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Six months after the events of In the Woods, Detective Cassie Maddox is still trying to recover. She's transferred out of the murder squad and started a relationship with Detective Sam O'Neill, but she's too badly shaken to make a commitment to him or to her career. Then Sam calls her to the scene of his new case: a young woman found stabbed to death in a small town outside Dublin. The dead girl's ID says her name is Lexie Madison--the identity Cassie used years ago as an undercover show more detective--and she looks exactly like Cassie--From publisher description. show lessTags
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tangentialine Same sense of the mysterious, same sense of intense psychological speculation.
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ijustgetbored This book picks up Frank Mackey's story from where it left off in The Likeness.
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rbtanger The similarities between these two books are numerous, in spite of the fact that one takes place in Ireland in the 1980s and one in the 1970s American South. If you enjoyed one, I think it highly probable you will enjoy the other.
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Bookmarque Similar in that it features murder and a group of young adults living together in an inherited estate in what they think is an idyll.
Ling.Lass Reconstructing what led to a murder among an eclectic and tight-knit group of housemates.
samalots Also about a group of elite school friends dealing with a mysterious death in their circle
fyrefly98 Both are solid, well-written, character-driven detective stories.
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anonymous user Both novels start from the premise of a look-alike stepping into a dead person's shoes and explore the consequences that follow.
wandering_star Two gripping mystery stories about a police officer working undercover.
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Another great Tana French novel. Well-written, atmospheric, with just a teeny tiny touch of the supernatural.
The body of Lexie Madison is found in an abandoned cottage, the victim is the double of detective Cassie Maddox, who assumes Lexie's identity in an attempt to find her killer.
I see a lot of people object to the premise that two unrelated people could look almost exactly alike. But, as unlikely as that sounds, it is possible, and even documented. https://www.insider.com/doppelgaenger-study-these-people-who-look-alike-share-dn...
The characters in this novel are complex and nuanced. I liked Cassie as the strong secondary lead in In The Woods, and it's nice to have her be the protagonist in this novel. I enjoyed the relationships show more between all the people, and the focus on found family. The Likeness is much more of a character-driven story than In the Woods. There's still plenty of suspense, but it rises mostly from the jagged interactions of the people involved, as Cassie tries to figure out not only who killed Lexie Madison, but who Lexie Madison really is.
There's a lot of dialogue, a lot of discussion of ideas, and references to English literature (Lexie and her friends are college PhD students) which I enjoyed, but which others may not. The denouement went on a little too long, and I found myself getting restless as the story drew to a close. But overall, this is still one of the best books I've read in a long time. show less
The body of Lexie Madison is found in an abandoned cottage, the victim is the double of detective Cassie Maddox, who assumes Lexie's identity in an attempt to find her killer.
I see a lot of people object to the premise that two unrelated people could look almost exactly alike. But, as unlikely as that sounds, it is possible, and even documented. https://www.insider.com/doppelgaenger-study-these-people-who-look-alike-share-dn...
The characters in this novel are complex and nuanced. I liked Cassie as the strong secondary lead in In The Woods, and it's nice to have her be the protagonist in this novel. I enjoyed the relationships show more between all the people, and the focus on found family. The Likeness is much more of a character-driven story than In the Woods. There's still plenty of suspense, but it rises mostly from the jagged interactions of the people involved, as Cassie tries to figure out not only who killed Lexie Madison, but who Lexie Madison really is.
There's a lot of dialogue, a lot of discussion of ideas, and references to English literature (Lexie and her friends are college PhD students) which I enjoyed, but which others may not. The denouement went on a little too long, and I found myself getting restless as the story drew to a close. But overall, this is still one of the best books I've read in a long time. show less
While Tana French’s second novel is a follow-up to her first and is now part of a series, in reality The Likeness is a stand-alone novel that just so happens to reference a previous case and star a familiar character. Even better, even though her debut novel was a rousing success with its creepy, other-worldly elements, its bleakness, and lack of definitive black-and-white scenarios, the only thing that Ms. French duplicates – other than the characters and references to the previous case – is the lack of clear definitions between good and bad/ black and white. There is something refreshingly familiar but off-kilter about the entire novel that highlights the fact that Ms. French prefers the psychological torments to physiological show more ones. Indeed, the indistinctness previously mentioned – due in large part because of the mental games being played by each of the characters – is not only familiar and oh-so-realistic, it plays a crucial role throughout The Likeness, as Cassie is torn between her emotions and her common sense once in the throes of her latest case.
