The Likeness Age Rating: What Age Is It Right For?

Recommended Age:
18
+
Best for adult readers who enjoyed the first book and appreciate slow-burning, psychologically layered mystery with an unreliable emotional center.

About the Book

A detective goes undercover as a murder victim who shared her exact appearance, moving into the dead woman's house and life to find the killer from within the victim's close-knit household.

Content Ratings

❤️
Mild Romance
References to a romantic relationship within the undercover scenario.
💡
Intense Themes
Sustained themes of identity, obsession, and the psychological danger of losing yourself inside an undercover role.
⚔️
Moderate Violence
A murder is central and descriptions of its investigation include some graphic forensic detail.
The Likeness by Tana French Book Cover
Dublin Murder Squad
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2
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Author:
Tana French
Genre:
Mystery
Published:
2008
Page Count:
466
Ages:
18
+

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