Sunday Times bestselling author ''A full-blooded triple-decker mystery... The Close is Jane Casey at her very best'' The Times ''A deliciously bingeable read'' Ruth Ware, the Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller ''If you haven''t read Jane Casey, start immediately'' Marian Keyes, the Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller ''Thrums with the tension of a classic crime thriller'' Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else''s Skin ''The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction'' Erin Kelly, Sunday Times bestselling author 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.

Autorentext

Jane Casey has written fifteen crime novels for adults and three for teenagers. A former editor, she is married to a criminal barrister who helps to ensure her writing is realistic and as accurate as possible.

This authenticity has made her novels international bestsellers and critical successes. The Maeve Kerrigan series has been nominated for many awards: in 2015 Jane won the Mary Higgins Clark Award for The Stranger You Knowand Irish Crime Novel of the Year for After the Fire. She also won Irish Crime Novel of the Year in 2019 for Cruel Acts, which was a Sunday Timesbestseller, and in 2024 for A Stranger in the Family. Jane's standalone thriller The Killing Kindhas been adapted for television.

Born in Dublin, Jane now lives in southwest London with her husband and two children.

Klappentext

'If you haven't read Jane Casey, start immediately' Marian Keyes, the Sunday Times No.1 BestsellerDon't miss the newest Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent thriller - THE SECRET ROOM - 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

Zusammenfassung
'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 SECRET ROOM out now!