Description: "Detective Maeve Kerrigan is away for a colleague's wedding, and she's enjoying an excuse to spend a beautiful fall weekend relaxing in the English countryside. It's a much-needed break from the grit and grime of her daily life on the London police force. But even at a wedding, the job is never far away. Midway through the reception, Maeve and her abrasive but loyal partner on the police force, DI Josh Derwent, are called back to London. A fellow policeman has been murdered, in a compromising position in a public park at night"--
Brief description: JANE CASEY is the author of the Maeve Kerrigan novels (Let the Dead Speak, After the Fire) and the Jess Tennant Mysteries (Hide and Seek, Bet Your Life). A graduate of Oxford she also has received a M. Phil from Trinity College, Dublin. Born and raised in Dublin, she lives in London where she works as an editor.
Review Quotes:
"Solid procedurals with exceptionally well-drawn characters whose relationship continue to develop in each entry...Prime crime fiction." --Booklist (starred review)
"A captivating police procedural heavy on characterization that will keep readers up late into the night...The voice of the novel is unique and captivating. Casey's talent for constructing several different storylines and bringing them all together in the end is what makes this a great read." --RT Book Reviews (41/2 stars) "Casey's police procedurals go from strength to strength." --The Sunday Times (UK, One of the Top 10 Crime and Thrillers of 2013)