Published by Harper Collins Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
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!
In this book there is not one but two cases to solve. Dr Hassan Dawoud has been found murdered in his car. Maeve, who is not quite at her best yet begins to investigate before she and DI Josh Derwent are tasked with posing as a couple while house and dog sitting. While there they will investigate the death of an emaciated young man. The man was found with horrible injuries and his last known residence was in a home on Jellicoe Close. Jellicoe Close looks like a pristine street with nice homes, friendly neighbors, and happy children. But there are secrets on this street…
As I mentioned tensions mount in this book and some of the tension is between Maeve and Josh. They have engaging and fun banter. There has always been a spark there, will it ignite in this book?
I enjoyed this book and the cases. I enjoyed the character development and how everything unfolded. I also appreciate that Jane Casey writes her characters with flaws. It makes them feel more real and fleshed out. I also like that she has Maeve still coping with events in the past book. In the beginning interrogation scene, we see her stumble a little. This felt realistic and believable. I have only read a few books in this series, and I am kicking myself for missing so many. I will make it a priority to fix that!
Suspenseful, gripping, full of tension and well written!
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Thank you to Harper 360, HarperCollins and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.