The latest crime thriller featuring detective Maeve Kerrigan - winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award
Jane Casey was born and brought up in Dublin. A former editor, she has written eleven 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.
Jane Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength
*Sunday Times*
Jane Casey draws her characters well and hard-working Maeve is an
appealing heroine.
*Choice*
So why has this series gained such a loyal following? Kerrigan’s
plucky, has good instincts and has a naturally sharp and witty
tongue. Jane Casey expertly weaves her plot through the actions of
various characters keeping even a seasoned crime fiction reader
guessing to the end. Gripping and hugely entertaining, The Stranger
You Know is peopled with richly drawn characters and the gritty
realism of contemporary London. You don’t need to have read the
previous novels in the series, but The Stranger You Know is highly
likely to leave you reaching for them. Kerrigan is to today what
Jane Tennison surely was at the start of her career. An attractive
and engaging character, she could well prove to be as enduring.
*Catholic Herald*
THE STRANGER YOU KNOW is a beautifully mature outing from Jane
Casey, which builds nicely on the characters and relationships of
the investigating team from earlier books, exploring their
complexities, and introducing a few new ones. All this, on top of a
well-plotted crime investigation makes for a highly absorbing read
that I thoroughly recommend.
*EuroCrime*
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