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The Stranger You Know
The Stranger You Know | Jane Casey
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Hunting a sadistic serial killer who has been strangling unsuspecting women, London police detective Maeve Kerrigan is shocked when her partner, DCI Josh Derwent, is implicated among haunting elements from his past. By the author of The Last Girl. 25,000 first printing.
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OutsmartYourShelf
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2024 Review:

Reading these books through again 5 years later is very revealing. I missed a ton of 'Kerwent' subtext the first time around, & knowing what I know about Derwent now, I can see how a lot of his banter & toughness is a front. The case also was a lot more interesting this time around & I've bumped my rating up by 1 star. 4🌟

OutsmartYourShelf 2019 Review:

DC Maeve Kerrigan returns in the fourth book of the series, and there is a serial killer targeting young women. As there are no signs of break-ins or violence, it seems the killer is able to get the victims to trust him, and the lack of forensic evidence points to someone in law enforcement. Maybe the killer is closer to home than even Maeve thinks.
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OutsmartYourShelf Maeve's boyfriend Rob, is pretty much out of the picture for most of the book, conveniently sent on a training course for 2 weeks. Most of the focus is on Maeve and DI Josh Derwent. I suppose the author wants Derwent to come across as a cheeky “Jack-the-lad“ type but mainly he comes across as an arse. There were a few glimmers of character development, but please, please don't put these two in a relationship. 1w
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DieAReader 🥳🤓Excellent! 1w
TheSpineView Awesome! 1w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
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MallenNC
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I‘m working my way through this series on audio and I am enjoying it. This one was a chance to learn more about some of Maeve‘s colleagues while she figures out how to deal with a case that hits close to home. Jane Casey did a good job making me believe different scenarios could actually be possible. I‘m trying not to read these too quickly so I don‘t run out.

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Taking advantage of some ideal reading weather!

Bookzombie That‘s a lovely view! 3y
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eanderson
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And finished! This series keeps getting better and better. I love Maeve and her intuition. Also, she‘s learning how to handle Derwent. Happy to finally finished a book this month! 😀🌟🌟🌟🌟

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eanderson
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Schitts Creek and trying to finish my Maeve Kerrigan book is the perfect way to spend Mother‘s Day morning. 🥰

BooksCoffeeNurse Happy Mother‘s Day! 💐 4y
Crazeedi Happy Mother's day dear Elisabeth ⚘💞 4y
batsy Happy Mother's Day 🌷💖 4y
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erzascarletbookgasm Happy Mother‘s Day to you! 4y
TrishB Happy Mother‘s Day ❤️❤️ 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy Mother‘s Day! 💛💛💛 4y
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eanderson
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Here I go for #20in4 readathon. Managed a few hours yesterday! Happy to get back into my reading stride. Maeve certainly helps!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
Megabooks 👍🏻👍🏻💕💕 4y
Andrew65 Wonderful series, will definitely help! 4y
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eanderson
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Matthew is finally down for a nap. I decided I was wanting some Maeve Kerrigan so here I go into the next book in the series!😀

Tove_Reads Can never go wrong wit Maeve 4y
TrishB Great choice 👍🏻 4y
eanderson @TrishB I thought so too! 😜 And because of you I got the remaining books in the series on my kindle that I didn‘t have!💕 Thank you! (edited) 4y
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TrishB That‘s some great buys and you know you‘ll love them ♥️ she has a new one out next month but not Maeve! 4y
Come-read-with-me Your quilt is gorgeous! 4y
eanderson @Come-read-with-me thank you! Some of my grandma‘s friends made it for me as soon as they found out about my diagnosis. 4y
Come-read-with-me What a wonderful way to feel the love wrapped around you -stay strong during this very bumpy journey. 4y
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Andrew65
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Another very good read in the Maeve Kerrigan Series. It was good in this one to find out more about Josh Derwent‘s past, and quite a lot to find out. Certainly comes across as a different character to the one we see in the books - but he does certainly grow on you. A good few twists, although a bit lacking in the book as was a lack of the interpersonal stuff with her partner Rob as he was overseas. I felt that was a big miss as an integral part.

Andrew65 Now finally caught up on the #MaeveKerriganBuddyRead. Bring on book 5! @EadieB @Tove_Reads 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 Agree missed Rob too! 5y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 it seems you like series as much as I do! 😉 5y
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Andrew65
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After finishing book 3 in the Maeve Kerrigan Series I am moving straight onto book 4. Not sure why but in book 3 I kept confusing the Maeve Kerrigan storyline with the Lacey Flint (Sharon Bolton) storyline.

