The Close: The exciting new detective crime thriller you won’t be able to put down!: Book 10 (Maeve Kerrigan)

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Her best yet. Heartpounding and SO MOVING! If you haven’t read the Maeve Kerrigan series, start RIGHT NOW. I ENVY you’ Marian Keyes It seems impossible that no one saw anything, but soon the leads run cold. Will they uncover what really happened, or will the killer get away with murder?

I've read one book by Jane Casey before - The Killing Kind, which I thoroughly enjoyed, so was excited to see a new offering. Jellicoe Close is their new home. With a few brief practice runs, Josh loses his DI coat and Maeve her DS one. They are now a regular couple with Maeve between jobs and Josh working from home, providing them with the alibi they need. Life in Jellicoe Close is claustrophobic on so many levels. The neighbours are a curious bunch, all immersed in each others’ business. As Maeve and Josh slowly infiltrate this small community, certain individuals emerge as suspicious, a little more on edge. Maeve and Josh become extra vigilant that their behaviour is as expected, that of a young couple in love. They do not want to attract any unnecessary suspicion or provide cause for more than normal curious eyes and ears. In social situations they perform as expected but behind closed doors…well enough said. Oh. my. I scrummed louder than I've ever scrummed before while reading this. I felt like I was 12 years old again reading Twilight for the first time; Kerrwent's chemistry had me in a TIZZY 😂 I'm not afraid to admit it!! Tbh I didn't even care about the crimes being committed... I was just there for the Kerrwent vibes. He suggests a new case, one that requires a different approach, one that could make or break a career. Josh offers Maeve the opportunity to join him on a stake-out but it will require them living together and posing as a couple in a quiet rural estate. This is a definite situation of lines being blurred and Maeve is nervous of what to expect and the challenges they will face, but decides to take Josh up on his offer. A new scene might just be what she needs to shake her out of this reverie. The latest book in the Maeve Kerrigan series and it is gripping, oozing with all kinds of tension and hard to put down. I have not read all the books in this series, just enough to have wet my whistle and have me wanting to read more!As for the interaction between the two main characters, it was very deftly done. It reminded me of Jill McGown´s Lloyd and Hill series,a sadly underrated great mystery author of a splendid series. In this book Mauve goes undercover with her boss DI Josh Derwent and moves into a house together in Jellicoe Close to try and uncover the truth. A really interesting book, with some great characters and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. There's a lot more going on in The Close than is at first apparent and, despite Maeve and Josh's intention to not get involved in any crime other than the one they are investigating, fate and their natural instincts work against them.

The Close takes a huge leap forward into answering the 'will they, won't they?' question, along with highlighting the potential fallout. I am now DYING for the next book as this book brings up as much new questions as it does resolve others.

I loved writing crime novels centred on Jess, a newcomer in the small coastal town where her mother grew up. My sons would be mortified if I wrote a book aimed at their age group now, so I might have to wait until they’re grown up to return to it. It’s the most innovative and fast-moving part of publishing and I miss my editorial past. What projects are you working on? Ferociously good and genuinely affecting. The Maeve Kerrigan series is truly the gold standard for police procedurals’ Catherine Ryan Howard The Close” is the tenth novel in the DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent series and having read a few of these books already, I knew exactly the top class police procedural/thriller I’d be getting from Jane Casey and as expected, it was as professional as anticipated. There were two interesting crimes to solve in this book; the death of a consultant found dead in his car in a hospital car park and the suspicious death of a thirty three year old man who, from his remains of his body, suffered terribly before he died. The latter investigation takes Maeve and Josh undercover to Jellicoe Close, to monitor a neighbour who housed the young man prior to his death. Obviously, living as a couple and not colleagues, brings its own sexual tensions and the flirting, the will they/won’t they at the same time as keeping the investigation professional, has the reader simmering with expectation. The suspense escalates towards the denouement and all in all, I was kept thoroughly entertained from start to finish. This will not withhold me from trying another book by Jane Casey but I will not be running to the bookstore for any more books in this series.

One sentence review: Half Kerrwent (Maeve Kerr + Josh Derwent) romance, half police procedural, all the vibes The Close is Jane Casey at her best. It is a cunningly plotted tale of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary situations. There is no gratuitous gore, no unnecessary violence. The Close is a solid read that expertly threads a smouldering and intricate relationship with tense and compelling crime scenes. Well-established characters with real-life problems add a great dimension to Jane Casey’s books. And, as I have mentioned previously, Jane Casey’s link to real-life criminal investigations adds an extra layer of authenticity and accuracy to her writing style. Though on the face of it Jellicoe Close appears to be idyllic, nestled in a pretty little country village, suburbia at its best, Maeve and Josh are here to investigate the suspicious death of a skeletal young man, who had numerous injuries covering his body. They believe that one of the houses in Jellicoe Close is being used to temporarily house vulnerable young adults who are at serious risk of abuse. Having read The Killing Kind and loving it, I was happy to be approved for The Close. Sadly, it was a DNF at about 30%.On the surface, Maeve and Josh don't appear to get on, but underneath they have a deep respect for one another. But what is living in close quarters and posing as a newly loved-up couple going to do to that relationship? The author’s character development is second to none and it’s impossible to not immediately entwine yourself in the lives of the protagonists. “The Close” can easily work as a one off mystery but already being familiar with Maeve, made this book all the more intriguing (and smouldering!)