A top ten Sunday Times bestselling author From award-winning author Jane Casey comes a powerful crime thriller, with a delicious edge of psychological suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page... A murder without a body Eighteen-year-old Chloe Emery returns to her West London home one day to find the house covered in blood and Kate, her mother, gone. All the signs point to murder. A girl too scared to talk Maeve Kerrigan is determined to prove she's up to her new role as detective sergeant. She suspects Chloe is hiding something, but getting her to open up is impossible. A detective with everything to prove No one on the street is above suspicion. All Maeve needs is one person to talk, but that's not going to happen. Because even in a case of murder, some secrets are too terrible to share... What people are saying about Let the Dead Speak: 'I was utterly gripped' Susie Steiner, author of Missing, Presumed 'Sharp, complex and gripping to the very end' Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls 'Fiendishly gripping' John Connolly, author of the Charlie Parker series 'A tremendously twisty, emotional read' Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else's Skin 'Fans of intelligent police procedurals and meaty crime fiction are in for a real treat' Sinead Crowley, author of Can Anybody Help Me 'If you haven't discovered Jane Casey yet, this is the perfect place to start' Mark Edwards, author of Follow You Home 'All the twists and turns of a top-rate police procedural but with the psychological depth of a top-rate psych thriller' Tammy Cohen, author of When She Was Bad

The Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Irish Independent crime fiction book of the year! Guilty? A year ago, Leo Stone was convicted of murdering two women and sentenced to life in prison. Now he's been freed on a technicality, and he's protesting his innocence. Not guilty? DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent are determined to put Stone back behind bars where he belongs, but the more Maeve digs, the less convinced she is that he did it. The wrong decision could be deadly... Then another woman disappears in similar circumstances. Is there a copycat killer, or have they been wrong about Stone from the start? 'Magnificent' Marian Keyes 'Clever, classy crime fiction' Erin Kelly 'Brilliant' Fiona Barton 'Terrific' Sarah Hilary 'I adored this book' Liz Nugent 'Authentic' Jo Spain 'Compulsive' Patricia Gibney 'Powerful' Helen Fields 'Kept me turning the pages long into the night' Rachel Abbott 'Emotional' Sinead Crowley

'Jane Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength!' Sunday Times 'If you have not read Jane Casey, start immediately' Marian Keyes 'The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction. . .' Erin Kelly ______________ He meets women. He gains their trust. He kills them. That's all Maeve Kerrigan knows about the man she is hunting. Three women have been targeted in their homes by the same sadistic killer. With no sign of a break-in, every indication shows that they let him in. But the evidence is pointing at a shocking suspect: DI Josh Derwent, Maeve's colleague. Maeve refuses to believe he could be involved, but how well does she really know him? Because this isn't the first time Derwent's been accused of murder...

'Jane Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength!' Sunday Times 'If you have not read Jane Casey, start immediately' Marian Keyes 'The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction. . .' Erin Kelly ________________________________ A serial killer who wants to watch you burn. The media call him The Burning Man, a brutal murderer who has beaten four young women to death, before setting their bodies ablaze in secluded areas of London's parks. And now the fifth victim has been found. Maeve Kerrigan is an ambitious detective constable, keen to make her mark on the murder task force. Her male colleagues believe Maeve's empathy makes her weak, but the more she learns about the latest victim, Rebecca Haworth, from her grieving friends and family, the more determined Maeve becomes to bring her murderer to justice. But how do you catch a killer no one has ever seen? And when so much of the evidence they leave behind has gone up in smoke. . .?

The Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Irish Independent crime fiction book of the year! Guilty? A year ago, Leo Stone was convicted of murdering two women and sentenced to life in prison. Now he's been freed on a technicality, and he's protesting his innocence. Not guilty? DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent are determined to put Stone back behind bars where he belongs, but the more Maeve digs, the less convinced she is that he did it. The wrong decision could be deadly... Then another woman disappears in similar circumstances. Is there a copycat killer, or have they been wrong about Stone from the start? 'Magnificent' Marian Keyes 'Clever, classy crime fiction' Erin Kelly 'Brilliant' Fiona Barton 'Terrific' Sarah Hilary 'I adored this book' Liz Nugent 'Authentic' Jo Spain 'Compulsive' Patricia Gibney 'Powerful' Helen Fields 'Kept me turning the pages long into the night' Rachel Abbott 'Emotional' Sinead Crowley

The gripping new thriller from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author, shortlisted for the Irish Crime Book Awards 2020 Rumours... Everyone's heard the rumours about elite gentlemen's clubs, where the champagne flows freely, the parties are outrageous...and what goes on behind closed doors is darker than you could possibly imagine. Scandals... Paige Hargreaves was a young journalist working on a story about a club for the most privileged men in London. She was on the brink of exposing a shocking scandal. Then she disappeared. Secrets... DS Maeve Kerrigan must immerse herself in the club's world of wealth, luxury and ruthless behaviour to find out what happened. But Maeve is keeping secrets of her own. Will she uncover the truth? Or will time run out for Maeve first? Jane Casey's best book yet - and that's really saying something' Erin Kelly 'A really gripping, timely plot' Elly Griffiths 'Jane Casey is among our very best crime novelists and this is her best book' Liz Nugent 'Her best yet. Heartpounding and SO MOVING!' Marian Keyes 'Complex and gripping' The Times 'Jane Casey is a masterful storyteller' Charlotte Philby 'The best police procedurals I've read' Claire Allan 'A superb crime novel' Sharon Bolton 'Truly the gold standard for police procedurals' Catherine Ryan Howard 'Terrifying, intense and devastatingly astut' Sarah Hilary 'Engrossing crime fiction with heart' Olivia Kiernan 'Tense, dramatic and sharply written' Sinead Crowley 'A must read' Patricia Gibney 'I ripped through it, unable to stop myself' Sam Baker 'Superb' Will Dean 'I couldn't love Maeve Kerrigan or Josh Derwent more' Cressida McLaughlin 'Pacy plotting' Sunday Times Crime Club 'Chilling and inventive' Woman's Weekly 'Simply stunning' Heat 'A chilling read' Woman

A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK-CLUB PICK The incredible new break-out thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author. Shortlisted for the Irish Crime Book Awards 2021 Ingrid will never forget what John did. The people he hurt. The way he lied about it so easily. The way she defended him. Now he's back. He says a murderer is after her. He says only he can protect her. Would you trust him? The clock is ticking for Ingrid to decide. Because the killer is ready to strike... Praise for The Killing Kind 'Nobody understands the dark gap between justice and the law better than Jane Casey' Val McDermid 'Cool, accomplished, compulsive' Cara Hunter 'Extremely tense and very gripping' Ruth Ware 'A compulsive page-turner ' Steve Cavanagh 'A breathless game of cat-and-mouse' Erin Kelly 'A truly masterly thriller' Liz Nugent 'Tense and well-plotted' Harriet Tyce 'Each twist tightens the screw' J. R. Ellis 'Tense, pacy, addictive' Sarah Vaughan 'Brilliant plotted' Catherine Cooper 'One of my favourite writers' Dervla McTiernan 'Twisty and unexpected' Ann Cleeves 'Heart-stopping twists ' Sarah Hilary 'Endlessly surprising' Catherine Ryan Howard 'One of those 'just one more page' books' Susi Holliday 'Authentic, tense, thrilling' Will Dean 'Intricate' Jane Shemilt 'Fast-paced' Jo Spain 'Brilliant' The Times 'Creepily good' Daily Mail 'Chilling' Sunday Times

The gripping new detective crime thriller featuring Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author ‘A full-blooded triple-decker mystery…The Close is Jane Casey at her very best’ The Times ‘A deliciously bingeable read’ Ruth Ware, the Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller ‘If you haven’t read Jane Casey, start immediately’ Marian Keyes, the Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller ‘Thrums with the tension of a classic crime thriller’ Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else’s Skin ‘The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction’ Erin Kelly, Sunday Times bestselling author 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 a ruthless criminal 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. And while Maeve and Josh try to gather the evidence they need, they have no idea of the danger they face – because someone in Jellicoe Close has murder on their mind.

