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Book SynopsisPRE-ORDER THE BRAND NEW NICCI FRENCH NOVEL, HAS ANYONE SEEN CHARLOTTE SALTER?, COMING SPRING 2024 BRINGING DANGER CLOSE TO HOME . . . THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR NICCI FRENCH, shortlisted for the 2023 Ned Kelly Awards for Best International Crime Fiction​  ‘Excels at depicting an ordinary life swept away by horror' Observer ‘Fantastic – a breathless drumbeat of dread and suspense’ Lee Child‘Heart-thumping, head-scratching, nail-biting stuff: The Favour is classic Nicci French. I read it in one breathless sitting’ Erin Kelly  A good deedCan turn deadly . . .    When Jude’s first love Liam turns up in her life after ten years of no contact, asking her for a favour, she just can’t say no. He will always be someone special to her. But do

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Book SynopsisPRE-ORDER THE LAST DAYS OF KIRA MULLAN, COMING JANUARY 2025! 'One of their very best. Compelling, moving and beautifully written . . .  an absolute winner' Observer ‘Classic Nicci French: an unputdownable missing-persons thriller that’s also a searing examination of family, memory and grief. A big-skied, full-blooded, broken-hearted book' Erin KellyShe’s loved by all who meet her. But someone wants her gone . . .Then  When beautiful and vivacious Charlotte Salter fails to turn up to her husband Alec’s 50th birthday party, her kids are worried, but Alec is not. As the days pass and there’s still no word from Charlie, her daughter, Etty, and her sons, Niall, Paul and Ollie, all struggle to come to terms with her disappearance. How can anyone just vanish without a trace? Left with no answers and in limbo

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Book Synopsis**HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR THE 2021 CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD**  She’s a murderer.   Everyone knows she killed Stuart Rees – why else would his dead body be found in her shed? So now Tabitha is in prison, awaiting trial.   Coming back to the remote coastal village where she grew up was a mistake. She didn’t fit in then, and she doesn’t fit in now.   That day is such a blur, she can’t remember clearly what happened. There is something she is missing, something important… She only knows one thing. She is not capable of murder.   And the only one she can trust to help her out of this situation is herself. So she must fight. Against the odds.  For her life.    Beautifully written about prejudice, loneliness and fighting spirit, this new book by Nicci French is shocking, twisty and utterly compelling.Trade Review‘Clever, compelling, original and twisty. This unputdownable David-and-Goliath story has the flawed, funny, totally unforgettable Tabitha at its heart and I read until the early hours, desperate to know her fate’ -- Erin Kelly‘Part ingenious locked-room mystery. Part you’ve-got-thewrong-person nightmare drama. Part intricate memory game. Yet all seamlessly woven together. French’s best book yet’ -- A J Finn‘Great writing, razor-sharp plotting, and powerful characterisation. I was 100 pages in before I even drew breath, and I defy anyone to see the ending coming’ -- Cara Hunter‘A novel that blissfully plays with two genres: on the one hand an against-the-odds legal thriller à la John Grisham where the defence lawyer is even more disadvantaged than usual; and on the other a Miss Marple whodunnit set in a Devon village, where the amateur sleuth is herself the prime suspect and has to conduct her investigation from jail. Enthrallingly, the reader knows where the plot is heading, but has no idea how the great escape can be pulled off’ * Sunday Times *‘Engrossing… In this clever courtroom drama, Tabitha is on trial for the murder of a neighbour. The evidence against her is strong and due to the medication she takes, she has virtually no memory of what happened, but she’s sure she’s innocent and has to build a case to clear her name’ * Good Housekeeping *‘I wanted everything to stop so I could read this book, there was something that grabbed me from the opening… This is a clever, well-crafted novel with twists and turns right until the end… The courtroom scenes are especially good and strike that balance between honour and order as well as farcical at times. Definitely a favourite read of mine for 2020’ * Woman’s Way (Ireland) *'Describing it as a suspenseful prison thriller, or riveting courtroom drama doesn’t do this meticulously written detective novel justice. There is detail to sift through, CCTV footage to analyse, behaviour of the villagers to decipher. We become Tabitha’s shadow as the events surrounding that fateful day become clearer and more revealing. As well as its finely drawn characters and clever storyline, this is a novel that provokes you into pondering the workings of the wider justice system, police methods and prison life' * Bookanista *‘Nicci French husband-and-wife writing team responsible for some of the UK’s best psychological thrillers have created a gem of a protagonist in Tabitha, who sets out to investigate what happened to herself, from prison. Sad, small, yet gloriously tough, she summons the inhabitants of the place where the murder happened to speak to her and slowly pieces together her case… House of Correction allows the readers to puzzle out what happened alongside Tabitha, while cheering her effort’ * Observer *'First-class' * Independent *‘The husband-and-wife team of Nicci Gerrard and Sean French… have taken the ingredients of the classic village mystery and transformed them into something up to date and gripping… Now that the criminal justice system is shamefully underfunded, this is a timely as well as an entertaining novel’ * Literary Review *‘Tabitha is in prison, charged with the murder of the teacher who once abused her. With no one convinced as she protests her innocence, she launches her own campaign to clear her name. Gritty and moving – the husband-and-wife team have scored another hit’ * Best *‘Tabitha is in prison, awaiting trial for the murder of a man found dead in her shed. The day is such a blur, though, she can’t clearly remember what happened. But she knows she’s no capable of murder. The only one she can trust is herself, so she must fight against all the odds… A twisty and shocking read’ * Bella *

