From the first day I walked through the door at Hendon, I’d been called Spud, or had to listen to jokes about how stupid the Irish were, or even fucking Riverdance, for God’s sake. My name was the giveaway – that and my wild hair, typically Irish, I’d been told. 'You’re Irish too, aren’t you? Paddies always get on.' ĭC Maeve Kerrigan is an interesting character whose position in the murder squad raises some issues related to the promotion of women into coveted positions. There are a number of things to talk about with THE BURNING.įirst of all, it is Jane Casey's second novel in a series, and I'm regretful that I haven't read the first, although I wasn't aware of it being #2 while I was reading. Her male colleagues believe Maeve’s empathy makes her weak, but the more she learns about the latest victim, Rebecca Haworth, from her grieving friends and family, the more determined Maeve becomes to bring her murderer to justice.īut how do you catch a killer no one has seen? And when so much of the evidence they leave behind has gone up in smoke? Maeve Kerrigan is an ambitious detective constable, keen to make her mark on the murder task force. The media call him The Burning Man, a brutal murderer who has beaten four young women to death, before setting their bodies ablaze in secluded areas of London’s parks. Publisher: Ebury Digital (November 11, 2010)Ī serial killer who wants to watch you burn….
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