I recently read In the Woods and The Likeness by Tana French about the Dublin murder squad--a fictional department of Dublin's police force. Three children disappear In the Woods, French's first novel, and 20 years later, the only child found alive, Detective Rob Ryan, is on the murder squad when a twelve-year-old girl is found dead in the same woods. The plot has many twists and turns as the two mysteries collide. I found myself up until midnight one night because I could not put the book down. The writing is superb and a joy to read, the characters are well developed, the psychological elements are explored in-depth, and the suspense is skillfully plotted to the very end.
The Likeness picks up a different murder squad character, Cassie, from In the Woods for another compelling story that I also found hard to put down. A murdered woman who looks like Cassie and carries ID for one of Cassie's aliases is discovered in an abandoned cabin. Again, French offers a well-written mystery and psychological thriller that I could not put down.
I recommend both of these books as intensely engrossing reads that leave you wanting more. Fortunately, French has 5 books in the series now and I look forward to reading the rest of them. They are available in our library system.
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