The Likeness

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The Likeness is a 2008 mystery novel by Tana French. The story follows the efforts of Cassie Maddox, a character from French's 2007 In the Woods, to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a young woman who is her doppelgänger.[1] In 2009 the book was shortlisted for the first annual Ireland AM Crime Fiction Award.[2]

Critical Reception

The Irish Independent praised the "elegance and insight" of French's writing and described the book as "a brilliant thriller, beautifully written."[3] Laura Miller of Salon.com included the book among the ten on the Salon Book Awards 2008, writing that "The hypnotic prose and eerie atmosphere conspire to make this ostensible mystery novel much, much more than it appears to be."[4] In a more critical vein, Janet Maslin of the New York Times commented that French "could have achieved the same effects much more succinctly in a more tightly edited version of this same story. But Cassie herself remains a strong enough character to sustain interest."[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maslin, Janet (17 July 2008). "The Case of the Dead Doppelgänger Turns a Detective’s Life Inside Out". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 November 2011. 
  2. ↑ Burke, Declan (12 April 2009). "Showdown for the Irish cream of crime writers". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 November 2011. 
  3. ↑ McWeeney, Myles (26 July 2008). "Tana French and the Trinity murderthe likeness". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 November 2011. 
  4. ↑ Miller, Laura (8 December 2008). "Salon Book Awards 2008". Salon.com. Retrieved 25 November 2011. 
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