The Resemblance is narrated by Detective Marlitt Kaplan, a different character than is usually seen in a crime novel. Marlitt is an introspective young woman who, in not consciously revealing much about herself, allows the reader to fill in a lot of the blanks. She was an only child and carries with her a loneliness and a sadness having lost the best friend she thought of as her brother. She isn't interested in her own appearance, but I would have liked a description inferred somehow so I could picture her for myself.
Marlitt comes upon the scene of a fatal hit and run in the university town of Athens, Georgia where her mother is a professor, which she suspects may not have been accidental. This leads her with her partner, Teddy, to investigate a fraternity of which the victim was a member and it soon becomes obvious that there are dark secrets to uncover.
Marlitt's history with the university as well as her personal problems force her to carry on the investigation against all odds and the story becomes more mysterious and thrilling with every twist and turn.
This is a terrific detective story which will require your full concentration. Marlitt is a one-of-a-kind with her personal history, investigative skills and fearless determination, and I hope Laure Nossett has left a space for her to crawl through to make a reappearance.
Published by Macmillan
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