Nicci French

Complicit 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 accomplished thriller' Woman'Exerts a vice-like grip' Daily Telegraph'Reels in readers from the start' Independent

What 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' Cosmopolitan'You'll be hooked from the first page. A compulsive page-turner' Daily Express

Until 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

***Special anniversary edition, with a new introduction by Sophie Hannah***You remember an idyllic childhood. But your memory is deceitful. And possibly deadly . . . When a skeleton is unearthed in the Martellos' garden, Jane Martello is shocked to learn it's that of her childhood friend, Natalie, who went missing twenty-five years before. Jane is encouraged by her therapist to recover what really took place when she was a child - and what happened to Natalie. But as Jane learns the truth about her past, is she putting her own future at terrible risk? "A perfect blend of emotional honesty and plot-related trickery" Sophie Hannah"The Memory Game was the book that made me want to write a psychological thriller" Laura Marshall, no.1 bestselling author of Friend Request.

THE 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 is in terrible danger. Alone, she undergoes a frantic search for Charlie. And as day turns to night, she begins to doubt not only whether they'll leave the island for their holiday - but whether they will ever leave it again . . .______Praise for Nicci French:'Nicci French's sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition' Sophie Hannah'French is undeniably at the top of British psychological suspense writing, expert in the unguessable twist, supremely skilled at ratcheting up the tension' Observer 'A nerve-jangling and addictive read' Daily Express'You live through every nail-biting minute' Guardian 'A brilliantly crafted crime series' Daily Mirror

You have an affair. You finish it. You think it's over. You're dead wrong . . .'Too few novelists can combine this level of page-turning suspense with character care and pin-sharp prose' ERIN KELLY_______ Miranda Cotton thinks she's put boyfriend Brendan out of her life for good. But two weeks later, she discovers that he's intimately involved with her sister, and what began as an embarrassment becomes threatening. And then utterly terrifying . . . Because Brendan will stop at nothing to be part of Miranda's life - even if it means taking it from her . . ._______'Creepy, genuinely gripping' Heat'Excellent, compelling, like an addiction' 5***** Reader Review'Draws you right in . . . one of the best psychological thrillers ever' 5***** Reader Review'Chilling . . . This book stays in your mind' 5***** Reader Review

Land 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 . . .

Catch 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?

When a skeleton is unearthed in the Martellos' garden, others rattle ominously in their cupboards. For the bones belong to their teenage daughter Natalie, who went missing twenty-five years ago, and the murderer must be very close to home... Does Natalie's childhood friend Jane - now divorcing her brother - hold the key to the mystery? And are all their memories of a golden girl at the heart of an idyllic extended family false?

Now that you've read GONE GIRL... Alice Loudon has it all: a devoted boyfriend, a marvelous circle of friends, a challenging job as a research scientist. Then one morning, on her way to work, she exchanges a lingering look with a devastatingly attractive man. Adam Tallis is the essence of every female fantasy--a daring mountain climber who has been hailed as a hero. As a lover, he is more passionate than Alice's wildest imaginings. Soon there isn't anything or anyone she wouldn't give up to stay by his side. Soon all she has is Adam, and life with this stranger will take her to new heights of madness...and fear.

After Abbie Devereaux escapes a kidnapper, no one seems to believe her. Even worse, Abbie can't remember anything prior to her abduction. Determined to prove she was kidnapped, Abbie sets out to retrace her steps--and comes face-to-face with a very real psycho-killer. Only this time, she refuses to be his victim.

At the request of London police, psychologist Kit Quinn agrees to evaluate Michael Doll, a sexual predator who slashes her face. As she recovers, Kit has horrible dreams of a red room. Months later, Doll is arrested for murder. As Doll's obsession with Kit escalates, Kit is gripped with a paralyzing fear that the killer isn't Doll--but someone close to her heart.

Zoe. Jenny. Nadia. Three women of varying ages and backgrounds with little else in common but for one thing: Someone has sent them each a note informing them that they will be killed. A cruel joke? A hoax? The police don't seem to think so. Now, with no clear suspect and amid the growing threat of violence, the victims become the accused as authorities dig into their backgrounds for clues as to why they might have attracted the unrelenting attention of a killer. As Zoe, Jenny, and Nadia find themselves being victimized twiceover, once by the faceless stalker and again by the police, each must ultimately face the question of which is stronger: the instinct to survive, or the desire to destroy?

Hva er du villig til å risikere for en gammel venn? Da Jude etter mange år får en uventet henvendelse fra en venn fra studietiden, nøler hun. Liam var en gang en person hun beundret, en fri sjel som fikk alt til å virke mulig. Men han forsvant brått ut av livet hennes, og kontakten ble aldri gjenopptatt – inntil nå. Nå ber han henne om én liten tjeneste. Bare et enkelt ærend. En bønn om å hjelpe ham i en vanskelig situasjon. Jude gir etter. Men det som skulle være en ubetydelig gest, utvikler seg til et mareritt. Plutselig befinner hun seg dypt viklet inn i en sak hun ikke forstår rekkevidden av – en sak med dødelige konsekvenser. Da Liam forsvinner på nytt, står Jude igjen alene med sporene, et økende ubehag og politiets ubønnhørlige spørsmål. Hvem er Liam egentlig? Hvorfor trengte han hennes hjelp? Og hva har hun uvitende blitt en del av? Bare en liten tjeneste er en intenst nervepirrende psykologisk thriller om lojalitet, gamle bånd og hvor fort livet kan snu om når man slipper en fremmed – eller en fortid – inn på seg. Nicci French leverer igjen en elegant komponert fortelling full av overraskelser, mørke vendinger og en atmosfære som trekker deg inn fra første side.