Ken's Reviews > The Cutting Place

I think I've just found my new favourite crime series!

Even though this is ninth entry in the DS Maeve Kerrigan series, at no point was my reading hindered by not knowing what had preceeded this current case.
That is testament to the brilliant and compelling storytelling by Casey.

Obviously jumping in midway through a series means that I'd missed the growth of various relationships between the characters, so I'm curious to dive back to the beginning - it was easy to get caught upto speed though.

The plot itself concerns a reporter who's body parts have been found in the Thames, identified as young journalists Paignton Hargreaves who'd recently been investigating The Chiron Club (a establishment for privileged men) and it seems like she's about to expose a shocking scandal.

Both the gore and sleaze were just enough to add a sense of realism as Kerrigan attempts to follow a trail left by Hargreaves.

The characters were so vividly written and the story really builds as the inner workings of the club is slowly revealed.
I can't praise this highly enough and just off to order Kerrigan's opener.