strawberrymivvy 's review for:

The Close by Jane Casey

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is probably my least favourite of the books in the series; I kept flicking back to the beginning to see if I'd missed something, an explanation as to why Maeve and Derwent were suddenly going undercover out of their local area, to solve a crime that wasn't explained, whilst still working remotely to solve an unrelated murder on their home patch.

Once the crime at the heart of the story became more obvious I did start to enjoy the novel more, but I was frustrated that Casey felt she had to go where she previously hadn't, seemingly in order to keep fans happy...

Still waiting with baited breath for the next installment, but hoping series gets back on track