While the novel revolves around solving a murder mystery, there is something extraordinarily cozy and inviting about the setting and about Lexie’s friends. So much so that it actually becomes quite easy to forget that Cassie is supposed to solve Lexie’s murder and uncover her true identity. Whitethorn House itself, with its rundown, rustic, historic charm, takes on a life of its own while the close camaraderie of the house’s inhabitants makes a reader feel as if a reader is part of this eclectic and accepting group. The backdrop and the friendships create a charming lightheartedness within the story that beguiles readers.
The fact that not all is as carefree and jolly as it appears should not surprise a reader, and yet that is exactly what happens. The characters and the setting are so compelling that one is torn between wanting the story to move forward versus maintaining the happy-go-lucky attitude and banter that makes up a Cassie’s growing friendship with Lexie’s housemates. One simultaneously wants to find out the truth and yet not resolve the mystery because there are shadows and unhappy endings that this group of students does not deserve. In many ways, the reader’s own feelings mirror Cassie’s own confusion and emotional involvement.
Psychologically, there is something absolutely fascinating about the entire premise of The Likeness that sets this second novel apart from Ms. French’s first. The idea of not only finding one’s doppelganger, but also of having to solve the murder of said doppelganger is ultimately thrilling and highly traumatic. Ms. French takes this shock one step further by adding the mental strain of undercover detective work. It quickly becomes apparent why Cassie begins to buckle under the strain, as both having to pretend to be someone else and deal with the ramifications of seeing her dead face in the form of Lexie would be enough to push to the brink even the strongest of detectives. The fact that Cassie’s tough façade was in a state of disrepair prior to this latest case is an additional stressor but one that makes it so easy to relate to Cassie.
One might think it is tough to follow up on such a stellar debut novel. However, with her second book, Ms. French once again showcases her ability to create a taut and highly enjoyable murder mystery that is just as fascinating as her first, if not more so. Favoring the psychology behind the crimes rather than the mechanics of them, combined with rapid-fire dialogue and smart characters, The Likeness moves beyond the familiar detective procedural and into a grittier, more realistic, and ultimately more engaging whodunit. show less
While the novel revolves around solving a murder mystery, there is something extraordinarily cozy and inviting about the setting and about Lexie’s friends. So much so that it actually becomes quite easy to forget that Cassie is supposed to solve Lexie’s murder and uncover her true identity. Whitethorn House itself, with its rundown, rustic, historic charm, takes on a life of its own while the close camaraderie of the house’s inhabitants makes a reader feel as if a reader is part of this eclectic and accepting group. The backdrop and the friendships create a charming lightheartedness within the story that beguiles readers.
The fact that not all is as carefree and jolly as it appears should not surprise a reader, and yet that is exactly what happens. The characters and the setting are so compelling that one is torn between wanting the story to move forward versus maintaining the happy-go-lucky attitude and banter that makes up a Cassie’s growing friendship with Lexie’s housemates. One simultaneously wants to find out the truth and yet not resolve the mystery because there are shadows and unhappy endings that this group of students does not deserve. In many ways, the reader’s own feelings mirror Cassie’s own confusion and emotional involvement.
Psychologically, there is something absolutely fascinating about the entire premise of The Likeness that sets this second novel apart from Ms. French’s first. The idea of not only finding one’s doppelganger, but also of having to solve the murder of said doppelganger is ultimately thrilling and highly traumatic. Ms. French takes this shock one step further by adding the mental strain of undercover detective work. It quickly becomes apparent why Cassie begins to buckle under the strain, as both having to pretend to be someone else and deal with the ramifications of seeing her dead face in the form of Lexie would be enough to push to the brink even the strongest of detectives. The fact that Cassie’s tough façade was in a state of disrepair prior to this latest case is an additional stressor but one that makes it so easy to relate to Cassie.
