The Likeness

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Author
Tana French
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Genre
Thriller
Released
01 June, 2011
ISBN
9780340924792

The Likeness

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Synopsis

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.
Tana French
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Tana French

Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the United States and Malawi. Her first novel, In The Woods, was published in 2007: it won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and Barry awards for Best First Novel and the IVCA Clarion Award for Best Fiction. IN THE WOODS and her other two novels, The Likeness And Faithful Place, were all New York Times bestsellers. She lives in Dublin with her husband and daughter.

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