"Extremely tense and very gripping with a killer 'what if': your stalker claims to be the only person who can save you - what if this time he's telling the truth." -Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author He tells you you're special... As a barrister, Ingrid Lewis is used to dealing with tricky clients, but no one has ever come close to John Webster. After Ingrid defended Webster against a stalking charge, he then turned on her - following her, ruining her relationship, even destroying her home. He tells you he wants to protect you... Now, Ingrid believes she has finally escaped his clutches. But when one of her colleagues is run down on a busy London road, Ingrid is sure she was the intended victim. And then Webster shows up at her door... But can you believe him? Webster claims Ingrid is in danger - and that only he can protect her. Stalker or saviour? Murderer or protector? The clock is ticking for Ingrid to decide. Because the killer is ready to strike again. Praise for The Killing Kind 'Nobody understands the dark gap between justice and the law better than Jane Casey' Val McDermid 'Cool, accomplished, compulsive' Cara Hunter 'Extremely tense and very gripping' Ruth Ware 'A compulsive page-turner ' Steve Cavanagh 'A breathless game of cat-and-mouse' Erin Kelly 'A truly masterly thriller' Liz Nugent 'Tense and well-plotted' Harriet Tyce 'Each twist tightens the screw' J. R. Ellis 'Tense, pacy, addictive' Sarah Vaughan 'Brilliant plotted' Catherine Cooper 'One of my favourite writers' Dervla McTiernan 'Twisty and unexpected' Ann Cleeves 'Heart-stopping twists ' Sarah Hilary 'Endlessly surprising' Catherine Ryan Howard 'One of those 'just one more page' books' Susi Holliday 'Authentic, tense, thrilling' Will Dean 'Intricate' Jane Shemilt 'Fast-paced' Jo Spain 'Brilliant' The Times 'Creepily good' Daily Mail 'Chilling' Sunday Times

'If I hadn't walked into the room at that moment, maybe everything would have worked out differently. Maybe everything would have been all right after all . . .' Port Sentinel may be a beautiful seaside tourist trap, but in the short time Jess Tennant has lived there, it has seen its fair share of tragedy. Tragedy that somehow Jess keeps getting caught up in. A schoolgirl from the town goes missing, leaving her diary behind and a lot of unanswered questions. Has she run away from her unhappy home or is there something much more sinister going on? And can Jess find her before it's too late?

'Jane Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength!' Sunday Times 'If you have not read Jane Casey, start immediately' Marian Keyes 'The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction. . .' Erin Kelly ________________________________ It's a thin line between revenege and murder. . . To the public, he's a hero: a killer who targets convicted paedophiles. Two men have already been tortured to death and, for the police, their cases are not a priority. But DC Maeve Kerrigan believes that no one should be allowed to take the law into their own hands. As the killer's violence begins to escalate, Maeve is forced to confront exactly how far she's prepared to go to ensure justice is served...

'Jane Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength!' Sunday Times 'If you have not read Jane Casey, start immediately' Marian Keyes 'The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction. . .' Erin Kelly _______________ Jenny Shephard is twelve years old and missing. Her teacher, Sarah Finch, knows better than most that the chances of finding her alive are diminishing every day. As a little girl Sarah's older brother went out to play and never come home. The strain of not knowing what happened to him tore her family apart. When Sarah finds Jenny's body, beaten and abandoned in the woods near her home, she is drawn into the heart of the investigation and a media storm. Her presence at the scene arouses suspicions. But it is not just the police that are watching her...

