23 must-read thriller books like Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8) by Jane Casey

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Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

By: Jane Casey

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Leo Stone is a killer. A year ago, he was convicted of murdering two women and sentenced to life wi…

"He's a lovely person and he's married, so be nice." "I'm always nice " "Not in a way that's noticeable to the casual observer"."

-Jane Casey, Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

If you liked the thriller plot in Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8) by Jane Casey , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. The Wicked Wives

By: Gus Pelagatti

3.92

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

"Wicked Wives" is based on the true story of the 1938 Philadelphia murder scandals in which sevente… read more

Similar categories in Gus Pelagatti's The Wicked Wives book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery
  • suspense
Cover of Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1) by Sharon J. Bolton

2. Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1)

By: Sharon J. Bolton

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

One night after interviewing a reluctant witness at a London apartment complex, Lacey Flint, a youn… read more

Similar categories in Sharon J. Bolton's Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Revelations (Jane Perry #3) by Laurel Dewey

3. Revelations (Jane Perry #3)

By: Laurel Dewey

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this third Jane Perry novel, Laurel Dewey takes Jane out of Denver to the small town of Midas wh… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Dewey's Revelations (Jane Perry #3) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Dead Scared (Lacey Flint, #2) by Sharon J. Bolton

4. Dead Scared (Lacey Flint, #2)

By: Sharon J. Bolton

3.77

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When a rash of suicides tears through Cambridge University, DI Mark Joesbury recruits DC Lacey Flin… read more

Similar categories in Sharon J. Bolton's Dead Scared (Lacey Flint, #2) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

5. A Dark and Twisted Tide (Lacey Flint #4)

By: Sharon J. Bolton

3.36

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

Young policewoman Lacey Flint knows that the Thames is a dangerous place - after all, she lives on … read more

Similar categories in Sharon J. Bolton's A Dark and Twisted Tide (Lacey Flint #4) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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6. Beneath the Surface (Inspector Tom Reynolds Mystery, #2)

By: Jo Spain

3.96

Format: 425 pages,

From top-ten Irish bestselling author Jo Spain comes the second novel in the Inspector Tom Reynolds… read more

Similar categories in Jo Spain's Beneath the Surface (Inspector Tom Reynolds Mystery, #2) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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7. Real Murder (Lovers in Crime, #2)

By: Lauren Carr

3.86

Format: None pages,

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Similar categories in Lauren Carr's Real Murder (Lovers in Crime, #2) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • suspense

8. Missing: Missing Without Trace in Ireland

By: None

3.80

Format: 654 pages, Paperback

Examines the cases of Ireland's women and children who have vanished in sinister and mysterious cir… read more

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9. Like This, For Ever (Lacey Flint, #3)

By: Sharon J. Bolton

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Keep telling yourself it's only fiction... As you read this heart-hammering thriller from the queen… read more

Similar categories in Sharon J. Bolton's Like This, For Ever (Lacey Flint, #3) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

10. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more

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11. Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.25

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

While enjoying his usual Friday night after dinner beer at a local restaurant, Jacques (Jack) Ludef… read more

Similar categories in Behcet Kaya's Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Jack? It’s Margeaux."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Ludicrous? Seems like wherever you go, trouble follows you."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"What is it about being ill and wanting to go home? This time there was no Katy to boat sit, so I left Emma out on the deck where she had access to her Emma cage. I closed up as best I could and decid…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Darling,’ she said. ‘Darling, darling, Jack…,’ she repeated. It had an echo chamber quality. I felt dizzy and the room began turning. I grabbed the edge of the table thinking I needed to hold on to s…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

Cover of See Them Run (D.I. Clare Mackay, #1) by Marion Todd

12. See Them Run (D.I. Clare Mackay, #1)

By: Marion Todd

4.15

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

In a famous Scottish town, someone is bent on murder – but why?On the night of a wedding celebratio… read more

Similar categories in Marion Todd's See Them Run (D.I. Clare Mackay, #1) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French

13. Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

By: Nicci French

3.96

Format: 532 pages, Paperback

A nerve-tingling and atmospheric thriller from master of suspense Nicci French about two families s… read more

Similar categories in Nicci French's Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8) by Jane Casey

14. Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

By: Jane Casey

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Leo Stone is a killer. A year ago, he was convicted of murdering two women and sentenced to life wi… read more

Similar categories in Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
"He's a lovely person and he's married, so be nice." "I'm always nice " "Not in a way that's noticeable to the casual observer"."

-Jane Casey, Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

Cover of Guilty Mothers (DI Kim Stone, #20) by Angela Marsons

15. Guilty Mothers (DI Kim Stone, #20)

By: Angela Marsons

4.54

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

She lies on the floor, her blue eyes wide and unseeing, arms outstretched as if begging for help. K… read more

Similar categories in Angela Marsons's Guilty Mothers (DI Kim Stone, #20) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of My Favourite Mistake (Walsh Family, #7) by Marian Keyes

16. My Favourite Mistake (Walsh Family, #7)

By: Marian Keyes

4.02

Format: 599 pages, Kindle Edition

The hilarious, heartwarming new novel from #1 internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes. A… read more

Similar categories in Marian Keyes's My Favourite Mistake (Walsh Family, #7) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. A Bird in Winter

By: Louise Doughty

3.68

Format: None pages, ebook

Bird is a woman on the run. One minute, she's in a meeting in her office in Birmingham - the next, … read more

Similar categories in Louise Doughty's A Bird in Winter book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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18. Someone in the Attic

By: Andrea Mara

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From a #1 internationally bestselling author comes an atmospheric, chilling novel about a family wh… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Mara's Someone in the Attic book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"People trust people with dogs. They do. There’s an inherent belief that dog people are good people."

-Andrea Mara, Someone in the Attic

"They’re keen to help and intrigued too, she can see, in that way people are when there’s drama but no personal risk."

-Andrea Mara, Someone in the Attic

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19. Somebody Knows

By: Michelle McDonagh

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

: A gripping, addictive page-turner about dangerous secrets and the lengths people will go to keep … read more

Similar categories in Michelle McDonagh's Somebody Knows book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • irish literature
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20. Don't Look Back

By: Jo Spain

3.91

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

The explosive, unforgettable new thriller from Jo Spain For one week, everything in Luke Miller'… read more

Similar categories in Jo Spain's Don't Look Back book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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21. There's Something I Have to Tell You

By: Michelle McDonagh

4.04

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

HOME IS WHERE THE SECRETS ARE BURIED When two bodies are found on Glenbeg Farm, the local commun… read more

Similar categories in Michelle McDonagh's There's Something I Have to Tell You book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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22. Leave No Trace (Kat and Lock, #2)

By: Jo Callaghan

4.31

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

DCS Kat Frank and AIDE Lock return in the provocative new thriller from the author of In the Blink … read more

Similar categories in Jo Callaghan's Leave No Trace (Kat and Lock, #2) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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23. The Trial

By: Jo Spain

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

2014, Dublin: at St Edmunds, an elite college on the outskirts of the city, twenty-year-old medical… read more

Similar categories in Jo Spain's The Trial book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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24. Body of Truth

By: Marie Cassidy

3.91

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

IN THE HUNT FOR A KILLER THE SCARS OF DEATH DON'T LIE FROM IRELAND'S FORMER STATE PATHOLOGIST MA… read more

Similar categories in Marie Cassidy's Body of Truth book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • irish literature
Cover of The Polite Act of Drowning by Charleen Hurtubise

25. The Polite Act of Drowning

By: Charleen Hurtubise

3.68

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The luminous debut novel from one of Ireland's finest storytellers 'The Polite Act of Drowning is a… read more

Similar categories in Charleen Hurtubise's The Polite Act of Drowning book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Kill List (Inspector Anjelica Henley, #3) by Nadine Matheson

26. The Kill List (Inspector Anjelica Henley, #3)

By: Nadine Matheson

4.34

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

He will come for them, one by one… Five shocking murders Twenty-five years ago, DCI Harry Rhimes … read more

Similar categories in Nadine Matheson's The Kill List (Inspector Anjelica Henley, #3) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of This Is Why We Lied (Will Trent, #12) by Karin Slaughter

27. This Is Why We Lied (Will Trent, #12)

By: Karin Slaughter

4.42

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Tim… read more

Similar categories in Karin Slaughter's This Is Why We Lied (Will Trent, #12) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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28. The Trap

By: Catherine Ryan Howard

3.61

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning, internationally bestselling crime writer Catherine Ryan Howard comes The Trap: … read more

Similar categories in Catherine Ryan Howard's The Trap book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
Cover of In Plain Sight (D.I. Clare Mackay, #2) by Marion Todd

29. In Plain Sight (D.I. Clare Mackay, #2)

By: Marion Todd

4.19

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

A child's life is at stake. Which of the residents of St Andrews is hiding something – and why?When… read more

Similar categories in Marion Todd's In Plain Sight (D.I. Clare Mackay, #2) book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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30. High Pressure

By: Sam Blake

3.68

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping standalone thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of Little Bones and The Dark Room … read more

Similar categories in Sam Blake's High Pressure book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Our Holiday by Louise Candlish

31. Our Holiday

By: Louise Candlish

3.65

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, twisty new thriller from the bestselling author of Our HouseTHERE’S TROUBLE IN PARADISE… read more

Similar categories in Louise Candlish's Our Holiday book and Jane Casey's Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, #8)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

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Sharon J. Bolton

4.04

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Laurel Dewey

4.15

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Dead Scared (Lacey Flint, #2)

Sharon J. Bolton

3.77

A Dark and Twisted Tide (Lacey Flint #4)

Sharon J. Bolton

3.36

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The Dream Home

T.M. Logan

3.97

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Every Move You Make

C.L. Taylor

3.90

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Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

Nicci French

3.96

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Claire Douglas

4.09

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