One might think it is tough to follow up on such a stellar debut novel. However, with her second book, Ms. French once again showcases her ability to create a taut and highly enjoyable murder mystery that is just as fascinating as her first, if not more so. Favoring the psychology behind the crimes rather than the mechanics of them, combined with rapid-fire dialogue and smart characters, The Likeness moves beyond the familiar detective procedural and into a grittier, more realistic, and ultimately more engaging whodunit. show less
With the millions of murder mysteries that have been written, it's quite a feat to do something fresh and creative. In this book, Cassie, who used to work first as an undercover cop and then on the murder squad but now works in domestic violence, is called to a murder scene and is surprised to see that the victim looks exactly like her. Not only does the victim eerily resemble Cassie, but she goes by the same name as Cassie's undercover persona. When the investigation turns up no immediate leads, Cassie takes the daring move of impersonating the victim and infiltrating the household where she used to live to try to solve the murder.
In the hands of a lesser writer, this ridiculously contrived scenario would feel preposterous and could show more never fill 500 pages, but French is very talented, and makes this scenario not only feel plausible, but fascinating. The mystery is more about the victim than her killer, as Cassie tries to understand who she was and why she stole this identity, and also questions her own identity as she slides in and out of her role. This is a very engaging read! show less
In the hands of a lesser writer, this ridiculously contrived scenario would feel preposterous and could show more never fill 500 pages, but French is very talented, and makes this scenario not only feel plausible, but fascinating. The mystery is more about the victim than her killer, as Cassie tries to understand who she was and why she stole this identity, and also questions her own identity as she slides in and out of her role. This is a very engaging read! show less
4.5* rounded up.
I don't know why it has taken me so long to read this series, but now that I have started, I think I'll have to binge read the rest! The writing is excellent, the pacing is perfect, and French takes her time to actually develop her characters. It totally captured my attention and was hard to put down, but I also wanted to slow down to make the story last, because you never know when you're going to find another book that so enthralls you.
I'm taking off 1/2 a star because you really have to suspend your belief to buy into the premise of the story; undercover cop looks just like the murder victim and poses as the "recovered victim" of the stabbing and returns home to her four besties/roommates to find the killer. Umm, show more that's just too hard to believe, there are too many quirks that only close friends know about each other to make this work for more than a day, let alone a month.
But if you can set aside some of the unbelievable aspects of the storyline, you will be in for a treat! show less
I don't know why it has taken me so long to read this series, but now that I have started, I think I'll have to binge read the rest! The writing is excellent, the pacing is perfect, and French takes her time to actually develop her characters. It totally captured my attention and was hard to put down, but I also wanted to slow down to make the story last, because you never know when you're going to find another book that so enthralls you.
I'm taking off 1/2 a star because you really have to suspend your belief to buy into the premise of the story; undercover cop looks just like the murder victim and poses as the "recovered victim" of the stabbing and returns home to her four besties/roommates to find the killer. Umm, show more that's just too hard to believe, there are too many quirks that only close friends know about each other to make this work for more than a day, let alone a month.
But if you can set aside some of the unbelievable aspects of the storyline, you will be in for a treat! show less
In this follow-up to her debut In the Woods (which I loved), author Tana French changes up the narrative voice, writing this time from the perspective of Detective Cassie Maddox. The Likeness picks up several months after the event of In the Woods and it begins with a bang. Having transferred out of the murder division and into domestic violence, Cassie is confused when her boyfriend, murder detective Sam O’Neill, calls her to a scene. But she is blown away when she discovers that the victim not only looks just like her but is carrying IDs with the name Lexie Madison, an identity Cassie invented (and thought she destroyed) for undercover work several years back.
Cassie’s spitting-image resemblance to the victim offers the murder show more squad an opportunity they’ve never had before: to solve the murder from the inside out. Telling the victim’s housemates and the media that Lexie did not die but was instead in a coma, they buy some time and learn as much about the enigmatic girl as they can. Then Cassie, doing something she swore she would never do again, goes undercover as Lexie Madison and moves into the home she shared with four other graduate students.
