The Likeness by Tana French

If you've read In the Woods by Tana French, you must read it's sequel, The Likeness. I loved In the Woods, but the ending left me feeling very unsatisfied. While The Likeness doesn't add any further resolution to the events of the first novel, overall it is an excellent story with few flaws.

Cassie Maddox, who was a murder detective in the first novel is now working Domestic Violence when she's called in to the scene of a murder where the victim could be her identical twin. Maddox assumes the victim's identity and goes undercover to try to flush out her killer.

This novel is full of twists and turns and right up until the killer was revealed I was convinced I knew who it was, only to discover I was very wrong. The story is intriguing, suspenseful and very well-written.

If you enjoy psychological thrillers/mysteries then I highly recommend this book, but read In the Woods first. Although The Likeness is the better novel, it will be easier to understand Cassie's character is you know what happened in the first novel.