Jane Casey has written ten crime novels for adults and three for teenagers. A former editor, she is married to a criminal barrister who ensures her writing is realistic and as accurate as possible. This authenticity has made her novels international bestsellers and critical successes. The Maeve Kerrigan series has been nominated for many awards: in 2015 Jane won the Mary Higgins Clark Award for The Stranger You Know and Irish Crime Novel of the Year for After the Fire. In 2019, Cruel Acts was chosen as Irish Crime Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. It was a Sunday Times bestseller. Born in Dublin, Jane now lives in southwest London with her husband and two children.
‘“Whodunnit” and “will they, won’t they” are two equally enticing questions and, here, readers will have great fun guessing the answer to both’ Daily Mirror ‘An addictive, razor-sharp thriller’ Woman’s Weekly ‘I loved, loved, LOVED The Close. If you haven’t read Jane Casey, start immediately – excellent police procedurals with DELICIOUS sexual tension’ Marian Keyes, the Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller ‘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, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘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, author of Are We Having Fun Yet? ‘Casey excels at showing how a detective’s stresses and anxieties are rooted in more than just their work’ Linwood Barclay, the Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller ‘Another cracker from Jane Casey’ Cara Hunter, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘The Close is Jane’s best Maeve Kerrigan novel yet. Absolutely brilliant!’ Liz Nugent, the Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller ‘This. Book. Is. EVERYTHING!…The most sinister and seductive of thrillers’ Cressida McLaughlin, author of The Cornish Cream Tea series ‘Jane Casey is writing the most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction and The Close absolutely sizzles with her trademark tension’ Erin Kelly, the Sunday Times Bestseller 'I love Jane Casey's writing, and The Close is a real treat for both long-time fans and new readers alike. Completely addictive’ BP Walter, Sunday Times bestselling author