April 2

The Likeness

Posted by lori . 2 Comments

The Likeness is the second of Tana French’s novels.  I recommend (LOVE) all of them (currently three), but this was my favorite.  The body of a young woman is found in the ruins of an old stone cottage.  Finding her killer involves a unique kind of undercover work.  The beauty of the book is that it is both character-driven and plot-driven, so it will appeal to a variety of readers.  If you love mysteries, start with In the Woods and read all three of Tana’s books.  You’ll be delighted.

This entry was posted on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 at 3:00 am and is filed under Few and Well Chosen (Books). You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to " The Likeness"

  • houndstooth4 says:
    April 4, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    You finally have one that I’ve never heard of! Now I need to hunt it down!

    Reply
    • lori says:
      April 4, 2011 at 6:37 pm

      I actually purchased the first novel In the Woods, for my mom as a Christmas present because the cover intrigued me. I started reading it, gave it to my mom with my bookmark in it, and took it back on Christmas day so I could finish reading it…I had given her a few other books too, so I was able to rationalize my bad behavior.

      Tana just writes a great story, with great characters and great dialog. Each book has a different protagonist, but they are all connected. The Likeness was my favorite, but I would recommend them all. Since you have a NOOK, you can get a sample and see what you think. I got sucked in right away.


Leave a Reply