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Book Synopsis‘He did kill. Kill and kill and kill.’  Tess’s number one priority has always been her three-year-old daughter Poppy. But splitting up with Poppy’s father Jason means that she cannot always be there to keep her daughter safe.   When she finds a disturbing drawing, dark and menacing, among her daughter’s brightly coloured paintings, Tess is convinced that Poppy has witnessed something terrible. Something that her young mind is struggling to put into words.   But no one will listen. It’s only a child’s drawing, isn’t it?  Tess will protect Poppy, whatever the price. But when she doesn’t know what, or who, she is protecting her from, how can she possibly know who to trust . . . ?   ‘An intense, brilliantly crafted thriller that hums with menace from start to finish' TM Logan, Trade Review'I love Nicci French’s books, and with The Unheard they are right at the top of their game. Few crime writers can match their psychological acuity, of their ability to lead a reader through dizzying plot twists without ever losing pace. It’s an absolute masterclass of crime writing' -- Kate Rhodes, author of the Locked-Island Mystery series‘What an intriguing, compelling page-turner. I ate it up in two days’ -- Liz Nugent, author of Our Little Cruelties

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Book SynopsisFeel chills down your spine with the thrilling first novel in Nicci French''s bestselling killer series''Undeniably at the top of British psychological suspense writing'' OBSERVER''Utterly gripping . . . I could hardly turn the pages fast enough'' 5***** READER REVIEW _______ Monday: five-year-old Matthew Faraday is abducted. His face is splashed across newspaper front pages. His parents and the police are desperate. Can anyone help find their little boy before it is too late? Psychotherapist Frieda Klein just might know something. One of her patients describes dreams of seizing a boy who is the spitting image of Matthew. Convinced at first the police will dismiss her fears out of hand, Frieda reluctantly finds herself drawn into the heart of the case. A previous abduction, from twenty years ago, suggests a new lead - one that only Frieda, an expert on the minds of disturbed individuals, can uncover.Trade ReviewA brilliantly crafted new crime series Daily Mirror Frieda ... is a strong creation, sympathetic but withholding and with hints of hidden facets -- Barry Forshaw Daily Express Both a frightening and gripping read Easy Living A novel that will have you on the edge of your seat Woman & Home This heart-stoppingly good tale sets the bar high for the next seven books - we can't wait to read them! Good Housekeeping

