The incredible new break-out thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author. Shortlisted for the Irish Crime Book Awards 2021
He tells you you’re special…
As a barrister, Ingrid Lewis is used to dealing with tricky clients, but no one has ever come close to John Webster. After Ingrid defended Webster against a stalking charge, he then turned on her – following her, ruining her relationship, even destroying her home.
He tells you he wants to protect you…
Now, Ingrid believes she has finally escaped his clutches. But when one of her colleagues is run down on a busy London road, Ingrid is sure she was the intended victim. And then Webster shows up at her door…
But can you believe him?
Webster claims Ingrid is in danger – and that only he can protect her. Stalker or saviour? Murderer or protector? The clock is ticking for Ingrid to decide. Because the killer is ready to strike again.
Praise for The Killing Kind
'Nobody understands the dark gap between justice and the law better than Jane Casey' Val McDermid
‘Cool, accomplished, compulsive’ Cara Hunter
‘Extremely tense and very gripping’ Ruth Ware
‘A compulsive page-turner ’ Steve Cavanagh
‘A breathless game of cat-and-mouse’ Erin Kelly
‘A truly masterly thriller’ Liz Nugent
‘Tense and well-plotted’ Harriet Tyce
‘Each twist tightens the screw’ J. R. Ellis
‘Tense, pacy, addictive’ Sarah Vaughan
‘Brilliant plotted’ Catherine Cooper
'One of my favourite writers’ Dervla McTiernan
‘Twisty and unexpected’ Ann Cleeves
‘Heart-stopping twists ’ Sarah Hilary
‘Endlessly surprising’ Catherine Ryan Howard
‘One of those 'just one more page' books’ Susi Holliday
‘Authentic, tense, thrilling’ Will Dean
‘Intricate’ Jane Shemilt
'Fast-paced’ Jo Spain
‘Brilliant’ The Times
‘Creepily good’ Daily Mail
‘Chilling’ Sunday Times
From multi award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author Jane Casey comes her most exciting Maeve Kerrigan crime thriller yet!
You've got to be in the club to know the truth.
Everyone's heard the rumours about elite gentlemen's clubs, where the champagne flows freely, the parties are the height of decadence . . . and the secrets are darker than you could possibly imagine.
DS Maeve Kerrigan finds herself in an unfamiliar world of wealth, luxury and ruthless behaviour when she investigates the murder of a young journalist, Paige Hargreaves. Paige was working on a story about the Chiron Club, a private society for the richest and most privileged men in London. Then she disappeared.
It's clear to Maeve that the members have many secrets. But Maeve is hiding secrets of her own – even from her partner DI Josh Derwent. Will she uncover the truth about Paige’s death? Or will time run out for Maeve first?
Jane Casey’s best book yet – and that’s really saying something’ Erin Kelly
‘I love Maeve so much and this is a really gripping, timely plot’ Elly Griffiths
‘Jane Casey is among our very best crime novelists and this is her best book’ Liz Nugent
‘Her best yet. Heartpounding and SO MOVING!’ Marian Keyes
‘Complex and gripping’
The Times
‘The best police procedurals I've read’ Claire Allan
'A superb crime novel' Sharon Bolton
‘Truly the gold standard for police procedurals’ Catherine Ryan Howard
‘Terrifying, intense and devastatingly astut’ Sarah Hilary
‘Engrossing crime fiction with heart’ Olivia Kiernan
‘Tense, dramatic and sharply written’ Sinéad Crowley
‘Jane Casey’s books are a must read’ Patricia Gibney
‘I ripped through it, unable to stop myself’ Sam Baker
‘Superb’ Will Dean
‘I couldn’t love Maeve Kerrigan or Josh Derwent more’ Cressida McLaughlin
‘Her best yet’ Lucy Mangan
‘A classy, astute, timely, whip-smart read’ Lucy Atkins
‘Chilling and inventive’
Woman’s Weekly
‘Simply stunning’
Heat
From award-winning author Jane Casey comes a powerful Maeve Kerrigan crime thriller which will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page!
How can you spot a murderer?
Leo Stone is a ruthless killer - or the victim of a miscarriage of justice. A year ago, he was convicted of the murder of two women and sentenced to life in prison. But now he's free, and according to him, he's innocent.
DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent are determined to put Stone back behind bars where he belongs, but the more Maeve finds out, the less convinced she is of his guilt.
Then another woman disappears in similar circumstances. Is there a copycat killer, or have they been wrong about Stone from the start?
'I couldn't put it down' Erin Kelly
'The story is captivating' Patricia Gibney
From award-winning author Jane Casey comes a powerful crime thriller, with a delicious edge of psychological suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page...
If you only read one crime book this year, make it this one!
A murder without a body
Eighteen-year-old Chloe Emery returns to her West London home one day to find the house covered in blood and Kate, her mother, gone. All the signs point to murder.
A girl too scared to talk
Maeve Kerrigan is determined to prove she's up to her new role as detective sergeant. She suspects Chloe is hiding something, but getting her to open up is impossible.
A detective with everything to prove
No one on the street is above suspicion. All Maeve needs is one person to talk, but that's not going to happen. Because even in a case of murder, some secrets are too terrible to share...
