The Likeness

In Tana French's compelling follow-up to "In the Woods," Detective Cassie Maddox has left the Dublin Murder Squad for a quieter life, only to be drawn back into a chilling new case that hits disturbingly close to home. A young woman is found brutally murdered, bearing Cassie's exact physical likeness and carrying identification in the name of Alexandra Madison – an alias Cassie herself once used as an undercover cop. To solve this perplexing mystery, Cassie is thrust back into the dangerous world of undercover work, assuming the identity of the deceased 'Lexie Madison' and infiltrating the isolated, bohemian house where the victim lived with four intense, brilliant graduate students. As Cassie delves deeper into Lexie's life and the intricate, cult-like dynamics of her friends, the lines between her true self and her assumed persona begin to blur, forcing her to confront profound questions of identity, belonging, and the haunting reality of losing oneself in another's life. This gripping psychological thriller explores the depths of human connection and the perilous nature of deception.