From the original premise to the complicated relationships between the housemates to the gorgeous writing and incredible suspense, The Likeness is a riveting, can’t-put-it-down, unforgettable read that mystery lovers and lit fic cross-over readers alike will appreciate. Whether it’s the female perspective or simply the experience that comes with no longer being a first-time author, French seems more comfortable and agile in Cassie’s voice, and her grasp of the psychological complexities makes this much more than your typical mystery. show less
Cassie’s spitting-image resemblance to the victim offers the murder show more squad an opportunity they’ve never had before: to solve the murder from the inside out. Telling the victim’s housemates and the media that Lexie did not die but was instead in a coma, they buy some time and learn as much about the enigmatic girl as they can. Then Cassie, doing something she swore she would never do again, goes undercover as Lexie Madison and moves into the home she shared with four other graduate students.
From the original premise to the complicated relationships between the housemates to the gorgeous writing and incredible suspense, The Likeness is a riveting, can’t-put-it-down, unforgettable read that mystery lovers and lit fic cross-over readers alike will appreciate. Whether it’s the female perspective or simply the experience that comes with no longer being a first-time author, French seems more comfortable and agile in Cassie’s voice, and her grasp of the psychological complexities makes this much more than your typical mystery. show less
One thing before I lose my shit about Tana French (again): I'm a genre guy. I like genre fiction better than just about anything else, and I have most my reading life. I don't just read genre fiction, but that's my go to for a number of reasons. Early on, it was because I knew what I was going to get-- the same reason branding is such a big deal. I like SF, I read some more SF because I know (roughly) what I'm going to get. Doesn't mean I'll like it all, but the chances are higher than just grabbing a book off the shelf. As my reading palate grew more sophisticated, I began to truly appreciate, not just like, genre fiction for the same reason many people do not: I like the constraints of genre. Or rather, I like seeing what people can show more do within the constraints of a genre. That to me is more impressive than any postmodern paperweight sitting on my bookshelf, that someone could surprise me within a genre that I read on some level for the comfort it brings.
Tana French is amazing. I don't know how she does what she's doing to me through a crime novel. And I love crime novels-- I think they can be literary (sometimes more so) than most of the books you read in your sophomore Am Lit class. But what French is doing goes beyond literary to I don't even know what. Take this ridiculous premise:
Undercover cop takes an invented identity to infiltrate a college drug ring. When the assignment is over, the identity is shelved and she goes back to being a detective. Years later, an acquaintance of the "identity" sees another, separate woman who is the mirror image of the detective, and said woman decides to seize the opportunity and become the invented identity-- never knowing the woman she's become wasn't real. Later, the young woman is murdered. The detective who started off as this invented person becomes that person again, becoming the murdered woman in order to find the killer.
Ridiculous, yeah? It's brilliant. It shouldn't work, it's so convoluted. It strains credulity, that anyone would fall for that (or that there would even be someone that looks so much like another person that four friends -- who live together!-- would be none the wiser). But it works, and more over French gets into some "serious stuff" as we like to say in academia. In the 100K or so words that comprise this novel, French weaves a subtly brilliant exploration of the very nature of reality, what it means to create, and how those two ideas can and do intertwine. What we invent out of whole cloth can become as real as anything in nature. I think that's true, and certainly the characters in this book make a compelling case.. French creates a little scenario, like a thought experiment, about what it would be like to literally have an invented character come to life, not in a novel of magical realism but in the realest of the reality genres: crime fiction. It's an astounding success.
The effects are devastating, not only to the characters, but to this reader. I was very nearly sick at one point, anticipating the train wreck that seemed to be always right around the corner. The same thing happened to me when I read French's first novel (In the Woods). I had to take a break after that, as I'll have to do after this one. With other crime writers I enjoy, I tend to read their entire body of work once I've discovered it. French takes too great a toll, the characters are too real, and the lives they live are too tragic, too fragile to cram together in a single bite. I need to digest it, to savor it.
