The Burning by Jane Casey

The Burning (Maeve Kerrigan)

by Jane Casey

'Casey is a true craftswoman, a writer who beguiles one through the most twisted of plots with a confident and seductive hand.' Alex Marwood, bestselling author of Wicked Girls and The Killer Next Door
'Jane Casey is one of the brightest stars in the modern crime firmament' John Connolly
'I love Maeve Kerrigan - what a terrific series Jane Casey has created' Sarah Hilary, bestselling of author Someone Else's Skin
'Maeve is such a hugely warm character with just the right mix of vulnerable and feisty. Will definitely be looking out more in the series' Tammy Cohen, author of When She Was Bad

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 seen? And when so much of the evidence they leave behind has gone up in smoke?

Reviewed by wyvernfriend on

4 of 5 stars

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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.

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