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The Reckoning: The gripping detective crime thriller from the bestselling author
By (Author) Jane Casey
Cornerstone
Penguin (Cornerstone)
21st October 2023
21st September 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: police procedural
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
823.92
Paperback
496
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 30mm
344g
The second book in Jane Casey's gripping Maeve Kerrigan series. A tense crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author, perfect for fans of Claire Douglas, Lisa Jewell and Clare Mackintosh. '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 was born and brought up in Dublin. A former editor, she has written eleven crime novels for adults and three for teenagers. Her books have been international bestsellers, critically acclaimed for their realism and accuracy. 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. The Killing Kind was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick in 2021, and is being adapted for television. Jane lives in southwest London with her husband, who is a criminal barrister, and their two children.