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The new neighbours seem just right for Jellicoe Close, a pretty street filled with perfect houses and happy families. The neighbors are nosy and immersed in everyone's business (quite a cast of colorful characters). This was fun and suspenseful, with the two posing as a couple and seeing how they would hold up. both professionally and personally. Book 10 in the Maeve Kerrigan series and did we get what we've all been waiting years for? 🤐 not telling. 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 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.
The neighborhood, which seemed at first glance like an idyllic community, turned out to be a network of complex people with a number of problems and secrets, who we get to know as Maeve and Josh do. Under the surface, as Maeve found, “there was danger, jagged reefs under calm water.” No matter how many books I read, I will never ever read a book with a male on the cover without his shirt on and covered with tattoos. And while Josh Derwent probably had no tattoos, and the cover of the book is quite nice, I couldn’t escape the feeling that this book is more about the sexual tension between Maeve and Josh than anything else. There is a suspicious death; a young man is found dead in his car and his husband is a suspect but he has a strong alibi. Maeve has to find out what happened, along with her younger colleague Georgia. Maeve isn’t doing a lot more than worrying about Georgia, whether she’s up to the task or not. Only a day into the case, and Maeve and Josh have to go undercover in Jellicoe Close because there is another suspicious death. 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? EXCERPT: All murder investigations were different and yet all of them began the same way, at least for me: standing in silence near a body, trying to catch the faintest echo of what had happened. Sometimes the air still vibrated with violence and high emotion, and sometimes the silence was empty. It was a habit I kept to myself, but one that reminded me of the fundamental truth: this was more than a job. Someone's life had been ended too soon. Finding out who had done it, and why, was my duty.
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DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent go undercover in the small town of Jellicoe Close to uncover if something sinister is happening. They pose as a couple dog-sitting. I was so nervous the whole time about the dog, Pippin, and wanting to make sure nothing would happen to it!! The Close by Jane Casey is part of the Maeve Kerrigan series. I was excited to read this book, and it did not disappoint. I became a fan of Jane Casey by accident and just love her books and characters. The cover drew me in too!
Jane Casey is writing the most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction and The Close absolutely sizzles with her trademark tension.’ Erin Kelly, Sunday Times bestselling author 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! Simmering tensions and suburban darkness combine to make The Close a deliciously bingeable read.’ Ruth Ware, the Sunday Times Top 10 Bestselling Author The Close is a mesmerizing tale that effortlessly captured my imagination, drawing me into a world reminiscent of intrigue and fascination. Casey's storytelling and the compelling mysteries that lie within The Close make it a must-read for anyone who loves to investigate the depths of human nature and the secrets that lie just beneath the surface.I was hesitant to jump into this series at book ten, but I just couldn't resist the premise and the drive to find another good detective mystery series. There are two kinds of series characters: those who are basically the same in every book and those who are altered by their experiences. Maeve is the second kind, and she’s been through a lot. I think readers just want her to be happy now. How important is it that she is London Irish? As deeply satisfying yet intensely moreish as all its predecessors – I devoured it, I loved it, I want the next one ASAP, please’ Lucy Mangan DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent must go undercover to expose the criminal. Posing as a young couple, they discover everyone on the street is keeping secrets. And time is running out for them to close in on their suspect, because one of the residents has murder on their mind…
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