A mother and daughter are brutally slain inside their
exclusive London residence. The only witnesses are the
troubled twin that survived and Phillip Kennford, her
father and a defense attorney who makes a practice out of
twisting the truth. Detective Constable Maeve Kerrigan must
pick through the half-truths and lies of this wealthy
family to separate the fantasy of their privileged lives
from reality if she wants to catch the murderer before they
strike again.
THE LAST GIRL by Jane Casey continues to follow DC Maeve
Kerrigan as she tries to find her spot inside the male
dominated London police department. I really enjoyed the
continued banter between Maeve and her partner Detective
Inspector Josh Derwent. Derwent is prickly, egotistical and
a fantastic character. His off-color jokes make me laugh
out loud. Derwent and Maeve complement each other in
surprising ways. The fact that there is absolutely no
sexual chemistry allows them to explore the roles as
partners and unusual friends. I can't wait to see how their
partnership will evolve throughout this series. The
dynamics Maeve's interaction with various characters always
reveals more of Maeve's personality. She's a very complex
and real character.
I love the multiple levels of plotting in Casey's novels.
The Kennford case is the main focus, but Casey never
forgets about the outside world while building this
suspenseful mystery. Casey's world is incredibly realistic
and detailed. Maeve's still trying to find her footing in
her relationship with Rob Langton and deal with his
transfer to another division and his new overly friendly
boss. Add in a series of drug and gang related hits that
have all of London on edge and it's another typical day for
Maeve. Like all great series, Casey continues to build
character and recurring plot lines while heightening the
suspense of the current case.
The Kennford case is extremely tragic and the fine twists of
the plot caught me by surprise. I've loved every Jane Casey
book I've read to date and highly recommend them. THE LAST
GIRL is intricately plotted, heart-wrenching, and
suspenseful.
Vast wealth offers London defense attorney Philip Kennford a
lot of things: a gorgeous house with a pool in the backyard,
connections in the top echelons of society, a wardrobe
worthy of Milan runways. But his money doesn’t provide a
happy marriage, or good relationships with his twin
daughters…and it does nothing to protect his family when
someone brutally murders his wife and daughter in their own
home.
When Detective Constable Maeve Kerrigan arrives at the
scene, the two survivors—Philip and his second favorite
daughter, Lydia—both claim to have seen nothing, but it’s
clear right away that this is an unhappy family accustomed
to keeping secrets. Maeve soon finds herself entangled in a
case with a thousand leads that all seem to point nowhere,
and it doesn’t help that her boss, whom she trusts more than
almost anyone, is starting to make decisions that Maeve
finds questionable at best.
In The Last Girl, Jane Casey once again demonstrates
her ability to write vivid, three-dimensional characters and
spin a gripping, unpredictable mystery.
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