Cruel Acts

The Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Irish Independent crime fiction book of the year!

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Guilty?

A year ago, Leo Stone was convicted of murdering two women and sentenced to life in prison. Now he’s been freed on a technicality, and he’s protesting his innocence.

Not guilty?

DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent are determined to put Stone back behind bars where he belongs, but the more Maeve digs, the less convinced she is that he did it.

The wrong decision could be deadly…

Then another woman disappears in similar circumstances. Is there a copycat killer, or have they been wrong about Stone from the start?

‘Magnificent’ Marian Keyes

‘Clever, classy crime fiction’ Erin Kelly

‘Brilliant’ Fiona Barton

‘Terrific’ Sarah Hilary

‘I adored this book’ Liz Nugent

‘Authentic’ Jo Spain

‘Compulsive’ Patricia Gibney

‘Powerful’ Helen Fields

‘Kept me turning the pages long into the night’ Rachel Abbott

‘Emotional’ Sinéad Crowley

“'Cruel Acts is magnificent. I've loved all Jane Casey's books but this is definitely her best one. I could not stop reading it! Utter brilliance' Marian Keyes 'You'll be checking the locks and looking over your shoulder after reading this one: Cruel Acts is clever, classy crime fiction with a conscience. I couldn't put it down' Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said/She Said 'Jane Casey's brilliant storytelling pulled me straight into Maeve Kerrigan's world, leaving me breathless and wanting more. Brava!' Fiona Barton, bestselling author of The Widow 'Jane Casey has upped her game and exceeded expectations with this utterly brilliant novel. Maeve's vulnerability and isolation is heartbreakingly illustrated while the tension between her and Derwent simmers almost to boiling point.Casey's compassion for her victims makes her the smartest, most empathetic writer of police procedural novels today. I absolutely, whole-heartedly adored this book' Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Skin Deep 'Cruel Acts is a compulsive read. The story is captivating. The characters too real for comfort at times!' Patricia Gibney, author of the Detective Lottie Parker series 'Cruel Acts is an utterly engaging, powerful novel that had me hooked from page one. I love Maeve Kerrigan, a police protagonist with one of the most real and believable voices I've ever read. This novel has you holding your breath to the very end. Amazing' Helen Fields, author of Perfect Remains 'A clever, complex and compelling story that kept me turning the pages long into the night. The relationship between Maeve and Derwent had me enthralled, and I can't wait to see where they go from here' Rachel Abbott, author of the Tom Douglas thriller series 'A humane, emotional and deeply intelligent crime novel... Maeve Kerrigan continues to be one of the most interesting characters in crime fiction' Sin”

‘Cruel Acts is magnificent…I could not stop reading it! Utter brilliance’ Marian Keyes

‘You’ll be checking the locks and looking over your shoulder after reading this one…clever, classy crime fiction with a conscience’ Erin Kelly

‘Jane Casey’s brilliant storytelling pulled me straight into Maeve Kerrigan’s world, leaving me breathless and wanting more’ Fiona Barton

‘Jane Casey is writing one of THE very best police series around…Terrific’ Sarah Hilary, bestselling author of the DI Marnie Rome series

‘The smartest, most empathetic writer of police procedural novels today. I absolutely, whole-heartedly adored this book’ Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Skin Deep

‘One of the most authentic police procedural writers around’ Jo Spain, bestselling author of The Confession

‘A compulsive read. The story is captivating’ Patricia Gibney, author of the Detective Lottie Parker series

‘An utterly engaging, powerful novel that had me hooked from page one’ Helen Fields, author of Perfect Remains

‘Kept me turning the pages long into the night’ Rachel Abbott, author of the Tom Douglas thriller series

‘Humane, emotional and deeply intelligent’ Sinéad Crowley, author of the DS Claire Boyle series

‘Mesmerising’ Sunday Times

‘The plot makes for a breathtaking page-turner’ Sun

‘One of the most thoroughly human and convincing police officers in the fictional ranks’ Guardian

‘Jane Casey is a terrific writer and her Maeve Kerrigan books are irresistible’ Irish Times

‘This brutal thriller doesn’t pull its punches, and it hooks till the last gasp’ Heat

‘You’ll be totally hooked’ Woman & Home

‘There are procedural crime novels and then there are procedurals written by Irish writer Jane Casey’ i

‘Real emotional depth’ Guardian, Books of the Year

‘A masterful tale of twisted psychology, trauma and betrayal’ Woman’s Weekly

‘A series that's establishing itself as one of the finest in all of crime fiction’ Irish Independent

Jane Casey has written ten crime novels for adults and three for teenagers. A former editor, she is married to a criminal barrister who ensures her writing is realistic and as accurate as possible. This authenticity has made her novels international bestsellers and critical successes. 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. Born in Dublin, Jane now lives in southwest London with her husband and two children.

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