For the longest time, Denise Mina was my gold standard for crime fiction. It could well be that Tana French overtakes Mina, though because I've read so much more of Mina I feel like I need to read at least one more by French. The Likeness, though, along with In the Woods, challenge strongly the entirety of the Garnett Hill cycle. Oh! I didn't even get into the fact that Tana French probably did more to help me understand the "troubles" of Ireland and how they see the English in this one novel than anything else ever did. There are probably three other, equally sloppily written reviews of this novel, each touching on different aspects that amazed me, but life is about choosing, right? Night. show less
Tana French is amazing. I don't know how she does what she's doing to me through a crime novel. And I love crime novels-- I think they can be literary (sometimes more so) than most of the books you read in your sophomore Am Lit class. But what French is doing goes beyond literary to I don't even know what. Take this ridiculous premise:
Undercover cop takes an invented identity to infiltrate a college drug ring. When the assignment is over, the identity is shelved and she goes back to being a detective. Years later, an acquaintance of the "identity" sees another, separate woman who is the mirror image of the detective, and said woman decides to seize the opportunity and become the invented identity-- never knowing the woman she's become wasn't real. Later, the young woman is murdered. The detective who started off as this invented person becomes that person again, becoming the murdered woman in order to find the killer.
Ridiculous, yeah? It's brilliant. It shouldn't work, it's so convoluted. It strains credulity, that anyone would fall for that (or that there would even be someone that looks so much like another person that four friends -- who live together!-- would be none the wiser). But it works, and more over French gets into some "serious stuff" as we like to say in academia. In the 100K or so words that comprise this novel, French weaves a subtly brilliant exploration of the very nature of reality, what it means to create, and how those two ideas can and do intertwine. What we invent out of whole cloth can become as real as anything in nature. I think that's true, and certainly the characters in this book make a compelling case.. French creates a little scenario, like a thought experiment, about what it would be like to literally have an invented character come to life, not in a novel of magical realism but in the realest of the reality genres: crime fiction. It's an astounding success.
The effects are devastating, not only to the characters, but to this reader. I was very nearly sick at one point, anticipating the train wreck that seemed to be always right around the corner. The same thing happened to me when I read French's first novel (In the Woods). I had to take a break after that, as I'll have to do after this one. With other crime writers I enjoy, I tend to read their entire body of work once I've discovered it. French takes too great a toll, the characters are too real, and the lives they live are too tragic, too fragile to cram together in a single bite. I need to digest it, to savor it.
For the longest time, Denise Mina was my gold standard for crime fiction. It could well be that Tana French overtakes Mina, though because I've read so much more of Mina I feel like I need to read at least one more by French. The Likeness, though, along with In the Woods, challenge strongly the entirety of the Garnett Hill cycle. Oh! I didn't even get into the fact that Tana French probably did more to help me understand the "troubles" of Ireland and how they see the English in this one novel than anything else ever did. There are probably three other, equally sloppily written reviews of this novel, each touching on different aspects that amazed me, but life is about choosing, right? Night. show less
This novel starts out deceptively, quietly, but by midway through, it's got the feeling of a runaway train.
Don't get me wrong--I enjoyed the first half of this novel. French's writing is fantastic, her characters are believable and wonderfully flawed, and there's really nothing not to like as far as I'm concerned. But this novel is very different from the first in the series. Where the first felt like a more traditional suspense novel, at least in terms of focus and trajectory, this one quickly gets wrapped up in a lengthy undercover operation. I can see it frustrating some readers who want a faster suspense novel, but as someone who loves novels that get wrapped up in characters and the psychology thereof, I adored it. And then... at show more some point... I couldn't put the book down. What had been an almost casual investigation became more, and I'm not quite sure I could say when or how, but I couldn't look away.
That's how the second half of this book unfolds--you know what's coming in many ways, and yet you really don't know if you want to because the ride is so fantastic. On one hand, I didn't want to keep reading because I didn't want it to end and didn't want to see it all fall apart. On the other hand, I couldn't not keep reading.
This book was unlike any suspense novel I've read in the past, and may be too 'literary' and deceptively casual for some readers, but I absolutely adored it.
If you liked the first book in the series, read this one. I can't wait to read the third. show less
Don't get me wrong--I enjoyed the first half of this novel. French's writing is fantastic, her characters are believable and wonderfully flawed, and there's really nothing not to like as far as I'm concerned. But this novel is very different from the first in the series. Where the first felt like a more traditional suspense novel, at least in terms of focus and trajectory, this one quickly gets wrapped up in a lengthy undercover operation. I can see it frustrating some readers who want a faster suspense novel, but as someone who loves novels that get wrapped up in characters and the psychology thereof, I adored it. And then... at show more some point... I couldn't put the book down. What had been an almost casual investigation became more, and I'm not quite sure I could say when or how, but I couldn't look away.
