The Outsider, Jane Casey
The Outsider, Jane Casey
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The Outsider

Author: Jane Casey

Narrator: Josh Wichard

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hemlock Press

Published: 01/18/2024


Synopsis

A gripping new crime thriller with a ticking clock! Look out for the latest book in Jane Casey’s brilliant Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent series, y, out now! 'Thrums along at a breakneck pace' 'Fast-paced and action-packed' ' Guardian A notorious family… The country-house lifestyle of the Carter family may seem picture-perfect, but they aren't what they appear to be. A man with one goal… Undercover cop Rob Langton has one aim – to bring the family down. And his time is running out… But Rob soon realises the Carters aren't just dangerous criminals. If he can't stop them, the consequences will be explosive. Praise for Jane Casey 'With every breath in my body, I'm BEGGING you to read Jane Casey's books!' ‘The ultimate just-one-more-chapter read’ ‘Simply one of the best writers of detective fiction today’ ‘A twisting, seductive, sensational thriller’ ‘The twist in the end was as surprising as it was satisfying’ 'As tense as piano wire, intricately plotted’ ‘The undisputed queen of simmering tension’ 'One of the very best authors writing today' 'Smart, gripping and stylish' 'Funny, sexy, and a character and a case that will break your heart' ‘This book hit the ground running and didn’t let up’ 'Blew my mind. One of my books of the year’ 'A slow-burn sizzle that would put romance writers to shame'

About Jane Casey

Jane Casey was born and brought up in Dublin. She then studied English at Jesus College, Oxford, followed by an mPhil in Anglo-Irish Literature at Trinity College, Dublin. Married to a criminal barrister, she lives in London and worked in publishing as a children's books editor.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kirsten

Excellent start, exquisite dialogue, then a sort of rushed ending and I am down from 4 to 3 stars. Still enjoyable, and I am eagerly waiting for the next.......more

Goodreads review by Lisbeth

I just wrote a long review and then Goodreads crashed on me. The short version : I no longer hate Rob. I do have doubts about Maeve though. Loved Robs POV and sorry to see him not giving up his way of life. So after that short introduction, here my second take: I just love the way Jane Casey writes! Bu......more

Goodreads review by Ali

This is SOOOO satisfying. As a tangential installment to the Maeve Kerrigan series, it works so well. To find out what happened to Rob and have some loose ends tied up for Maeve was just wonderful. I also really enjoyed Rob's story as a standalone (if I was to disregard the Maeve connection, I still......more


Quotes

'Fast-paced and action-packed' 'Pacy, gripping and tightly plotted, this book works both as a standalone and as a way into Casey’s excellent series' 'A timely novel, to say the least of it, employs the conventions of spy fiction to devastating effect, as Casey skewers nativist populism, the enablers of domestic violence and the arrogant patriarchy of the old boys’ club in an understated thriller that quietly thrums along at a breakneck pace – think Succession with an undercover agent of chaos tossed into the maelstrom and you won’t be too far off the mark … is a novel that easily matches the quality of her best work to date' Praise for Jane Casey 'With every breath in my body, I'm BEGGING you to read Jane Casey's books!' ‘The ultimate just-one-more-chapter read’ ‘Simply one of the best writers of detective fiction today’ ‘A twisting, seductive, sensational thriller’ ‘The twist in the end was as surprising as it was satisfying’ 'As tense as piano wire, intricately plotted’ ‘The undisputed queen of simmering tension’ 'One of the very best authors writing today' 'Smart, gripping and stylish' 'Funny, sexy, and a character and a case that will break your heart' ‘This book hit the ground running and didn’t let up’ 'Blew my mind. One of my books of the year’ 'A slow-burn sizzle that would put romance writers to shame'