Let the Dead Speak

A top ten Sunday Times bestselling author

From award-winning author Jane Casey comes a powerful crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page…

Don’t miss the newest Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent thriller – THE STRANGER IN THE FAMILY – out now!

A murder without a body

Eighteen-year-old Chloe Emery returns to her West London home one day to find the house covered in blood and Kate, her mother, gone. There may not be a body, but everything else points to murder.

A girl too scared to talk

Maeve Kerrigan is young, ambitious and determined to prove she’s up to her new role as detective sergeant. She suspects Chloe is holding something back, but best friend Bethany Norris won’t let Maeve get close. What exactly is Bethany protecting Chloe from?

A detective with everything to prove

As the team dig deeper into the residents of Valerian Road, no one is above suspicion. All Maeve needs is one person to talk, but that’s not going to happen. Because even in a case of murder, some secrets are too terrible to share…

‘I was utterly gripped’ Susie Steiner, author of Missing, Presumed

‘Sharp, complex and gripping to the very end’ Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls

‘Fiendishly gripping’ John Connolly, author of the Charlie Parker series

'A tremendously twisty, emotional read’ Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else’s Skin

‘Fans of intelligent police procedurals and meaty crime fiction are in for a real treat’ Sinead Crowley, author of Can Anybody Help Me

‘If you haven’t discovered Jane Casey yet, this is the perfect place to start’ Mark Edwards, author of Follow You Home

‘All the twists and turns of a top-rate police procedural but with the psychological depth of a top-rate psych thriller’ Tammy Cohen, author of When She Was Bad

“'I was utterly gripped by Let the Dead Speak, a plotting masterpiece, and am in awe of its sheer pace and drive' Susie Steiner, author of bestseller Missing, Presumed 'Jane Casey is one of the brightest stars in the modern crime firmament, and Let the Dead Speak may be her best yet. Fiendishly gripping.' John Connolly, bestselling author of the Charlie Parker series 'A tremendously twisty, emotional read. I love Maeve Kerrigan - what a terrific series Jane Casey has created' Sarah Hilary, author of the Top 10 bestseller Someone Else's Skin 'I loved it. I think Maeve Kerrigan is one of the most human, sympathetic characters in crime fiction; it has been fascinating to watch her develop as a person and a police officer over the course of this series. At the same time I think this book works brilliantly as a stand-alone thriller or a good introduction to Maeve and Derwent. Fans of intelligent police procedurals and meaty crime fiction are in for a real treat' Sinead Crowley, bestselling author of Can Anybody Help Me (shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year) 'A blood-drenched suburban nightmare, set in a street just like yours. Superb characterisation and psychological insight set this novel apart from the pack. If you haven't discovered Jane Casey yet, this is the perfect place to start' Mark Edwards, bestselling author of Follow You Home and The Magpies Praise for Jane Casey: 'Jane Casey's writing is compulsive, menacing and moving' Sophie Hannah 'Astute, complex, layered. You'll remember this one for a long time' Lee Child 'The number of convincing police officers in crime fiction is a tiny squad, but Maeve has the potential to be one of the few female members' Telegraph 'Jane Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength' Sunday Times 'Every scene is well timed. The characters are quickly, expertly drawn. You will turn the pages fast' Financial Times 'A truly modern detective tale' Stylist”

‘I was utterly gripped by Let the Dead Speak, a plotting masterpiece, and am in awe of its sheer pace and drive’ Susie Steiner, author of bestseller Missing, Presumed

‘Sharp, complex and gripping to the very end’ Alex Marwood, bestselling author of The Wicked Girls and The Killer Next Door

‘Fiendishly gripping’ John Connolly, bestselling author of the Charlie Parker series

'I love Maeve Kerrigan – what a terrific series Jane Casey has created’ Sarah Hilary, bestselling author of Someone Else’s Skin

‘Fans of intelligent police procedurals and meaty crime fiction are in for a real treat’ Sinead Crowley, bestselling author of Can Anybody Help Me

‘If you haven’t discovered Jane Casey yet, this is the perfect place to start’ Mark Edwards, bestselling author of Follow You Home and The Magpies

‘All the twists and turns of a top-rate police procedural but with the psychological depth of a top-rate psych thriller.’ Tammy Cohen, author of When She Was Bad

‘Hooked me till the last devastating twist’ Woman & Home

‘Witty, wry and with a great big heart, DS Maeve Kerrigan has to be my favourite contemporary detective.’ Irish Times

‘Let the Dead Speak is a clever pace-y read full of constant twists and turns that will keep you riveted right until the end’. Red Online

This, my friends, is a really fine crime novel’. Irish Independent

‘DS Maeve Kerrigan returns for the seventh instalment of one of the most reliably enthralling of current crime series’ Sunday Express

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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