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 ruthless criminals 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. The other crime is about a surgeon found murdered in his car near the hospital. I loved that two crimes were happening that were so different and that Maeve was trying to work on both. I never was able to guess who was involved in either case. 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. Shortlisted for the Dead Good Reader Awards 2017 in the Best Police Procedural category for LET THE DEAD SPEAK. Jane Casey is writing the most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction and The Close absolutely sizzles with her trademark tension." - Erin Kelly

In The Close by Jane Casey, Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent go undercover as a couple to investigate a murder and a suspicious death in the seemingly idyllic Jellicoe Close. As they navigate the complexities of the close-knit community, their personal histories and the dangers of the case intertwine, creating a tense and captivating story.

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Intense, intriguing, and shot through with a simmering "will they/won't they" tension’ Neil Lancaster

I loved the simmering tension between the main characters, the tightly plotted mystery and the way that the darkness grew relentlessly to take over seemingly perfect suburbs - a brilliant example of nothing being as it seems." - Harriet Tyce After a man’s body is found in a derelict house, DS Maeve Kerrigan goes undercover, posing as a couple with DI Josh Derwent in a small suburban cul-de-sac that hides some unexpected dark secrets. It’s your 10th Maeve Kerrigan novel. What makes for a successful series character?The Maeve books are police procedurals and, however transcendent her prose may be, no one would ever accuse Casey of ‘transcending the genre’, a grievous insult for a real crime-writer. Because Casey is a real crime-writer, often borrowing from news stories for her impeccably crafted plots. Finish whatever you start. Everyone has a moment halfway through a creative project where they think they should give up – but don’t! You are supreme ruler for a day. Which law do you pass or abolish? 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. Casey excels at showing how a detective’s stresses and anxieties are rooted in more than just their work’ Linwood Barclay