The Likeness in Around the World in 80 Books

Oct 10, 2022 Shree rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Stayed up reading this until the middle of the night and had no regrets the next morning at work when I felt like a zombie. The environment at first is so comfortable and idealistic that you almost forget it is a murder mystery - the reality of this undercuts the warm surroundings that the author crafts for us and the book gets progressively more fast paced, dark and thrilling.
Loved this book and am definitely going to read the rest of this author's work. ...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Jenifer rated it really liked it

Shelves: thriller, contemporary-fiction, audiobook, 2013-read

This is the second book in the Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French. This time is is Detective Cassie Maddox’s turn to shine when a woman with an uncanny likeness to Cassie shows up dead. Cassie is thrown in undercover to live as Lexi, the murder victim. Yes, it is highly unlikely that this could happen in real life, but….who cares? The story line is so interesting that you are willing to believe that Cassie is able to pull this off.

I listened to the audiobook version of The Likeness and h ...more

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Aug 25, 2011 Kay Green rated it really liked it

This was my third Tana French book and although not quite as good as Faithful Place and In the Woods, it was still a good read. She does such a good job with setting - Whitethorn House was definitely a character in the book. Great story line, but way too much conversation - i think if it had been edited down a bit i would have liked it more.

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Jul 07, 2012 Anna rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, authors-i-want-to-read-more-of

wonderfully written mystery, Cassie is a strong interesting character. A young woman who looks like Cassie is found murdered, using the same name as Cassie once used. We learn a little more of Cassies' past as she unravels the motives behind the murder ...more

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