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

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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? Tense, dramatic and sharply written yet still contains the moments of tenderness and humour that makes Casey's writing stand out from the crowd.’ Sinéad Crowley

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. 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?

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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?

There are some interesting characters resident in the Close. There is Gillian, an elderly woman with dementia, who is terrified of 'the devil'. Is it just her dementia talking, or does someone pose a threat to her life? Ruth, a complainer, and her overly-friendly husband, Alan. Judy is the local do-gooder. She volunteers at charity shops, and takes in the homeless. If something is going on, Judy's involved. There's a neurotic housewife, and another undergoing IVF; a couple of sports-mad husbands, a single antique dealer, Gillian's son and caregiver, and an assortment of children. Apart from that I thoroughly enjoyed it. There's no particularly gory scenes, which I also find gratuitous on occasion. The story doesn't involve one crime but several and Maeve is a great character who brings just enough of her personal life to bear on the cases (excepting the Derwent nonsense). 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!) Pressure from the mayor's office has the team assigned to Jellicoe Close in the home counties to conduct surveillance into the death of a vulnerable man. 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?Maeve and Derwent are posing as a couple and living at Jellicoe Close to perform surveillance on neighbours and find out what really happened to a young boy who turned up dead. 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. The Close is basically a police procedural crossed with a fake dating romance (if couples end up together EVERY time in romance books, I wouldn't know and this doesn't mean they do here and it doesn't mean they don't either). I loved the mix of genres and all the suspense. I've read one book by Jane Casey before - The Killing Kind, which I thoroughly enjoyed, so was excited to see a new offering. The Close is a fast paced police procedural with an intriguing and complex plot, and interesting characters that I read in little more than 24 hours. Once I got into the last third, I simply couldn't put The Close down. The further the story progressed, the tenser it got. I can't wait for the next in this 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 are three main mysteries/crime here,and if the investigation/s seems a bit low key a,and somewhat predictable,it´s no mean feat to keep all those lines running,and solve them seamlessly. About the Book From award-winning , Sunday Times bestselling author Jane Casey comes a gripping new detective novella set in the world of Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent. Secondly, it’s a fantastic portrait of the neighbourhood and the neighbours, it becomes clear that something very dark is lurking at its heart. At the very least this lot are harbouring secrets, the dynamics are certainly intriguing and yet it’s obvious there’s more……. Maybe it’s a conspiracy or is it pure evil? Josh and Maeve are closely observing them all and it’s a fascinating unfolding situation with some startling discoveries.MY THOUGHTS: I am a late comer to Jane Casey's Maeve Kerrigan series, and I have a lot of books to catch up on. If The Close is any indication of the quality of the series, I am in for a wonderful reading experience. There’s a whole lot of “wanting what you can’t have” in this story, in more ways than one. As it happens, the residents on this street are hiding quite a few things, and the neighbours are always watching. Gossip is rife. Maeve and Josh can’t afford to relax for a single second, for fear they’ll be found out for what they really are, and their purpose in the Close. Lines are blurred, and as far as the whole “will they, won’t they” it’s all just a massive tease, and I couldn’t have been more invested if I tried. Obviously you’ll have to read for yourself to discover what happens, but I will say that the level of intensity has definitely left me wanting more. 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. DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Harper Collins UK, Harper Fiction, via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of The Close by Jane Casey for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions. 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.