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Nicci French is the pseudonym of English husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard (born 10 June 1958) and Sean French (born 28 May 1959), who write psychological thrillers together. Personal lives Nicci Gerrard and Sean French were married in 1990. Since 1999 they have lived in Suffolk in East Anglia, England. Both have studied English literature at Oxford University. The couple have two daughters, Hadley and Molly, and Gerrard has two children from her first marriage, Edgar and Anna. Biography Nicci Gerrard Nicola 'Nicci' Gerrard was born on 10 June 1958. She grew up in Worcestershire, together with her two sisters and her brother. She was educated at The Alice Ottley School in Worcester. She then studied English literature at Oxford University and then an MPhil at Sheffield University in 1986. She went on to teach literature in Los Angeles and London. She founded a women's magazine, Women's Review, before becoming a freelance journalist. During that time she married and had two children. Following the failure of this first marriage, she met Sean French whilst working as editor for the New Statesman where French wrote a weekly column, but left when she was offered another job at The Observer. In November 2014 her father John Gerrard died, his dementia having deteriorated significantly during a five-week stay in hospital for an unrelated problem and with very restricted visiting by his family. As a result of this Gerrard launched John's Campaign for extended visiting rights for carers of patients with dementia. Since February 2019, Gerrard has supported the 'Save Our Libraries Essex' (SOLE) campaign, speaking out against the proposed closures of libraries by Essex County Council. Sean French Julian Sean French was born on 28 May 1959 in Bristol, the son of Philip French, a radio producer and film critic, and his Swedish-born wife Kersti (née Molin). He was, like his two younger brothers Patrick and Karl, educated at William Ellis secondary school in north London before studying English literature at Oxford University. The couple never met while there. While at Oxford University, French won a young writers contest organised by Vogue, and subsequently became a journalist. In 1987 he gained his first column and until the end of 2000 he wrote a column for the New Statesman. His solo novel Start from Here was published in 2004. Works as Nicci French The Memory Game (1997) The Safe House (1998) Killing Me Softly (1999) Beneath the Skin (2000) The Red Room (2001) The People Who Went Away (2001), a short story published as a novella for promotional purposes Grieve (2002), a short story published in Dutch as Verlies on the occasion of Thriller Month (Maand van het Spannende Boek). Land of the Living (2003) Secret Smile (2003), basis of British TV series Secret Smile. Catch Me When I Fall (2005) Losing You (2006) Until It's Over (2007) Speaking Ill of the Dead (2008), a short story published for promotional purposes What to Do When Someone Dies (2008) Complicit (2009), published in the United States as The Other Side of the Door (2010) Blue Monday (A Frieda Klein Novel) (2011) Tuesday's Gone (A Frieda Klein Novel) (2013) Waiting for Wednesday (A Frieda Klein Novel) (2013) Thursday's Child (A Frieda Klein Novel) (2014) Friday on My Mind (A Frieda Klein Novel) (2015) Saturday Requiem (A Frieda Klein Novel) (2016), published in the United States as Dark Saturday (2017) Sunday Morning Coming Down (A Frieda Klein Novel) (2017), published in the United States as Sunday Silence The Day of the Dead (A Frieda Klein Novel) (2018) The Lying Room (2019) House of Correction (2020) The Unheard (2021) The Favour (2022) Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? (2023) Works solely by Sean French Patrick Hamilton: A Life (1993), biography The Imaginary Monkey (1994), novel Bardot (1995), biography The Dream of Dreams (1996), novel Jane Fonda: A Biography (1998), biography Start from Here (2004), novel. Works solely by Nicci Gerrard Things we knew were true (Michael Joseph, 2003) – featuring teenage sisters, LCCN 2003-363056 Soham (2004) Solace (2005) Simple in the Moonlight (2006) The Moment you were Gone (2007) The Middle Place (2008) The Winter House (2009) Missing Persons (2011) The Twilight Hour (2014) What Dementia Teaches Us About Love (2019) References External links Official website (archived) Nicci French at Penguin Books Nicci French at Library of Congress, with 18 library catalogue records Sean French at Library of Congress, with 6 library catalogue records Nicci Gerrard at Library of Congress, with 1 library catalogue records. Discover the Nicci French popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Nicci French books.

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  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood synopsis, comments

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    Charles Dickens & David Paroissien

    'Dickens's finest work in the genre of the detective story was his last' The TimesEdwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa when he comes of age, but when they find that duty ...

