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Jane Casey was born and brought up in Dublin. A former editor, she has written sixteen 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 has been adapted for television by Eleventh Hour and Paramount+, released in September 2023. It moved to Netflix in 2025, debuting at no. 4 on Most Watched in the UK. The Close has been shortlisted for the E-Dunnit award at the 2024 CrimeFest Awards. Her most recent novel, A Stranger in the Family, spent 6 weeks on the Irish Times bestseller list and was named one of Times 10 Best Crime & Thrillers of 2024. It won Crime Fiction Book of the Year and was shortlisted for overall Book of the Year at the 2024 An Post Irish Book Awards.
Jane lives in southwest London with her husband, who is a criminal barrister, and their two children.
Awards and Accolades
Winner of the Edgar Award’s Mary Higgins Clark Award 2015 for THE STRANGER YOU KNOW
Winner of the Irish Book Awards Crime Fiction Book of the Year Award for AFTER THE FIRE, CRUEL ACTS and A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY
Winner of the Best Debut Fiction category at the Crimezone Thriller Awards 2011 for THE MISSING
Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Book of the Year in 2024 for A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY
Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Crime Fiction Book of the Year in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2023 and 2025 for THE MISSING, THE RECKONING, THE STRANGER YOU KNOW, THE KILL, LET THE DEAD SPEAK, THE KILLING KIND, THE CLOSE and THE SECRET ROOM
Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2016 Short Story Award for GREEN, AMBER, RED
Shortlisted for the Edgar Award’s Mary Higgins Clark Award 2013 for THE RECKONING
Shortlisted for the Dead Good Reader Awards 2017 in the Best Police Procedural category for LET THE DEAD SPEAK
Shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library Award in 2020
Longlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library Award 2013
Longlisted for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2020 for CRUEL ACTS, 2021 for THE CUTTING PLACE and 2024 for THE CLOSE
Praise for EVERYTHING SHE DIDN’T SAY
‘Clear your calendar, cancel your plans – Everything She Didn’t Say is the astonishing new novel from Jane Casey. Beautifully written, instantly gripping, it’s a masterpiece.’ Andrea Mara
‘An intricate and immersive thriller that constantly surprises and never lets go. You can always rely on Jane Casey to be great, but Everything She Didn’t Say is exceptional. I can’t recommend it enough.’ Catherine Ryan Howard
‘Beautifully written and so clever. Twisty right to the very end. But I’m sorry to say I love Ben and Farrell and want to read more about them. I think it has to be a series!’ Elly Griffiths
‘The remote, windswept clifftops of County Mayo play host to a superlative mystery about female friendship and betrayal. Everything She Didn’t Say has the perfect pace and plotting (and complicated-but-attractive detective) that Jane Casey has made her hallmark, and the writing – lyrical, immersive, yearning – is pitch-perfect.’ Erin Kelly
‘It’s a bloody masterpiece! I loved the Irish setting, and the plot and pacing are perfect … A sumptuous story so full of vivid characters. I loved every page.’ Liz Nugent
‘Compelling and vibrating with vivid characters. Casey has nailed it. Superb. Intricately plotted. Full of surprises. And such a detailed exploration of friendship and who to trust. Loved it.’ Rachel Wolf
‘No one writes emotionally complex human relationships quite like Jane Casey. Tense, gripping, emotionally charged, and a mystery perfectly layered that will keep you thinking long after you reach the end. For my money, this is destined to be one of the best novels of the year.’ Abir Mukherjee
‘Jane Casey is on top form in this twisting, shifting story of betrayal, trust, and survival. From its evocative descriptions of the Irish coast to the desperate race to uncover the truth, this is detective fiction at its best with an irresistible cast of characters. Fans will be in heaven.’ Sarah Hilary
‘Clear your diary and switch off your phone. Don’t answer the doorbell, refuse all invitations to socialise, carb load if you can. Because once you pick up Everything She Didn’t Say, Jane Casey’s new standalone novel and her first book set in her native Ireland, you won’t put it down until you’re finished. The brisk pace and beautiful writing, the vivid characters, the Irish setting and the brilliant plot combine to deliver an emotional, compelling, and completely absorbing psychological thriller which will keep you on the edge of your seat till you reach the heart pounding end.’ Gill Perdue
‘An elegant game of ‘find the lady’ and so much more. As usual, Casey hides her guile behind beautiful prose. Every location, character and scene shines, nourishes and thrills; and, having wrong-footed us throughout, Casey gifts readers a deeply satisfying ending. Everything She Didn’t Say is a brilliant book that grows in the remembering.’ Catherine Kirwan
‘An absorbing mystery thriller that toys with the reader, leaning one way then another, constantly undermining assumptions. Skilfully written and a masterclass in shape-shifting the truth.’ Siobhan MacDonald
‘Jane Casey remains an unadulterated genius, even when not writing about Maeve and Derwent. I had the very BEST time AND am in complete awe.’ Lucy Mangan
‘If you’re not already a fan of Jane Casey, prepare to become one … With great characters and more twists and turns than an Irish country lane, this was an incredibly gripping read.’ Cass Green
‘It’s always more than just a brilliant detective story with Jane Casey. There’s that dangerous spark in each relationship.’ William Shaw
‘Every book Jane Casey writes is more delicious than the last. This one is no different.’ Ailbhe Malone
