Maeve Kerrigan: Book 10
Publication Date: June 13, 2023
At first glance, Jellicoe Close seems to be a perfect suburban street – well-kept houses with pristine lawns, neighbours chatting over garden fences, children playing together.
But there are dark secrets behind the neat front doors, hidden dangers that include a ruthless criminal who will stop at nothing.
It’s up to DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent to uncover the truth. Posing as a couple, they move into the Close, blurring the lines between professional and personal as never before.
And while Maeve and Josh try to gather the evidence they need, they have no idea of the danger they face – because someone in Jellicoe Close has murder on their mind.
When a powerful, politically connected woman demands local detectives to investigate her brother-in-law’s death, she is adamant that someone needs to pay.
Detective Sergeant Maeve Kerrigan and her boss, Detective Inspector Josh Derwent, get the unenviable task of going undercover as a couple in the suburban neighborhood of Jellicoe Close. Their investigation marks the latest installment in the Maeve Kerrigan series. Author Jane Casey uses her expertise to deliver a multi-faceted mystery in The Close.
With several adventures featuring Maeve under her belt, the author appears to have a main character full of potential. Although this was my first introduction to the British writer, it certainly won’t be the last. Maeve is quite skilled at her job, but she’s stuck in a rut. It’s nothing that can’t be fixed with the threat of danger which this adventure has.
At face value, the community looks warm and inviting. However, the detectives know their purpose is to find out who preyed on the developmentally disabled man. They didn’t expect a ruthless killer intent on targeting them.
Full of tension, The Close will keep you invested until the very end as the two detectives blur the line between their personal and professional lives.
Jane Casey was born and brought up in Dublin. A former editor, she has written twelve crime novels for adults and three for teenagers. Her books have been international bestsellers, critically acclaimed for their realism and accuracy. The Maeve Kerrigan series has been nominated for many awards: in 2015 Jane won the Mary Higgins Clark Award for The Stranger You Know and Irish Crime Novel of the Year for After the Fire. In 2019, Cruel Acts was chosen as Irish Crime Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. It was a Sunday Times bestseller. The Killing Kind was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick in 2021, and is being adapted for television. Jane lives in southwest London with her husband, who is a criminal barrister, and their two children.
