By The Book: Irish Crime Novelist Jane Casey Chats Book 11 & What Inspires Her

Having 11 books under your belt is no easy feat. Jane Casey, who is the mind behind the Irish Maeve Kerrigan crime series, is currently working on book 12.

She takes a break from writing to chat with us about a decade of work in the Brooks Hotel in the heart of Dublin. It’s the perfect crime day when we chat. It’s wet and windy and thoroughly miserable. Sitting by a fire in a hotel bar, enjoying a pot of tea, Jane is exuding Agatha Christie vibes.How are you? Tell us a bit about your new book, A Stranger in the Family!

This is the 11th in the series but I am working on number 12. But we’re talking about A Stranger in the Family, which is 11th. So my 10th, The Close, had our two main characters go undercover as a couple. So now in this one, we’re circling back to see where they stand with one another. It looks at how can they go on and work together and have a professional relationship after getting so close.

The Secret History by Donna Tart. I read it when I was 16 so when I was beginning to think about being an adult. So it had a huge effect on me. A lot of crime writers will say that book as well. It has the perfect characters and such lyrical writing. I could probably still recite chunks of it. I just love it, I re-read it once a year! I remember Donna being on the radio in Ireland and her saying that the book starts with the reader knowing who the murderer is.

I would want to have a book by Mary Stewart, who is a 1950s crime writer. I’ve been talking about them for years and years. They’re in my DNA as a writer. I think Wildfire at Midnight. Definitely an Agatha Christie, the first one I ever read was Sparkling Cynanide. It is not one of her best books but it really hooked me, so that’s the one I would have. Probably The Secret History.Crime and romance! They both have in common that they both have a proper conclusion.

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