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Book SynopsisFor Frieda Klein the days get longer, the cases darker . . .Psychotherapist Frieda Klein thought she was done with the police. But once more DCI Karlsson is knocking at her door.A man''s decomposed body has been found in the flat of Michelle Doyce, a woman trapped in a world of strange mental disorder. The police don''t know who it is, how he got there or what happened - and Michelle can''t tell them. But Karlsson hopes Frieda can get access to the truths buried beneath her confusion.Painstakingly, Frieda uncovers a possible identity for the corpse: Robert Poole, a jack of all trades and master conman. But the deeper Frieda and Karlsson dig into Poole''s past, the more of his victims they encounter - and the more motives they find for murder. Meanwhile, violent ghosts from Frieda''s own past are returning to threaten her.Unable to discover quite who is telling the truth and who is lying, they know they are getting closer to a killer. But whoeveTrade ReviewA brilliantly crafted new crime series * Daily Mirror *This heart-stoppingly good tale sets the bar high for the next seven books - we can't wait to read them! * Good Housekeeping *

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Book SynopsisNicci French''s darkest most shocking thriller yet, Saturday Requiem is the stand-alone sixth instalment of the Frieda Klein series, about a young girl accused of murdering her familyThirteen years ago eighteen-year-old Hannah Docherty was arrested for the brutal murder of her family. It was an open-shut case and Hannah''s been incarcerated in a secure hospital ever since. When psychotherapist Frieda Klein is asked to meet Hannah and give her assessment of her, she reluctantly agrees. What she finds horrifies her. And Frieda is haunted by the thought that Hannah might be as much of a victim as her family; that something wasn''t right all those years ago.And as Hannah''s case takes hold of her, Frieda soon begins to realize that she''s up against someone who''ll go to any lengths to protect themself.''Nicci French''s sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition'' Sophie Hannah Trade ReviewAbused by the system meant to protect her, Hannah is a long-term resident of a secure psychiatric hospital. They think she murdered her family, Freida Klein thinks differently. However, nothing is as it seems and digging up the past can have terrifying consequences. Frieda Klein is back in Nicci French's darkest, most shocking thriller yet. * from the publisher's description *Nicci French's sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition. -- Sophie HannahBrilliantly crafted . . . masterly control of suspense * Daily Mirror *Tense, frightening, gripping * Easy Living *Dark, nerve-tingling and addictive * Daily Express *Magnificent * Evening Standard *French leads the field * Sunday Express *

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Book SynopsisUntil It''s Over is a riveting psychological thriller from the Top Ten bestselling author, Nicci FrenchDEAD. UNLUCKY.Cycle courier Astrid Bell is bad luck - for other people. First Astrid''s neighbour Peggy accidentally knocks her off her bike - and not long after is found bludgeoned to death in an alley. Then a few days later, Astrid is asked to pick up a package - only to find the client slashed to pieces in the hall of her own home.For the police it''s more than coincidence. For Astrid and her six housemates it''s just the beginning of a nightmare - the growing suspicion that the worst is yet to come.Because if it''s true that bad luck comes in threes - who will be next to die?Praise for Nicci French:''Reads like lightning'' Observer''Another nail-biting thriller'' Daily Express''A taut, sexy and compulsive read'' Elle''Taut and menacing . . . excellent'' Guardian

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Book SynopsisTHE CHILLING SEVENTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING FRIEDA KLEIN SERIES ''Menacing'' GuardianSomeone is coming for Frieda, someone deadly . . .Psychotherapist Frieda Klein has believed serial killer Dean Reeve escaped justice for years. Despite what the police say, she is convinced he''s still alive. And finally she has the evidence. Because under her floor is the rotting corpse of an ex-policeman who she''d hired to hunt for Reeve.Now the police have to take her seriously.It''s clear that whoever did this is very dangerous and must be found, but it''s also clear that they''re not finished with Frieda - or those she loves most.As Frieda is about to learn - it''s always darkest just before the dawn . . .''Addictive'' Daily Express''Nail-biting'' Marie Claire''Ingenious'' Daily TelegraphTrade ReviewStop what you are doing and start [reading] right now . . . Dean is back. (Or is he?) -- SAM BAKER IS READING * The Pool *Clear your diaries, crime fans, the latest Nicci French is out . . . the seventh in the series, husband-and-wife writing team throw in surprises right up to the last page * Good Housekeeping *

