Detective Cassie Maddox of the Irish Murder Squad looks exactly like a dead girl found mysteriously alone. Stranger still, the dead girls ID gives her the same name that Detective Maddox used as an undercover officer some years before. When the girls roommates don't report her missing, the detectives are suspicious and Maddox is planted into their home with a supposed case of amnesia. Twists and turns keep the reader on the edge of their seat as Cassie risks everything to unravel the truth about the dead girl and her roommates and ultimately her murder.

Anyone who likes mysteries or suspense without gore

I could never tell exactly what the truth was or what was going to happen next throughout the entire novel. I think I held my breath while reading every page.

Read everything by the author Tana French

She has a unique twist on the detective novel set in Ireland which has it's own way of doing things. She is a master of suspense and nail biting story telling, weaving plots and subplots and characters together in masterful ways.

It is a well written suspense novel that keeps the reader turning the pages. The characters are engaging. The setting is beautifully described. And it has no blood and guts.

So far everything I have read by this author is amazing, but this one is by far my favorite of the series. She has a brand new one out that I hope to get for Christmas this year. Each book revolves around a character from a previous book but the main character changes each time. Investing a few dollars in her works is well worth the investment.

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