I'm a big fan of both French's and Tartt's books, especially these two (TSH, and The Likeness). Likeness does evoke TSH, certainly, but is definitely its own s

I'm a big fan of both French's and Tartt's books, especially these two (TSH, and The Likeness). Likeness does evoke TSH, certainly, but is definitely its own story with a fascinating "MacGuffin" (which I won't spoil here) -- providing enough psychological depth to reward repeated rereading, even once you know how it turns out. Also, it actually is a murder mystery, which TSH arguably isn't.