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Character · Maeve Kerrigan’s team · 12 books

Maeve Kerrigan

Metropolitan Police detective · Jane Casey

Maeve Kerrigan is a Metropolitan Police detective of Irish family, clever, determined and compassionate, who rises from detective constable to sergeant over the series.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Burning (2010)
Latest appearance
The Secret Room (2025)
Books
12 (12 as lead)
Series
Maeve Kerrigan
Author
Jane Casey
Circle
Maeve Kerrigan’s team

Where to meet Maeve Kerrigan

Maeve Kerrigan first appears in The Burning (2010), as the lead, book 1 of the Maeve Kerrigan series.

Buy The Burning

Every book with Maeve Kerrigan

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2010LThe Burninglead · Maeve KerriganBuy
  2. 2011LThe Reckoninglead · Maeve KerriganBuy
  3. 2012LThe Last Girllead · Maeve KerriganBuy
  4. 2013LThe Stranger You Knowlead · Maeve KerriganBuy
  5. 2014LThe Killlead · Maeve KerriganBuy
  6. 2015LAfter the Firelead · Maeve KerriganBuy
  7. 2017LLet the Dead Speaklead · Maeve KerriganBuy
  8. 2019LCruel Actslead · Maeve KerriganBuy
  9. 2020LThe Cutting Placelead · Maeve KerriganBuy
  10. 2023LThe Closelead · Maeve KerriganBuy
  11. 2024LA Stranger in the Familylead · Maeve KerriganBuy
  12. 2025LThe Secret Roomlead · Maeve KerriganBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Josh DerwentDetective Inspector and Maeve’s partner11
Una BurtDetective Inspector7
Georgia ShawYoung detective constable6
Charles GodleySuperintendent leading the murder team5
Rob LangtonDetective and Maeve’s boyfriend4