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Book SynopsisRich in intrigue, intensity and atmosphere, Friday on my Mind is classic Nicci French - a dark, gripping and sophisticated masterclass in psychological suspense in which nothing is quite what it seems . . .When a bloated corpse is found floating in the River Thames the police can at least sure that identifying the victim will be straightforward. Around the dead man''s wrist is a hospital band. On it are the words Dr F. Klein . . .But psychotherapist Frieda Klein is very much alive. And, after evidence linking her to the murder is discovered, she becomes the prime suspect.Unable to convince the police of her innocence, Frieda is forced to make a bold decision in order to piece together the terrible truth before it''s too late either for her or for those she loves.Friday on my Mind is the fifth addictive and intriguing novel in the Frieda Klein series by the bestselling author Nicci French.Praise for Nicci French:<Trade ReviewNicci French's sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition. -- Sophie HannahBrilliantly crafted . . . masterly control of suspense * Daily Mirror *Tense, frightening, gripping * Easy Living *Dark, nerve-tingling and addictive * Daily Express *Magnificent * Evening Standard *French leads the field * Sunday Express *

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Book Synopsis* THE NEW ADDICTIVE THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE *   ‘Expertly paced, psychologically sharp, thoroughly enjoyable' Louise Candlish ‘Meticulously plotted, psychologically astute’ Sarah Vaughan 'Confirms Nicci French as the giant of the genre' Erin Kelly ‘A pure adrenaline rush’ Jenny Colgan  Neve Connolly looks down at a murdered man. She doesn't call the police.    ‘You know, it’s funny,’ Detective Inspector Hitching said. ‘Whoever I see, they keep saying, talk to Neve Connolly, she’ll know. She’s the one people talk to, she’s the one people confide in.’   A trusted colleague and friend. A mother. A wife.   Neve Connolly is all these things. Trade Review'Confirms Nicci French as the giant of the genre, upon whose shoulders other writers stand' -- Erin Kelly‘French, the pseudonymous couple who single-handedly revamped the psychological thriller in the 1990s, show they remain as expert at suspense, plot and the psychology of stressed heroines’ * Sunday Times *'The Lying Room is a return to their roots, and oh boy, is it a good one... With its terrifying premise – how easy it is for an ordinary woman to find herself faced with evil – The Lying Room isn't merely a return to the form of Nicci French's earlier chillers – it's even better' * Observer *‘It’s Nicci French perfection – which, as we all know, is the best kind of perfection. So, so gripping and brilliantly clued' -- Sophie Hannah‘The Lying Room reasserts Nicci French as the master of duplicity, suspense and sleight of hand’ -- Sam Baker'The hook of The Lying Room is chilling: a woman discovers the dead body of a man she knows and doesn’t tell a soul. From the very first page, Nicci French remains one step ahead of us as we race to unpick Neve Connolly's deadly tangle. Expertly paced, psychologically sharp, thoroughly enjoyable' -- Louise Candlish‘You know a book's gripping when you sneak away at any opportunity to read it. Meticulously plotted, psychologically astute’ -- Sarah Vaughan‘This book is a pure adrenaline rush!’ * Jenny Colgan *

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Book SynopsisLOUISE PENNY says the Frieda Klein novels are fabulous.JOSEPH FINDER says they''re in the rich vein of Kate Atkinson.And TAMI HOAG calls them truly unique.A decade ago, psychologist Frieda Klein was sucked into the orbit of Dean Reeve -- a killer able to impersonate almost anyone, a man who can disappear without a trace, a psychopath obsessed with Frieda herself.In the years since, Frieda has worked with -- and sometimes against -- the London police in solving their most baffling cases. But now she''s in hiding, driven to isolation by Reeve. When a series of murders announces his return, Frieda must emerge from the shadows to confront her nemesis. And it''s a showdown she might not survive.Criminology student Lola Hayes has tracked Frieda down with a single-minded pursuit: she wants to delve inside the mind of a woman besieged by darkness. But in following every move Frieda makes, Lola is exposing herself to the same terrors—and the same twisted fixation of a diabolical psychopath. This gripping cat-and-mouse thriller pits one of the most fascinating characters in contemporary fiction against an enemy like none other. Smart, sophisticated, and spellbinding, it''s a novel to leave you breathless. 

