. The Likeness by Tana French: 9780143115625 : Books New York Times bestselling author Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Searcher, is the most important crime novelist. Here, the protagonist is a crime victim rather than a detective. French has earned a reputation for atmospheric and existentially troubling police procedurals.

Cassie journeys to Whitethorn House, the rambling mansion Lexie shared with four fellow Ph.D. A stand-alone novel from the author of the Dublin Murder Squad series.

Cassie Maddox, a dead ringer for Lexie Madison, whose body has been found on the outskirts of the Irish village of Glenskehy, agrees to masquerade as Lexie in a police effort to identify her murderer. Edgar-winner French blurs the boundaries between victim and cop, memory and fantasy, in this stunning sequel to her debut, In the Woods

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