Reviews
"[Tana French] aces her second novel. The Likeness [is a] nearly pitch-perfect follow-up to her 2007 debut thriller, In the Woods ." -- Entertainment Weekly** "Tana French puts a clever twist on every lonely child's fantasy of leading a parallel life when she creates an alternate identity for her detective in THE LIKENESS... Cassie is a character -- the eternal lost child -- you can really care about. " -- New York Times Book Review "The writing is glorious, and the characters and drama so compelling" -- The Boston Globe* "Savor French's turns of phrase and simmering suspense until the prospect of finishing shuts all distractions out." -- The Baltimore Sun "The verve of her writing illuminates the uncanny experience of stepping into someone else's life. [The Likeness is] a sophisticated thriller." -- The Dallas Morning News Praise for Tana French "When you read Ms. French -- and she has become required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting -- make only one assumption: All of your initial assumptions are wrong" -- The New York Times "Tana French is the most interesting, most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years." -- The Washington Post "[Tana French] inspires cultic devotion in readers...most crime fiction is diverting; French's is consuming." -- The New Yorker "To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer." --Gillian Flynn "French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots." -- The Washington Post "One of the most distinct and exciting new voices in crime writing." --The Wall Street Journal "French does something fresh with every novel, each one as powerful as the last but in a very different manner. Perhaps she has superpowers of her own? Whatever the source of her gift, it's only growing more miraculous with every book." --Salon.com, " [Tana French] aces her second novel. The Likeness[is a] nearly pitch- perfect follow-up to her 2007 debut thriller, In the Woods." -Entertainment Weekly " The Likeness[is] a book even better than the first, which was very good indeed. . . . The suspense is gut-grinding . . . A wonderful book." -New York Daily News " For The Likeness, [French] has brought back detective Cassie Maddox and fashioned a plot that harks back to both Donna Tartt and Wilkie Collins." -The Washington Post " [French's] already signature blend of psychological insight, beautiful writing and wry humor is on display once more in The Likeness." -The Baltimore Sun, " [Tana French] aces her second novel. The Likeness [is a] nearly pitch- perfect follow-up to her 2007 debut thriller, In the Woods ." - Entertainment Weekly " The Likeness [is] a book even better than the first, which was very good indeed. . . . The suspense is gut-grinding . . . A wonderful book." - New York Daily News " For The Likeness , [French] has brought back detective Cassie Maddox and fashioned a plot that harks back to both Donna Tartt and Wilkie Collins." - The Washington Post " [French''s] already signature blend of psychological insight, beautiful writing and wry humor is on display once more in The Likeness ." - The Baltimore Sun, "[Tana French] aces her second novel. The Likeness [is a] nearly pitch-perfect follow-up to her 2007 debut thriller, In the Woods ." -- Entertainment Weekly** "Tana French puts a clever twist on every lonely child's fantasy of leading a parallel life when she creates an alternate identity for her detective in THE LIKENESS... Cassie is a character -- the eternal lost child -- you can really care about. " -- New York Times Book Review "The writing is glorious, and the characters and drama so compelling" -- The Boston Globe* "Savor French's turns of phrase and simmering suspense until the prospect of finishing shuts all distractions out." -- The Baltimore Sun "The verve of her writing illuminates the uncanny experience of stepping into someone else's life. [The Likeness is] a sophisticated thriller." -- The Dallas Morning News Praise for Tana French "When you read Ms. French -- and she has become required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting -- make only one assumption: All of your initial assumptions are wrong" -- The New York Times "Tana French is the most interesting, most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years." -- The Washington Post "[Tana French] inspires cultic devotion in readers...most crime fiction is diverting; French's is consuming." -- The New Yorker "To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer." --Gillian Flynn "French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots." -- The Washington Post "One of the most distinct and exciting new voices in crime writing." --The Wall Street Journal "French does something fresh with every novel, each one as powerful as the last but in a very different manner. Perhaps she has superpowers of her own? Whatever the source of her gift, it's only growing more miraculous with every book." --Salon.com, "[Tana French] aces her second novel. The Likeness [is a] nearly pitch-perfect follow-up to her 2007 debut thriller, In the Woods ." -- Entertainment Weekly** "Tana French puts a clever twist on every lonely child's fantasy of leading a parallel life when she creates an alternate identity for her detective in THE LIKENESS... Cassie is a character -- the eternal lost child -- you can really care about. " -- New York Times Book Review "The writing is glorious, and the characters and drama so compelling" -- The Boston Globe* "Savor French's turns of phrase and simmering suspense until the prospect of finishing shuts all distractions out." -- The Baltimore Sun "The verve of her writing illuminates the uncanny experience of stepping into someone else's life. [The Likeness is] a sophisticated thriller." -- The Dallas Morning News Praise for Tana French "When you read Ms. French -- and she has become required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting -- make only one assumption: All of your initial assumptions are wrong" -- The New York Times "Tana French is the most interesting, most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years." -- The Washington Post "[Tana French] inspires cultic devotion in readers...most crime fiction is diverting; French's is consuming." -- The New Yorker "To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer." --Gillian Flynn "French is a poet of mood and a master builder of plots." -- The Washington Post "One of the most distinct and exciting new voices in crime writing." --The Wall Street Journal "French does something fresh with every novel, each one as powerful as the last but in a very different manner. Perhaps she has superpowers of her own? Whatever the source of her gift, it's only growing more miraculous with every book." --Salon.com, " [Tana French] aces her second novel. The Likeness [is a] nearly pitch- perfect follow-up to her 2007 debut thriller, In the Woods ." - Entertainment Weekly " The Likeness [is] a book even better than the first, which was very good indeed. . . . The suspense is gut-grinding . . . A wonderful book." - New York Daily News " For The Likeness , [French] has brought back detective Cassie Maddox and fashioned a plot that harks back to both Donna Tartt and Wilkie Collins." - The Washington Post " [French's] already signature blend of psychological insight, beautiful writing and wry humor is on display once more in The Likeness ." - The Baltimore Sun, [Tana French] aces her second novel. The Likeness[is a] nearly pitch- perfect follow-up to her 2007 debut thriller, In the Woods.” —Entertainment Weekly The Likeness[is] a book even better than the first, which was very good indeed. . . . The suspense is gut-grinding . . . A wonderful book.” —New York Daily News For The Likeness, [French] has brought back detective Cassie Maddox and fashioned a plot that harks back to both Donna Tartt and Wilkie Collins.” —The Washington Post [French’s] already signature blend of psychological insight, beautiful writing and wry humor is on display once more in The Likeness.” —The Baltimore Sun