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Book SynopsisOne little secret between a married woman, her lover, and a killer.In this thrilling standalone from the internationally bestselling author of the Frieda Klein series, a married woman’s affair with her boss spirals into a dangerous game of chess with the police when she discovers he’s been murdered and she clears the crime scene of all evidence.It should have been just a mid-life fling. A guilty indiscretion that Neve Connolly could have weathered. An escape from twenty years of routine marriage to her overworked husband, and from her increasingly distant children. But when Neve pays a morning-after visit to her lover, Saul, and finds him brutally murdered, their pied-à-terre still heady with her perfume, all the lies she has so painstakingly stitched together threaten to unravel.After scrubbing clean every trace of her existence from Saul’s life—and death—Neve believes she can return to n

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Book SynopsisOne little secret between a married woman, her lover, and a killer.In this thrilling standalone from the internationally bestselling author of the Frieda Klein series, a married woman’s affair with her boss spirals into a dangerous game of chess with the police when she discovers he’s been murdered and she clears the crime scene of all evidence.It should have been just a mid-life fling. A guilty indiscretion that Neve Connolly could have weathered. An escape from twenty years of routine marriage to her overworked husband, and from her increasingly distant children. But when Neve pays a morning-after visit to her lover, Saul, and finds him brutally murdered, their pied-à-terre still heady with her perfume, all the lies she has so painstakingly stitched together threaten to unravel.After scrubbing clean every trace of her existence from Saul’s life—and death—Neve believes she can return to n

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Book SynopsisIn this ingenious stand-alone thriller from the internationally bestselling author and “razor sharp” master of suspense (People), a grieving wife is forced to ask: Which is worse—infidelity or murder?Ellie Falkner’s world has been destroyed. Her husband, Greg, died in a car crash—and he wasn’t alone. In the passenger seat was the body of Milena Livingstone, a woman Ellie’s never heard of. But Ellie refuses to leap to the obvious conclusion, despite the whispers and suspicions of those around her. Maybe it’s the grief, but Ellie has to find out who this woman was—and prove Greg wasn’t having an affair. And soon she is chillingly certain their deaths were no accident. Are Ellie’s accusations of murder her way of avoiding the truth about her marriage? Or does an even more sinister discovery await her?

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Book SynopsisIn this twisty new stand-alone novel from internationally bestselling author Nicci French, a young woman agrees to do a favor for her first love—but when things go horribly wrong, one small task turns into a murder investigation that completely upends her life, ensnaring her in a deadly web of secrets and lies.It’s a simple enough favor.Jude hasn’t seen Liam in years, but when he shows up at her work asking for a favor, she finds she can’t refuse. All Jude has to do is pick Liam up at a country train station—without telling anyone. So what if she has to lie to her fiancé? Jude is still committed to him and their imminent wedding, even if she and Liam were in love once.She owes him.After the car crash that changed everything years ago, bright, ambitious Jude went to medical school, back on the path she had planned before meeting moody, artistic Liam. Meanwhile, he never fully recovered from the dark stain

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Book SynopsisIn this twisty new stand-alone novel from internationally bestselling author Nicci French, a young woman agrees to do a favor for her first love—but when things go horribly wrong, one small task turns into a murder investigation that completely upends her life, ensnaring her in a deadly web of secrets and lies.It’s a simple enough favor.Jude hasn’t seen Liam in years, but when he shows up at her work asking for a favor, she finds she can’t refuse. All Jude has to do is pick Liam up at a country train station—without telling anyone. So what if she has to lie to her fiancé? Jude is still committed to him and their imminent wedding, even if she and Liam were in love once.She owes him.After the car crash that changed everything years ago, bright, ambitious Jude went to medical school, back on the path she had planned before meeting moody, artistic Liam. Meanwhile, he never fully recovered from the dark stain

