The Burning by Jane Casey introduces US readers to an ambitious detective constable, Maeve Kerrigan, along with a cast of quirky and interesting characters.
Someone is brutally beating and then burning women in London, and the police have no clues to help them find the criminal. While this is going on, Maeve thinks the latest victim might be a copycat murder, and she is set to the task of investigating everyone involved with that victim. As Casey ratchets up the suspense, Maeve ends up being the one who not only solves a crime, but saves the life of another officer while almost losing hers.