That's how the second half of this book unfolds--you know what's coming in many ways, and yet you really don't know if you want to because the ride is so fantastic. On one hand, I didn't want to keep reading because I didn't want it to end and didn't want to see it all fall apart. On the other hand, I couldn't not keep reading.
This book was unlike any suspense novel I've read in the past, and may be too 'literary' and deceptively casual for some readers, but I absolutely adored it.
If you liked the first book in the series, read this one. I can't wait to read the third. show less
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Although she overburdens the traditional police-procedural form with the weight of romance, psychological suspense, social history and mythic legend, she sets a vivid scene for her complex characters, who seem entirely capable of doing the unexpected.
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Tolv år gamle Adam Ryan lekte i skogen sammen med de to beste vennene sine en vakker solkinnsdag.Han så dem aldri igjen.Tjue år senere er Adam, eller Rob som han kaller seg nå, etterforsker i Dublin-politiet. Kollegene kjenner ikke til bakgrunnen hans som offer for en forbrytelse. Partneren hans er Cassie Maddox. Rob og Cassie får saken da en jente blir funnet drept på et steinalter midt show more i en arkeologisk utgravning. Først da de kommer til åstedet skjønner Rob at dette er det samme stedet som der vennene hans forsvant den gangen for lenge siden.Og da de finner en hårspenne som han gjenkjenner som en venninnen hans hadde, melder spørsmålet seg: Er det en sammenheng mellom det som skjedde den gangen og mordet de skal etterforske nå? Rob vet at dersom han avslører sin fortid for andre enn Cassie kommer han til å bli tatt av saken; han tar en skjebnesvanger avgjørelse om å tie. Sammen med Cassie skal han oppklare mordet på Katy Devlin, og han håper at han dermed også vil løse gåten i sin egen fortid. show less
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Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the US and Malawi. She trained as a professional actress at Trinity College, Dublin, and has worked in theatre, film and voiceover. Her first novel, In the Woods, won the 2007 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Her other books include The Likeness, Faithful Place, Broken Harbor, and The Secret Place. The show more Trespasser and The Witch Elm made the New York Times bestseller list. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- The Likeness
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- Lik
- Original publication date
- 2008-07-17
- People/Characters
- Robert Ryan; Cassie Maddox; Sam O'Neill; Lexie Madison; Frank Mackey; Raphael "Rafe" Hyland (show all 11); Abigail "Abby" Stone; Justin Mannering; Daniel James March; Edward Hanrahan; John Naylor
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- Dublin, Ireland; Glenskehy, County Dublin, Ireland
- Dedication
- For Anthony, For a million reasons
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- Some nights, if I'm sleeping on my own, I still dream about Whitethorn House.
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- Someone else may have dealt the hand, but I picked it up off the table, I played every card, and I had my reasons.
I found out early that you can throw yourself away, missing what you've lost.
There are some social circles where manners are a sign of weakness.
I wanted to tell her that being loved is a talent too, that it takes as much guts and as much work as loving; that some people, for whatever reason, never learn the knack.
I hate nostalgia, it's laziness with prettier accessories.
The cold fact is that every murder I've worked was about the killer. The victim … was just the person who happened to wander into the sights when the gun was loaded and cocked. The control freak was always going to kill his... (show all) wife the first time she refused to follow orders; your daughter happened to be the one who married him. The mugger was hanging around the alleyway with a knife, and your husband happened to be the next person who walked by… if we can figure out the exact point where someone walked into those crosshairs, we can go to work with our dark, stained geometries and draw a line straight back to the barrel of the gun.
"I found Jesus Christ as my Personal Savior," I said, slamming the glasses into the sink, "and he doesn't approve of fucking with people's heads."
“And some go the other way, the most lethal way of all: when the pressure gets to be too much, it's not their nerve that breaks, it's their fear. They lose the capacity to be afraid, even when they should be. These can't ev... (show all)er go home again. They're like those First World War airmen, the finest ones, shining in their recklessness and invincible, who got home and found that home had no place for what they were. Some people are undercovers all the way to the bone; the job has taken them whole.” - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I hope in that half hour she lived all her million lives.
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