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Book SynopsisWhat to Do When Someone Dies is another ingenious thriller from the best-loved, bestselling author, Nicci FrenchEllie Faulkner''s world has been destroyed. Her husband Greg died in a car crash - and he wasn''t alone. In the passenger seat was the body of Milena Livingstone - a woman Ellie''s never heard of.But Ellie refuses to leap to the obvious conclusion, despite the whispers and suspicions of those around her. Maybe it''s the grief, but Ellie has to find out who this woman was - and prove Greg wasn''t having an affair.And soon she is chillingly certain their deaths were no accident. Are Ellie''s accusations of murder her way of avoiding the truth about her marriage? Or does an even more sinister discovery await her?Praise for Nicci French:''Relentlessly enjoyable and gripping from the first page to the last'' Evening Standard''You''ll be totally gripped until a very unexpected twist knocks you for six'' Cosmopo

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Book SynopsisLand of the Living is a riveting psychological thriller from the acclaimed Top Ten bestselling author, Nicci FrenchYou wake in the dark, gagged and bound. A man visits you, feeds you. And tells you that he will kill you - just like all the rest.Abbie Devereaux doesn''t know where she is or how she got there. She''s so terrified she can barely remember her own name - and she''s sure of just one thing: that she will survive this nightmare. But even if she does make it back to the land of the living, Abbie knows that he''ll still be out there, looking for her. And next time, there may be no escape . . .

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Book SynopsisCatch Me When I Fall is a chilling novel of murder, madness and a woman on the edge from the Top Ten bestselling author, Nicci FrenchYou''re a whirlwind. A success. You''re living life on the edge. But who''ll catch you when you fall? Holly Krauss is a city girl burning the candle at both ends. Despite a comfortable home life, a tough job and friends who admire her, she secretly enjoys taking reckless, dangerous walks on the wild side. But Holly can''t keep those worlds separate forever. Soon enough her secret life bleeds into her safe one and everything spirals out of control. She''s making mistakes at home and at work, owes money to the wrong people - and now it seems that someone''s stalking her. Could it just be paranoia or is she in very real danger?And who can you trust when you can no longer trust yourself?

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Book SynopsisTHE NAIL-BITING, PULSE-RACING THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR, NICCI FRENCH''Extraordinary. It carried me with it on the breathless ride'' 5***** Reader Review''Had me totally hooked and kept me guessing until the end'' 5***** Reader Review''Gripping, entertaining . . . A real page-turner'' 5***** Reader Review______ The clock is ticking - and the search hasn''t even begun . . . Nina Landry has given up city life for the isolated community of Sandling Island. At night, the wind howls. Sometimes they are cut off by the incoming tide. But for Nina, it is home. It is safe.But when Nina''s teenage daughter Charlie fails to return from a sleepover on the day they''re due to go on holiday, the island becomes a different place altogether. A place of secrets and suspicions. Where no one - friends, neighbours, even the police - believes Nina''s instinctive fear that her daughter i

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Book SynopsisComplicit is a gripping psychological thriller by the highly acclaimed and Top Ten bestselling author, Nicci FrenchWho is more deadly?An enemy? A friend?Or a lover?Bonnie Graham is in her friend''s flat. She is alone, except for the dead body lying in a pool of blood. What happened? What will she do? And is any or all of it her fault?Bonnie is a music teacher who has spent a long, hot summer in London rehearsing with a band. It was supposed to be fun, but the tricky knots of the band''s friendships unravel with each passing day. What was meant to be a summer of happiness, music and love turns deadly as lovers betray, passions turn homicidal and friendship itself becomes a crime.Someone in the band must be a killer. Is it Bonnie? And if not - who is it?Praise for Nicci French:''Relentlessly addictive . . . Friendship and betrayal has never been so deadly'' Mirror''A gripping crime mystery, an acc

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Book SynopsisFeel chills down your spine with the thrilling third novel in Nicci French''s bestselling killer series . . . Ruth Lennox is found by her daughter in a pool of her own blood. But who would want to murder an ordinary housewife? And why? ''Undeniably at the top of British psychological suspense writing'' OBSERVER''Frieda''s thinking keeps you gripped and adds twists that most people wouldn''t imagine'' 5***** READER REVIEW__________Psychotherapist Frieda Klein wasn''t ready for a case to get this personal.When her niece befriends Ruth Lennox''s son, Ted, she finds herself in the difficult position of confidant to both Ted, and DCI Karlsson.Soon it''s clear that Ruth was leading a secret life. Her family close ranks.And Karlsson needs Frida''s help more than ever before . . .But Frieda is distracted. Having survived an attack on her life, she''s struggling to stay focused wTrade ReviewBrilliantly crafted . . . masterly control of suspense * Daily Mirror *Tense, frightening, gripping * Easy Living *Nerve-tingling and addictive * Daily Express *Nicci French's sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition. No one understands human psychological frailty better. No one writes better about grief, love, fear or emotional damage. Not many books are as insightful as they are addictive; Nicci French's are. -- Sophie Hannah

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Book SynopsisThursday''s Child by Nicci French is the fourth novel in the bestselling Frieda Klein series, following Blue Monday, Tuesday''s Gone and Waiting for Wednesday.Two crimes, generations apart . . .Twenty years ago teenager Frieda Klein was brutally attacked in her own home. No one believed her - not the police, not her mother, not her friends. She left town, trained as a psychologist and never went back.Now an old classmate has shown up. She wants help with her daughter, who claims to have been attacked at home. An attack eerily similar to the one on Frieda. No one else believes the girl''s story. Now - with a school reunion in the offing - Frieda returns to the darkness she fled. To the small town which refused to help her and which hides a terrible secret. Because someone at the reunion knows what happened.And they''ll stop at nothing to prevent Frieda discovering the truth . . .Praise for the Frieda Klein series:''Nicci French''s sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition'' Sophie Hannah''Expert in the unguessable twist, supremely skilled at ratcheting up the tension'' Easy Living''French leads the field'' Sunday Express''Brilliantly crafted . . . masterly control of suspense'' Daily Mirror''Magnificent'' Evening Standard ''A nerve-jangling and addictive read'' Daily ExpressTrade ReviewNicci French's sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition. -- Sophie HannahBrilliantly crafted . . . masterly control of suspense * Daily Mirror *Tense, frightening, gripping * Easy Living *Nerve-tingling and addictive * Daily Express *Expert in the unguessable twist, supremely skilled at ratcheting up the tension * Easy Living *

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Book SynopsisPRE-ORDER THE BRAND NEW NICCI FRENCH NOVEL, HAS ANYONE SEEN CHARLOTTE SALTER?, COMING SPRING 2024 BRINGING DANGER CLOSE TO HOME . . . THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR NICCI FRENCH, shortlisted for the 2023 Ned Kelly Awards for Best International Crime Fiction​  ‘Excels at depicting an ordinary life swept away by horror' Observer ‘Fantastic – a breathless drumbeat of dread and suspense’ Lee Child‘Heart-thumping, head-scratching, nail-biting stuff: The Favour is classic Nicci French. I read it in one breathless sitting’ Erin Kelly  A good deedCan turn deadly . . .    When Jude’s first love Liam turns up in her life after ten years of no contact, asking her for a favour, she just can’t say no. He will always be someone special to her. But doTrade Review'French always excels at depicting an ordinary life swept away by horror and The Favour is no exception' * Observer *'Pacy and page-turning, this is a gripping thriller about what happens when one small decision spials out of control… Ardent fans and new readers alike will love it' * Prima *'Brilliantly twisty, with a final reveal that will send shivers down your spine' * Woman & Home *'Fantastic - a breathless drumbeat of dread and suspense . . . no one does it better than Nicci French' -- Lee Child'Heart-thumping, head-scratching, nail-biting stuff: The Favour is classic Nicci French. I read it in one breathless sitting' -- Erin Kelly

