Maeve Kerrigan book 1 · 2010
The Burning
A killer known as the Burning Man is beating women to death in London parks and setting them on fire. When a fifth woman dies, young detective Maeve Kerrigan suspects the death may not be his work.
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Book facts
- Author
- Jane Casey
- Series
- Maeve Kerrigan, book 1 of 12
- Published
- 2010
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in The Burning
3 recurring or key characters from Jane Casey’s chart. Introduces Maeve Kerrigan, Charles Godley and Rob Langton.
Lead 1
- Maeve KerriganFirst appearanceMetropolitan Police detective
Major 1
- Rob LangtonFirst appearanceDetective and Maeve’s boyfriend
Minor and cameo 1
- Charles GodleyFirst appearanceSuperintendent leading the murder team
Also featuring these characters
Other Jane Casey books that share the most characters with The Burning.
- The Last Girl2012 · Maeve Kerrigan · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Stranger You Know2013 · Maeve Kerrigan · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Kill2014 · Maeve Kerrigan · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon