The Close
- Author Jane Casey
- Narrator Caroline Lennon, Nathaniel Priestley
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 9 March 2023
- Run Time 13 hours and 24 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction.
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What to expect
‘If you haven’t read Jane Casey, start immediately’ Marian Keyes, the Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller
*Don’t miss the newest Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent thriller – THE SECRET ROOM – out now!*
A Times best crime book of the year
Suburban bliss
The new neighbours seem just right for Jellicoe Close, a pretty street filled with perfect houses and happy families.
Sinister secrets
But one neat front door hides a ruthless criminal – and the new neighbours aren’t what they seem to be either. DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent are undercover, posing as a couple to investigate a deadly conspiracy.
Murderous deception
As they try to gather the evidence they need, they have no idea of the true threat they face – because someone in Jellicoe Close has murder on their mind…
What people are saying about The Close:
‘A full-blooded triple-decker mystery…The Close is Jane Casey at her very best’
The Times
‘A deliciously bingeable read’
Ruth Ware
‘Another cracker from Jane Casey’
Cara Hunter
‘Thrums with the tension of a classic crime thriller’
Sarah Hilary
‘The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction’
Erin Kelly
‘The Close is Jane’s best Maeve Kerrigan novel yet. Absolutely brilliant!’
Liz Nugent
‘A brilliant example of nothing being as it seems’
Harriet Tyce
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