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Book SynopsisTHE NEW THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE  ‘He did kill. Kill and kill and kill.’  Tess’s number one priority has always been her three-year-old daughter Poppy. But splitting up with Poppy’s father Jason means that she cannot always be there to keep her daughter safe.   When she finds a disturbing drawing, dark and menacing, among her daughter’s brightly coloured paintings, Tess is convinced that Poppy has witnessed something terrible. Something that her young mind is struggling to put into words.   But no one will listen. It’s only a child’s drawing, isn’t it?  Tess will protect Poppy, whatever the price. But when she doesn’t know what, or who, she is protecting her from, how can she possibly know who to trust . . . ?   ‘What an intriguingTrade Review‘A mesmerising portrait of a child under stress, observed obsessively because every tiny trait is a possible clue to an important crime’ * Sunday Times, best paperbacks of 2022 *'I love Nicci French’s books, and with The Unheard they are right at the top of their game. Few crime writers can match their psychological acuity, of their ability to lead a reader through dizzying plot twists without ever losing pace. It’s an absolute masterclass of crime writing' -- Kate Rhodes, author of the Locked-Island Mystery series‘What an intriguing, compelling page-turner. I ate it up in two days’ -- Liz Nugent, author of Our Little Cruelties'The Nicci French duo have been on a strong run since reverting to non-series thrillers, and it continues with The Unheard… This is a mesmerising portrait of a child under stress, observed obsessively because every tiny trait is a possible clue to an important crime' * Sunday Times *'A haunting investigation of our darkest fears' * Mail on Sunday *‘Utterly absorbing, brilliantly plotted, twisty and original’ -- Rachel Abbott, author of the DCI Tom Douglas thrillers‘An intense, brilliantly crafted thriller that hums with menace from start to finish' -- TM Logan'The Unheard is the sort of book that makes you miss your bus stop' * The Times *'In the very capable hands of the dynamic writing duo known as Nicci French, the big reveal is sophisticated, satisfying and very surprising' * Daily Mail *‘The Unheard is excellent – a breathless read brimming with misdirection and fear’ * The Observer *‘Husband-and-wife team of Nicci Gerrard and Sean French tackle the subject of how difficult is it for people with a background of mental illness to be taken seriously… Tess is an excellent mother and an appealing character, as is Poppy. If some of Tess’s activities are morally dubious, at least they are impelled by something other than the selfish desire for gratification pursued by more than one of the suspects in this fast-moving domestic thriller’ * Literary Review *‘The police don’t smell a rat. They see no crime. Narrator Tess is wasting their time with her crazed conviction that her daughter, Poppy, has witnessed an atrocity. A three-year-old cannot tell what she saw, but there is a menacing drawing, strange utterances, disturbed behaviour. Can Jason Poppy’s father, be trusted? Can anyone? The usual French polish from an accomplished husband-and-wife duo’ * Saga *‘Husband and wife duo Nicci Gerrard and Sean French have created another enthralling, tantalisingly twisty read’ * Heat *'Confirms Nicci French as the giant of the genre' -- Erin Kelly

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Book SynopsisShe thinks it was murder.  But if she can’t trust herself, can anyone else?   Nancy North and her boyfriend Felix are making the move across London to Harlesden. A new flat, a new area, a new start. Because while Nancy is fine now, she wasn’t fine before. But settling into the new flat and meeting the new neighbours isn’t helped by Felix’s hovering concern. She is all right. She is sticking to her breathing exercises and doctor-prescribed help.   So, when their new neighbour Kira Mullan is found dead by suicide, Felix is understandably worried about Nancy’s frame of mind. But Nancy saw Kira the day before she died and she didn’t strike her as someone who was suicidal – she was upset and angry, yes, but was she upset and angry enough to take her own life?   Nancy is the only one convinced that there’s more to Kira’s death than

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