TrishB I haven‘t started the Lacey Flint ones yet. They are ready on my kindle. 5y
Andrew65 @TrishB Loved the first one, and hopefully soon will read book 3. 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 This one has a great twist! 5y
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Andrew65

@EadieB and @Tove_Reads Where are we up to in the Maeve Kerrigan Series by Jane Casey? Are we meant to be reading The Stranger You Know in August or The Kill?
#MaeveKerriganBuddyRead

EadieB @Andrew65 I‘ve already read The Stranger you know because it was due back to library so I now have the kill to read 5y
Tove_Reads The Kill. You‘re one behind, I guess. 5y
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads @EadieB Two behind, still got The Last Girl to Read but will start it on the audiowalk today. 🙈 5y
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Tove_Reads @Andrew65 👍🏽 You‘ll get sucked right in! Enjoy your walk! 5y
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Thanks, my favourite of the series so hopefully. I‘ve also got us down to read 5y
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Oh and this one 😂🙈 5y
Tove_Reads @andrew65 Good boy! I just didn‘t want to scare you, so only gave you three options for now 🤣 5y
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads 😂🙈 5y
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EadieB
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4th book in Maeve Kerrigan series. My favorite in the series so far. Maeve is hunting serial killer - Could he be Josh Derwent, Maeve‘s partner? Josh Derwent‘s back story very interesting! Page-turner. Well-drawn characters. Excellent writing. Looking forward to next in series. Highly recommended.

#TheStrangerYouKnow #JaneCasey

TrishB Great series 👍🏻 5y
EadieB @TrishB You know it! 🙌 5y
Tove_Reads Loved it too! 5y
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Andrew65 Great to hear, likely be towards the end of the month before I get to this, almost no reading time at the moment. 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 Just got a message from Carol on Library Thing. She was wondering about where you were because you didn't leave a message about the last part of Unhallowed Ground. I told her you will be busy for 2 more weeks but thought you might want to leave a message on LT. 5y
Andrew65 @EadieB Thanks 😊, left a comment and sent a message to Carol. 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 👍🏻 5y
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Need to start this one today as my book is due back to library very soon - Book 4 of Maeve Kerrigan. I‘m really enjoying this series. Maeve is a fascinating character. If you haven‘t started this series, you should! Start with Book 1 #TheBurning #JaneCasey #TheStrangerYouKnow

Tove_Reads I really enjoyed it! Was better than the previous one, methinks. 5y
EadieB @Tove_Reads It sounds very interesting! 5y
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Tove_Reads
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Can‘t wait to read this one! I love Maeve Kerrigan ❤️

TrishB Me too ❤️ up to date on this series! 5y
Andrew65 I‘m behind and still to read The Last Girl. 5y
Tove_Reads @Andrew65 Still waiting for Gun Street Girl. It‘s more than a month overdue. My guess is that the person has lost it, so will I ever get it...? 5y
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For once it was quiet at the library. It was so much easier to get the 4th book in the Maeve Kerrigan series than the 3rd one.

EadieB @Tove_Reads Tell them to get on the stick and get you a copy! 5y
Andrew65 Wow! A lot easier! 5y
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OutsmartYourShelf
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DC Maeve Kerrigan returns for a fourth case, this one involving a ‘charming‘ serial killer, who could be a fellow police officer.

Maeve‘s boyfriend, Rob, is conveniently out of the way on a training course for most of the book & most of the focus is on DI Josh Derwent. A few glimmers of character development but please don‘t put these two in a relationship. 3⭐️

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Anitareads
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Already at book #4 in Maeve Kerrigan series. I love this series! 😍

#currentlyreading

TrishB Me too 👍🏻 great series. 7y
Anitareads @TrishB I know 😉 7y
JulieAnn Sounds good! I‘m going to find this series. I love English detective novels! 7y
Anitareads @JulieAnn I really recommend them ☺ 7y
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TrishB
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Number 4 in a series I'm really enjoying. Maeve is a great MC. Still haven't made my mind up about the annoying boss/sidekick!
And I've caught up on GoT 😀

Megabooks 🎉🎉🎉 7y
EvieBee I loved Broadchurch! 7y
TrishB @EvieBeeReads I've never watched it so can't say if there's any comparison! 7y
EvieBee @TrishB Be prepared to binge watch it. Soooo good! 7y
TrishB @EvieBeeReads I'm rubbish at TV series! So it's probably a maybe 😀 7y
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#currentlyreading
Started this one tonight. Chanelling some GoT with the bookmark!! But it premieres at 2am here so I won't be staying up as I have full stressful day in work tomorrow. Will have to avoid all spoilers!

LeeRHarry It was on at 11am here - we had a pact at work not to talk about it until tomorrow 😊 (edited) 7y
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