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The Reckoning

The Reckoning

The gripping detective crime thriller from the bestselling author

Summary

'If you have not read Jane Casey, start immediately' Marian Keyes
'The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction. . .' Erin Kelly
'Jane Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength!' Sunday Times
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It's a thin line between revenge 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...
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Praise for Jane Casey:

‘Pacy plotting’ Sunday Times Crime Club
‘Jane Casey is among our very best crime novelists’ Liz Nugent
‘Chilling and inventive’ Woman’s Weekly
‘A deliciously bingeable read’ Ruth Ware
‘Simply stunning’ Heat
‘A brilliant example of nothing being as it seems’ Harriet Tyce
‘A chilling read’ Woman

About the author

Jane Casey

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.
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