The Close (Maeve Kerrigan, Book 10)

Name: The Close (Maeve Kerrigan, Book 10)
Rating: 4.699999809265137 (20 reviews)

Jane Casey

Mar 2023 · Maeve Kerrigan Book 10 · HarperCollins

4.7

20 reviews

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416

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‘If you haven’t read Jane Casey, start immediately’ Marian Keyes, the Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller

*Don’t miss the newest Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent thriller – THE STRANGER IN THE FAMILY – out now!*

A Times best crime book of the year

Suburban bliss

The new neighbours seem just right for Jellicoe Close, a pretty street filled with perfect houses and happy families.

Sinister secrets

But one neat front door hides a ruthless criminal – and the new neighbours aren’t what they seem to be either. DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent are undercover, posing as a couple to investigate a deadly conspiracy.

Murderous deception

As they try to gather the evidence they need, they have no idea of the true threat they face – because someone in Jellicoe Close has murder on their mind...

What people are saying about The Close:

‘A full-blooded triple-decker mystery...The Close is Jane Casey at her very best’

The Times

‘A deliciously bingeable read’

Ruth Ware

‘Another cracker from Jane Casey’

Cara Hunter

‘Thrums with the tension of a classic crime thriller’

Sarah Hilary

‘The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction’

Erin Kelly

‘The Close is Jane’s best Maeve Kerrigan novel yet. Absolutely brilliant!’

Liz Nugent

‘A brilliant example of nothing being as it seems’

Harriet Tyce

Ratings and reviews

4.7

20 reviews

E.B. Gilligan

July 21, 2023

There were some things I liked about this book but quite a few that annoyed me, including the main character's relationship with her boss which took up a lot of oxygen and made me feel at times I was reading a stereotypical romance rather than a mystery. I'm not a fan of books that employ even part-time viewpoint of the killer/abuser. It's so seldom handled well or credibly and in this case I don't think it is believable. I have to confess to skipping over or ultra-speed reading part of the action scenes with threats to the main character, I just didn't feel like experiencing the minutiae of these scenes. The police procedural part of the book was quite well handled and I liked the main crime and investigation scenario which was behind the unique set-up in "The Close" where the detectives spent most of their time in the book. The community of The Close and the social relationships there were quite interesting.

Jane Walker

March 17, 2023

I love the DS Maeve Kerrigan series, and had waited for this next book to come out for so long, i was not disappointed it was a great book and a welcome return.

Stry Kenn

October 16, 2023

cosy

About the author

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.

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