'Jane Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength!' Sunday Times 'If you have not read Jane Casey, start immediately' Marian Keyes 'The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction. . .' Erin Kelly ______________ Their job is to fight crime. Now they are the victims. A killer is terrorising London and this time the police are the targets. Urgently re-assigned to investigate a series of attacks on fellow officers, Maeve Kerrigan and her boss Josh Derwent have little idea what motivates the killer's fury against the force. And they know it will only be a matter of time before the killer strikes again . . .

Jess Tennant has now been living in Port Sentinel for three months, and is just beginning to relax and think of it as home after the murderous events of the summer. But in the small hours of a dark night, a teenage boy is left for dead by the side of the road. Seb Dawson has a serious head injury and may not survive - and Jess decides to find out who beat him up, and why? As she investigates, Jess discovers that Seb was involved in some very dangerous games. A secret predator around girls, he would do whatever it took to abuse them, from lying and blackmail to spiking drinks. Could a group of vengeful victims be behind his attack? Or is there someone else with a grudge against Seb and who will stop at nothing to silence him?

'Jane Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength!' Sunday Times 'If you have not read Jane Casey, start immediately' Marian Keyes 'The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction. . .' Erin Kelly ___________________ Arson, accident or murder? After a fire rips through a North London tower block, two bodies are found locked in an eleventh-floor flat. But it is the third victim - the MP Geoff Armstrong - that requires the presence of detective Maeve Kerrigan and the murder squad. It appears that Armstrong, trapped by the fire, chose to jump to his death rather than wait for rescue. But why? And what was the controversial right-wing politician doing there in the first place? As Maeve picks through the wreckage, she will uncover a secret world where everyone has something to hide . . .

A woman reports a crime to the police, with unexpected results The grieving widow who finds that she's about to lose more than just her husband When a man attempts the perfect murder, it's not quite as easy as he thinks Two men in prison play a deadly game of Scrabble A young woman tries to trick an old man and gets more than she bargained for Sometimes crimes are solved in ways you can't explain A murderer about to be hanged finds that's not the worst thing that can happen You never know who's going to turn up at your door Original stories from Mark Billingham, Clare Mackintosh, James Oswald, Jane Casey, Angela Marsons, Harry Bingham, Antonia Hodgson and CL Taylor - specially written for Quick Reads.

To the public, he's a hero: a brutal killer who targets sex offenders. To most of London's police force, he's the suspect in a gruesome, time-consuming case to be avoided. But to Detective Constable Maeve Kerrigan, he's a murderer--no matter the sins of his victims--and catching him is her job. Assigned to the case with the division's unreadable new DI, Josh Derwent, young and inexperienced Maeve is determined to prove she has what it takes to make it as a female in the tough world of the London police.
But for a killer who strikes with such spectacle, this one is proving remarkably elusive. And when Maeve learns his motive might be about exacting revenge, his acts of incredible violence move from abstract justice to the intensely personal, and become all the more terrifying. Unsure whom she can trust even within her own department and knowing her life is at stake, Maeve will have to decide how far she's willing to go to ensure justice is served.
Jane Casey's taut, brilliantly executed thriller "The Reckoning" will have readers on the edge of their seats from the opening chapter to the stunning conclusion.

"Astute, complex, layered--and very twisted. You'll remember this one for a long time."
--Lee Child
The Burning Man. It's the name the media has given a brutal murderer who has beaten four young women to death before setting their bodies ablaze in secluded areas of London's parks. And now there's a fifth.
Maeve Kerrigan is an ambitious detective constable, keen to make her mark on the murder task force. Her male colleagues believe Maeve's empathy makes her weak, but the more she learns about the latest victim, Rebecca Haworth, from her grieving friends and family, the more determined Maeve becomes to bring her murderer to justice. But how do you catch a killer no one has seen when so much of the evidence has gone up in smoke?
Maeve's frenetic hunt for a killer in Jane Casey's gripping series debut will entrance even the most jaded suspense readers.