What people are saying about Let the Dead Speak:
'I was utterly gripped' Susie Steiner, author of Missing, Presumed
'Sharp, complex and gripping to the very end' Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls
'Fiendishly gripping' John Connolly, author of the Charlie Parker series
'A tremendously twisty, emotional read' Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else's Skin
'Fans of intelligent police procedurals and meaty crime fiction are in for a real treat' Sinead Crowley, author of Can Anybody Help Me
'If you haven't discovered Jane Casey yet, this is the perfect place to start' Mark Edwards, author of Follow You Home
'All the twists and turns of a top-rate police procedural but with the psychological depth of a top-rate psych thriller' Tammy Cohen, author of When She Was Bad
Arson, accident or murder?
After a fire rips through a North London tower block, two bodies are found locked in an 11th floor flat. But is the third victim that ensures the presence of detective Maeve Kerrigan and the murder squad. It appears that controversial MP Geoff Armstrong, trapped by the fire, chose to jump to his death rather than wait for rescue. But what was such a right wing politician doing in the deprived, culturally diverse Maudling Estate?
As Maeve and her senior colleague, Derwent, pick through the wreckage, they uncover the secret world of the 11th floor, where everyone seems to have something to hide...
COP KILLER STRIKES AGAIN!
The tabloid headlines are lurid but accurate. A killer is terrorising London but this time it is the police who are the targets. And Maeve Kerrigan and her boss Josh Derwent are clueless as to why.
But it will only be a matter of time before the murderer selects his next victim...
He meets women.
He gains their trust.
He kills them.
That's all Maeve Kerrigan knows about the man she is hunting. Three women have been strangled in their homes by the same sadistic killer. With no sign of a break-in, every indication shows that they let him in.
But the evidence is pointing at a shocking suspect: DI Josh Derwent, Maeve's colleague.
Maeve refuses to believe he could be involved, but how well does she really know him? Because this isn't the first time Derwent's been accused of murder...
Vast wealth offers London defense attorney Philip Kennford a lot of things: a gorgeous house with a pool in the backyard, connections in the top echelons of society, a wardrobe worthy of Milan runways. But his money doesn't provide a happy marriage, or good relationships with his twin daughters . . . and it does nothing to protect his family when someone brutally murders his wife and daughter in their own home. When Detective Constable Maeve Kerrigan arrives at the scene, the two survivors - Philip and his second favorite daughter, Lydia - both claim to have seen nothing, but it's clear right away that this is an unhappy family accustomed to keeping secrets. Maeve soon finds herself entangled in a case with a thousand leads that all seem to point nowhere, and it doesn't help that Superintendent Godley, whom she trusts more than almost anyone else on the police force, has started making odd decisions with questionable motivations. In The Last Girl, Jane Casey once again demonstrates her ability to write vivid, three-dimensional characters and spin a gripping, unpredictable mystery.
The teenage girl was the first victim.
Her throat cut to the bone, she didn't stand a chance. Her mother, at least, had time to fight back. Briefly.
Called to the crime scene in leafy Wimbledon, Maeve Kerrigan's first thought is that this is a domestic dispute gone bad. But the husband is found lying bleeding and unconscious in an upstairs room. As a criminal barrister he insists he's the third victim rather than their prime suspect, even if he's a man who makes enemies easily.
The only other surviving family member is fifteen-year-old Lydia. She was the one to find her mother and twin sister's bodies - and the only witness Maeve has. But she isn't talking...
The Burning Man. It's the name the media has given a brutal murderer who has beaten four young women to death before setting their bodies ablaze in secluded areas of London's parks. And now there's a fifth. Maeve Kerrigan is an ambitious detective constable, keen to make her mark on the murder task force. Her male colleagues believe Maeve's empathy clouds her judgment, but the more she learns about the latest victim, Rebecca Haworth, from her grieving friends and family, the more determined Maeve becomes to bring her murderer to justice. But how do you catch a killer no one has seen when so much of the evidence has gone up in smoke? Maeve's frenetic hunt for a killer in The Burning, Jane Casey's series debut, is a gripping introduction to one of the most engaging crime fiction characters in recent memory.
To the public, he's a hero: a brutal killer who targets sex offenders. To most of London's police force, he's the suspect in a gruesome, time-consuming case to be avoided. But to Detective Constable Maeve Kerrigan, he's a murderer - no matter the sins of his victims - and catching him is her job. Assigned to the case with the division's unreadable new DI, Josh Derwent, young and inexperienced Maeve is determined to prove she has what it takes to make it as a female in the tough world of the London police. But for a killer who strikes with such spectacle, this one is proving remarkably elusive. And when Maeve learns his motive might be about exacting revenge, his acts of incredible violence move from abstract justice to the intensely personal, and become all the more terrifying. Unsure whom she can trust even within her own department and knowing that her life is at stake, Maeve will have to decide how far she's willing to go to ensure justice is served. Jane Casey's taut, brilliantly executed thriller will have listeners on the edge of their seats from the opening chapter to the stunning conclusion.
To the public, he's a hero: a killer who targets convicted paedophiles.
Two men are dead already - tortured to death.
Even the police don't regard the cases as a priority. Most feel that two dead paedophiles is a step in the right direction.
But to DC Maeve Kerrigan, no one should be allowed to take the law into their own hands. Young and inexperienced, Kerrigan wants to believe that murder is murder no matter what the sins of the victim. Only, as the killer's violence begins to escalate, she is forced to confront exactly how far she's prepared to go to ensure justice is served...
