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After the Fire

After the Fire

The gripping detective crime thriller from the bestselling author

Summary

'Jane Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength' Sunday Times
'If you haven't read Jane Casey, start immediately' Marian Keyes
'The most dangerously addictive series in crime fiction' Erin Kelly
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Arson, accident or murder?

After a fire rips through a North London tower block, two bodies are found locked in an eleventh-floor flat. But it is the third victim - the MP Geoff Armstrong - that requires the presence of detective Maeve Kerrigan and the murder squad.

It appears that Armstrong, trapped by the fire, chose to jump to his death rather than wait for rescue. But why? And what was the controversial right-wing politician doing there in the first place?

As Maeve picks through the wreckage, she'll uncover a secret world where everyone has something to hide . . .
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Readers love Jane Casey:

'An outstanding series'
'Twisty-turny plotting'
'Scenes of huge tension and danger'
'A master at building suspense!'
'I cannot wait for the next one'
'The best detective duo in print'
'Unputdownable'
'The best police series I've read!'

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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