The Burning (Maeve Kerrigan)

by Jane Casey

"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 clouds her judgment, 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?"--Jacket flap.

• ISBN10: 0312614179
• ISBN13: 9780312614171
• Publish Date: 30 August 2011 (first published 11 November 2010)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Minotaur Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 354
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

When a fifth victim of the Burning Man is found something about it makes DC Maeve Kerrigan uneasy, she's not sure about it, it has many of the hallmarks of the Burning Man but it somehow just does't fit, this leads her down a path that asks many questions of her friends and family, questions that end up down a different path. Can she prove her suspicions? Is she barking up a wrong tree? Will they find the murderer or murderers?

I like Maeve, she's an interesting character with depth and she's good at what she does. She deals with problems as best she can and everything isn't just easy for her. She works at her investigations and doesn't hesitate to question herself.

It was a good read that kept me asking questions throughout.