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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Love this series! Maeve and Derwent are such a great detective duo, and I genuinely did not see this resolution coming. Excited to read the next in the series.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A special thank you to St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Jane Casey delivers a gripping crime fiction thriller with THE KILL with a mix of wit, humor, grit, mystery, corruption and suspense, with a great balance between work and personal for an engrossing read.
For DC Maeve Kerrigan’s fifth adventure, leads her to a police officer shot to death in his car and DI Josh Derwent is along to assist with the investigation. There is more than one policeman shot; however, they all are afraid as they do not know when the killer will strike again. A scary thought, if the police cannot keep the citizens safe, who can?
Are the murders linked? Instead of personal, it appears someone is targeting the police as a whole. However, they do not know why? As Maeve and Josh work together, they are quite the team; they have their disagreements and he is a pig most of the time (bad boy); however they trust and respect one another. Of course, Maeve has gotten accustomed his attitude, and kept me laughing out loud. Love these two together, as reminds me of my other crime favorite duos.
Mauve’s boyfriend Rob is kind of in the background. The wedding they were to attend, afterwards she had planned this romantic night so they could be alone together, as they had not gone away on holiday for over two years. When they are at the wedding in Somerset, she is called back to London with Derwent to Richmond Park. More later in the book with some secrets.
The police are being targeted by an unknown assassin and the media aided and abetted by a politician trying to make a name for himself are keen to point out that the Metropolitan Police have bought this on themselves when they shot and killed an innocent boy.
The plot was amazing, very complex with police officers dying all over London in horrific ways. From underhanded and crooked police officers, guns, to gangsters. The author highlights the London riots of 2011. Being an American, this was quite interesting. She did a bang up job of demonstrating how the fiction version side works, as an exploration into society and law (I recall reading something about the author's inspiration behind the book). Well-researched.
Lots of secrets here from Superintendent Godley, going down-hill mentally, with his life falling apart and of course Mauve’s personal relationship issues. I love crime thrillers and cop procedurals, and when an author can combine both professional and personal with human dynamics – makes for perfect combo in order to keep the reader engaged.
My first book by Casey and even though I have not read the others in the series, she gave a good back story so I was able to catch-up. With that being said, would like to go back and read the back stories. I find myself doing this quite often since I mainly read new releases and when I find an author’s style I enjoy, I then go back and at least try and get the audio books.
Loved, Maeve . . she is smart, strong, loyal, and independent with a wild sense of humor and her enjoyed her Mum phone conversations. Pulled between her loyalties to Godley, Derwent, the victim of a murder, and her own driving sense of right and wrong, Maeve will be forced to decide how much she's willing to risk in the name of justice. A solid murder mystery with twists and turns, keeping you guessing. Look forward to reading more from this talented author and the next in the series.
PS I see Casey’s British Mauve has to deal with the politics on police force (woman in a man’s world), similar to US Karin’s Slaughter’s women detectives dealing with the Atlanta police force.
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Jane Casey delivers a gripping crime fiction thriller with THE KILL with a mix of wit, humor, grit, mystery, corruption and suspense, with a great balance between work and personal for an engrossing read.
For DC Maeve Kerrigan’s fifth adventure, leads her to a police officer shot to death in his car and DI Josh Derwent is along to assist with the investigation. There is more than one policeman shot; however, they all are afraid as they do not know when the killer will strike again. A scary thought, if the police cannot keep the citizens safe, who can?
Are the murders linked? Instead of personal, it appears someone is targeting the police as a whole. However, they do not know why? As Maeve and Josh work together, they are quite the team; they have their disagreements and he is a pig most of the time (bad boy); however they trust and respect one another. Of course, Maeve has gotten accustomed his attitude, and kept me laughing out loud. Love these two together, as reminds me of my other crime favorite duos.
Mauve’s boyfriend Rob is kind of in the background. The wedding they were to attend, afterwards she had planned this romantic night so they could be alone together, as they had not gone away on holiday for over two years. When they are at the wedding in Somerset, she is called back to London with Derwent to Richmond Park. More later in the book with some secrets.
The police are being targeted by an unknown assassin and the media aided and abetted by a politician trying to make a name for himself are keen to point out that the Metropolitan Police have bought this on themselves when they shot and killed an innocent boy.
