Sunday Times bestselling author Every mother''s worst nightmare . . . When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one summer night, her disappearance tore her family apart. Now, sixteen years later, her mother Helena is found dead, her husband by her side. It looks like a straightforward murder-suicide but DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent soon discover nothing about this case is straightforward. The Marshalls have been keeping secrets. And someone is prepared to kill to hide the truth. Until Maeve finds out what happened to Rosalie, no one will be safe . . . You won''t want to miss the book that everyone is talking about in 2024! ''With every breath in my body, I''m BEGGING you to read Jane Casey''s books!'' Marian Keyes ''The ultimate just-one-more-chapter read. Come for the thrill of a historic disappearance case, and get obsessed by the sexiest will-they-won''t-they in crime fiction'' Abigail Dean, author of Girl A ''Sparks are flying in this top class detective story. Jane Casey is simply one of the best writers of detective fiction today'' Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond ''Nobody plots better than Jane Casey...the twist in the end was as surprising as it was satisfying'' Stig Abell, author of Death Under a Little Sky ''2024 has barely started and this is already one of my books of the year'' Jo Spain, author of The Trial ''The undisputed queen of simmering tension. Explosively good'' Sarah Hilary, author of the D.I. Marnie Rome series ''This book hit the ground running and didn''t let up'' Sam Holland, author of The Echo Man ''The slow burn between Maeve and Josh over the entire series fills me with the sort of heady, burbling glee that I''ve only previously felt from my favourite romance novels'' Bookbrunch ...

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The No.1 Irish bestsellerWinner of Crime Book of the Year at the Irish Book AwardsA Times Crime Book of the YearThe gripping new detective thriller from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author

Every mother's worst nightmare ...

When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one summer night, her disappearance tore her family apart.

Now, sixteen years later, her mother Helena is found dead, her husband by her side. It looks like a straightforward murder-suicide but DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent soon discover nothing about this case is straightforward.

The Marshalls have been keeping secrets. And someone is prepared to kill to hide the truth. Until Maeve finds out what happened to Rosalie, no one will be safe ... You don't want to miss the book that everyone is talking about! 'With every breath in my body, I'm BEGGING you to read Jane Casey's books!' Marian Keyes

'The ultimate just-one-more-chapter read' Abigail Dean

'Simply one of the best writers of detective fiction today' Liz Nugent

'A cliffhanger that will make you clutch your pearls' The Times

'A twisting, seductive, sensational thriller' Chris Whitaker

'The twist in the end was as surprising as it was satisfying' Stig Abell

'As tense as piano wire, intricately plotted' Neil Lancaster

'The undisputed queen of simmering tension' Sarah Hilary

'One of the very best authors writing today' Andrea Mara

'Smart, gripping and stylish' Catherine Ryan Howard

'Funny, sexy, and a character and a case that will break your heart' Jo Callaghan

'This book hit the ground running and didn't let up' Sam Holland

'Blew my mind. One of my books of the year' Jo Spain

'A slow-burn sizzle that would put romance writers to shame' Claire McGowan

'Add a frisson of romance and you have a devilishly potent mixture'Daily Mail

'Another gripping case'** Heat**

'This is Casey at her insightful best' Financial Times

'Reading a Jane Casey case is such a pleasure'** Irish Independent**

'A gripping and absorbing read' Irish Examiner

'A pleasingly twisty and taut thriller' Red Magazine

'The Kerrigan series remains among the most satisfying reading experiences anywhere in crime fiction' Irish Times

'A masterclass in plot, suspense and tension' Woman's Weekly

A Stranger in the Family was the No.1 Irish bestselling book w/c 18/3/24