Synopsis
From award-winning author Jane Casey comes a powerful Maeve Kerrigan crime thriller which will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page!
How can you spot a murderer?
Leo Stone is a ruthless killer - or the victim of a miscarriage of justice. A year ago, he was convicted of the murder of two women and sentenced to life in prison. But now he's free, and according to him, he's innocent.
DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent are determined to put Stone back behind bars where he belongs, but the more Maeve finds out, the less convinced she is of his guilt.
Then another woman disappears in similar circumstances. Is there a copycat killer, or have they been wrong about Stone from the start?
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008149031
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 34 mm
- Weight: 580g
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Fantastic Crime Series
I love the Maeve Kerrigan series of crime novels and the eighth in the series is no exception.
This was a one sitting read for me and it was great to be b... READ MORE
Absorbing , chilling and suspenseful.
'Cruel Acts' is an excellent police procedural novel, absorbing, chilling and suspenseful, it is meticulously plotted. The characters are complex and reali... READ MORE
Fast moving detective story with great characters
DS Maeve Kerrigan (bit of a Maveric character quick to pick up on clues and apt to follow them without back up) and her boss DI Josh Derwent (brusque, off ... READ MORE
Stone Cold Killer
Somehow, and I am not sure how, Jane Casey is a completely new author to me. This strikes me as particularly odd as this is a genre that I have read exten... READ MORE
Compelling!
This was the first in the Maeve Kerrigan series that I had read and I enjoyed this book so much that I ordered all the previous books in the series and am ... READ MORE
Not to be missed
Once again, I find myself enthusing about one of Jane Casey's books starring the unparalleled partnership of Detectives Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent. T... READ MORE
Delightfully sharp, deliciously entertaining, and utterly devourable
Cruel Acts is the 8th book in Jane Casey's DS Maeve Kerrigan series. Oh, Maeve. How do I even begin to describe her? She's brave, strong, true to herself, ... READ MORE
Is he gulity?
Maeve Kerrigan and her partner are asked to investigate when killer Leo Stone is released from prison on appeal for the murder of two women. Can they find ... READ MORE
Absolutely brilliant.
Another excellent entry in this crime series which goes from strength to strength. I love the relationship between Kerrigan and Derwent which carries the s... READ MORE
Simply Superb.
hanks to HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The peerless Jane Casey delivers another masterful cri... READ MORE