‘Two friends, one of them missing. A clifftop house in remote Co Mayo. A pool of blood. Clear your diary and switch off your phone.’ Gill Perdue
‘A stunning new departure for Jane Casey. This clever, multi-layered, intricately plotted novel is an absolute page turner from one of the greatest voices in contemporary crime fiction.’ Sheila Bugler
‘Jane Casey never misses. I read this tightly plotted novel in one sitting and it was, in a word, sublime … kept me guessing right until the very end.’ Jennifer Bray
‘Jane Casey delivers a gripping and exciting standalone thriller in Everything She Didn’t Say. The Co Mayo setting is beautifully written, the characters are authentic and sympathetic, and the ending is brilliantly satisfying. If Butler and Farrell become central to a new Jane Casey series, I’m hooked already.’ Fiona Gartland
‘Atmospheric, propulsive, and gorgeously crafted, this is a book to savour. It weaves together deception, secrets, friendship and mystery in one irresistible story.’ Mary Watson
‘I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough in this compelling thriller. Everything She Didn’t Say is everything you’ll want in a crime novel.’ Olivia Kiernan
‘This is Jane Casey at the top of her game! Everything She Didn’t Say is truly a masterclass in plotting and character. Another jaw-dropping, dark and twisty page turner!’ Carmel Harrington
Everything She Didn't Say (Hemlock Press (UK) / Atria (US), 2026)
Someone is dead. Somone is a killer. Someone is lying.
A woman is found in bloodstained clothes on the lonely coast of County Mayo.
At first, she won’t speak. Then a name comes: Ruth. And a story about her missing friend: Maura.
Ruth says she and Maura were staying in a clifftop house together. But there’s no trace of her there. Nothing but a pool of blood.
Ruth says the pair fought in the days before Maura disappeared. But the locals say they only ever saw one woman.
Ruth swears she’s telling the truth, but do the answers really lie in everything she didn’t say?
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A closed door.
An impossible murder.
2:32 p.m. Wealthy, privileged Ilaria Cavendish checks into a luxury London hotel and orders a bottle of champagne. Within the hour, her lover discovers her submerged in a bath of scalding water, dead.
At first glance it looks like an accident. No one went in with her. No one came out. But all the signs point to murder.
For DS Maeve Kerrigan, the case is a welcome distraction. But when shock news hits close to home, affecting her partner, DI Josh Derwent, she faces the toughest challenge of her career. And if she fails her world will never be the same again…
An instant no. 1 Irish Times bestseller
Every mother’s worst nightmare . . .
When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one summer night, her disappearance tore her family apart.
Now, sixteen years later, her mother Helena is found dead, her husband by her side. It looks like a straightforward murder-suicide but DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent soon discover nothing about this case is straightforward.
The Marshalls have been keeping secrets, and they aren’t alone. Josh has been holding something back too – something that could change everything for Maeve.
But one person is prepared to kill to hide the truth.
Until Maeve finds out what happened to Rosalie, no one will be safe . . .
Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards’ Crime Novel of the Year 2023
One of The Times’ Best Crime Novels of 2023
To anyone walking by, Jellicoe Close looks just like a regular suburban street. Well-kept houses with pristine lawns, neighbours conversing over garden fences, children playing together.
But look a little closer, and it’s a different story. Behind one of the closed doors lies one of the most dangerous criminals the country has ever seen.
DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent must go undercover to expose the criminal. Posing as a young couple, they discover everyone on the street is keeping secrets. And time is running out for them to close in on their suspect, because one of the residents has murder on their mind…
NUMBER ONE IRISH BESTSELLER
RICHARD AND JUDY PICK
He tells you you’re special…
As a barrister, Ingrid Lewis is used to dealing with tricky clients, but no one has ever come close to John Webster. After defending Webster against a stalking charge, he then turned on Ingrid – following her, ruining her relationship, even destroying her home.
He tells you he wants to protect you…
Now, Ingrid believes she has finally escaped his clutches. But when one of her colleagues is run down on a busy London road, Ingrid is sure she was the intended victim. And then Webster shows up at her door…
But can you believe him?
Webster claims Ingrid is in danger – and that only he can protect her. Stalker or saviour? Murderer or protector? The clock is ticking for Ingrid to decide. Because the killer is ready to strike again.
Everyone’s heard the rumours about elite gentlemen’s clubs, where the champagne flows freely, the parties are the height of decadence . . . and the secrets are darker than you could possibly imagine. DS Maeve Kerrigan finds herself in an unfamiliar world of wealth, luxury and ruthless behaviour when she investigates the murder of a young journalist, Paige Hargreaves. Paige was working on a story about the Chiron Club, a private society for the richest and most privileged men in London. Then she disappeared. It’s clear to Maeve that the members have many secrets. But Maeve is hiding secrets of her own – even from her partner DI Josh Derwent. Will she uncover the truth about Paige’s death? Or will time run out for Maeve first?
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THE KILLING KIND 2023 |
Eleventh Hour / Paramount+ |
Available on Hulu from May 2024 |