The plot was amazing, very complex with police officers dying all over London in horrific ways. From underhanded and crooked police officers, guns, to gangsters. The author highlights the London riots of 2011. Being an American, this was quite interesting. She did a bang up job of demonstrating how the fiction version side works, as an exploration into society and law (I recall reading something about the author's inspiration behind the book). Well-researched.
Lots of secrets here from Superintendent Godley, going down-hill mentally, with his life falling apart and of course Mauve’s personal relationship issues. I love crime thrillers and cop procedurals, and when an author can combine both professional and personal with human dynamics – makes for perfect combo in order to keep the reader engaged.
My first book by Casey and even though I have not read the others in the series, she gave a good back story so I was able to catch-up. With that being said, would like to go back and read the back stories. I find myself doing this quite often since I mainly read new releases and when I find an author’s style I enjoy, I then go back and at least try and get the audio books.
Loved, Maeve . . she is smart, strong, loyal, and independent with a wild sense of humor and her enjoyed her Mum phone conversations. Pulled between her loyalties to Godley, Derwent, the victim of a murder, and her own driving sense of right and wrong, Maeve will be forced to decide how much she's willing to risk in the name of justice. A solid murder mystery with twists and turns, keeping you guessing. Look forward to reading more from this talented author and the next in the series.
PS I see Casey’s British Mauve has to deal with the politics on police force (woman in a man’s world), similar to US Karin’s Slaughter’s women detectives dealing with the Atlanta police force.
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mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Hook - Catching up on the Maeve Kerrigan Mystery Series (more like crime to me) with this one, #5. Funny thing is I think I skipped #4 and now I have to go back and read that one before I start #6 which I have sitting on my “next to read pile”. To boot, #7 hits the states in July. Darn series, how do you expect a girl to keep up?
The Line - ”It’s hard to say you need to be forgiven.”
The Sinker - One policeman is dead, then two and soon the body count is mounting. Someone’s obviously got it in for law enforcement. It’s up to Kerrigan and her superior, Derwent to find and bring to justice the killer(s).
The Kill was good but not my favorite of the series. Procedurally it’s tops but I found my mind straying and also becoming a bit annoyed with Maeve’s less than strong performance. Should I give the girl a break? I suppose. After all, she’s still technically training and much happens this outing to test that strength I want to see. At times she’s up for it and that’s when she shines. I guess that’s character development and perhaps in the next book some loose ends can be tied and Kerrigan can bring totally back on board. I hope so as I enjoyed what I’ve read of this series and hate to see my interest dissolve.
Two more thoughts…
An actual case, The Dunblane Massacre, in which 16 children, 1 teacher and the gunman were killed at Dunblane Primary School, near Sterling, Scotland twenty years ago, is mentioned. I did not recall this tragic incident and will do more reading about this.
Some of my GR friends do not want to see a romantic relationship between Kerrigan and the woman-chaser, Derwent. I’d say don’t worry. I give Casey and Kerrigan more credit than that.
The Line - ”It’s hard to say you need to be forgiven.”
The Sinker - One policeman is dead, then two and soon the body count is mounting. Someone’s obviously got it in for law enforcement. It’s up to Kerrigan and her superior, Derwent to find and bring to justice the killer(s).
The Kill was good but not my favorite of the series. Procedurally it’s tops but I found my mind straying and also becoming a bit annoyed with Maeve’s less than strong performance. Should I give the girl a break? I suppose. After all, she’s still technically training and much happens this outing to test that strength I want to see. At times she’s up for it and that’s when she shines. I guess that’s character development and perhaps in the next book some loose ends can be tied and Kerrigan can bring totally back on board. I hope so as I enjoyed what I’ve read of this series and hate to see my interest dissolve.
Two more thoughts…
An actual case, The Dunblane Massacre, in which 16 children, 1 teacher and the gunman were killed at Dunblane Primary School, near Sterling, Scotland twenty years ago, is mentioned. I did not recall this tragic incident and will do more reading about this.
Some of my GR friends do not want to see a romantic relationship between Kerrigan and the woman-chaser, Derwent. I’d say don’t worry. I give Casey and Kerrigan more credit than that.
This just made me want more Maeve & Josh. And I’m still no fan of Georgia. Can’t wait for the next book!
My least favorite of the series so far. It was just too slow for me.
[reread] i’m sad and i still miss rob, let him come back and explain