Jane Casey is an Irish-born author of crime novels. She was born in Dublin in 1977 and grew up in Castleknock, 8 km (5 mi) west of the centre of Dublin. She studied English at Jesus College, Oxford.[1] For a period she worked as an editor for a children's book publisher.[2]
Her first book, The Missing, was published by Ebury Press in February 2010. It was shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Award. She then began a series of novels featuring Detective Constable Maeve Kerrigan:[3] The Burning, The Reckoning, The Last Girl, The Stranger You Know and The Kill (which was shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Award 2014).
Her 2024 novel A Stranger in the Family won the Crime Fiction Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards.[4]
She has also begun a series of novels for young adults, featuring her character Jess Tennant: How to Fall, Bet Your Life and Hide and Seek.[2]
- ^ Gartland, Fiona (16 March 2024). "Irish crime author Jane Casey: 'I spent quite a long time not writing because I was looking in the wrong direction'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ a b Leonard, Sue (24 March 2023). "Book interview: Jane Casey gets Close to DM Maeve Kerrigan for her 10th outing". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Detective Constable Maeve Kerrigan". MaeveKerrigan.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Wrona, Adrianna (28 November 2024). "Interview with Jane Casey author of the book A Stranger in the Family". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 December 2024.