  • The Other Passenger synopsis, comments

    The Other Passenger

    Louise Candlish

    One of CrimeReads’s Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021 Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier 2021 Crime Novel of the Year The “queen of the suckerpunch twist” (Ruth Ware, #1 ...

  • The Other Side of the Door synopsis, comments

    The Other Side of the Door

    Nicci French

    From the internationally bestselling author of The Lying Room, a sexy, intricate thriller about the temptation of secrets, the weight of lies, and the price of betrayal and susp...

  • Das Scherbenhaus synopsis, comments

    Das Scherbenhaus

    Susanne Kliem

    Seit Monaten schon wird Carla Brendel von einem Stalker verfolgt, der ihr Fotos mit bedrohlichen Motiven schickt: menschliche Haut. Ein Messer. Wunden. Erleichtert ergreift sie die...

  • Watch Her Fall synopsis, comments

    Watch Her Fall

    Erin Kelly

    THE TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER'A dazzling psychological thriller' Sunday Times'Deliciously sinister and obsessive ... with one hell of a twist' Observer'Twist follows twist, like The...

  • The Heights synopsis, comments

    The Heights

    Louise Candlish

    “Impossible to resist, impossible to predict, impossible to put down…this is an author at the top of her game.” Erin Kelly, author of Watch Her FallThe author of the “masterfully p...

  • A Death in Rembrandt Square synopsis, comments

    A Death in Rembrandt Square

    Anja de Jager

    Guilty until proven innocent . . .It's hard for anyone to have their work scrutinised in public. For Amsterdambased detective Lotte Meerman, listening to the Right to Justice podc...

  • Buried synopsis, comments

    Buried

    Elle Croft

    You're trapped underground with a serial killer.Would you save their life to protect your own?The ArtistNo one knows who The Sculptor is. A successful artist, whose works sell for ...

  • Postcards to Europe synopsis, comments

    Postcards to Europe

    Various Authors

    This is not a book about politics. It is a book about what makes us British, and what makes us European.Spend time with some of your favourite writers and artists in this truly uni...

  • Der fremde Passagier synopsis, comments

    Der fremde Passagier

    Louise Candlish

    Gestern lebst du noch deinen Alltag. Heute wirst du von der Polizei des Mordes verdächtigt …Es ging alles so schnell. An einem Tag lebst du höchst zufrieden deinen Alltag, fährst w...

  • The Family Business synopsis, comments

    The Family Business

    Hania Allen

    The third gripping novel in the Polish detective series featuring DI Dania Gorska.In the north of Dundee, DI Dania Gorska is leading the search for a missing girl, with the police ...

  • Killing Me Softly synopsis, comments

    Killing Me Softly

    Nicci French

    From internationally acclaimed author Nicci French comes a shattering psychological thriller in the spirit of Gone Girl.Alice Loudon has it all: a devoted boyfriend, a marvelous ci...

  • Der Kriminalist - Die Logik des Todes synopsis, comments

    Der Kriminalist - Die Logik des Todes

    Tim Sullivan

    Wer ist die Leiche, die auf einer Baustelle mitten in Bristol ausgegraben wird? – Der Einzige, der Antworten findet: DS Cross!Detective Sergeant George Cross hat unvergleichliche T...

  • Was die Nacht verschweigt synopsis, comments

    Was die Nacht verschweigt

    Louise Doughty

    Zwei Tote auf dem Bahnsteig. Eine toxische Beziehung. Und eine dunkle Wahrheit, die nicht ans Licht kommen darf …Nachts um vier, an einem eisigen Novembermorgen, ist der Bahnhof vo...

  • The Lost synopsis, comments

    The Lost

    Mari Hannah

    'Nobody understands the many faces of cops better than Mari Hannah.' Val McDermid'Mari Hannah writes with a sharp eye and a dark heart.' Peter James'Thrilling, exciting and kept me...

  • Moving Target synopsis, comments

    Moving Target

    Ross Kemp

    Former Special Reconnaissance Regiment Sergeant Nick Kane always stands by his friends. So when an old comrade is leaned on by gangsters, Nick's only too happy to help. But Nick qu...

  • Innocence Dies synopsis, comments

    Innocence Dies

    Colin Falconer

    'Dripping with authenticity. Packed full of characters you genuinely care about . . . I didn't read the last few chapters, I devoured them. An absolute triumph' M. W. CRAVENHe love...

  • So still die Toten synopsis, comments

    So still die Toten

    Mary Burton & Karin Will

    Nichts wird an dich erinnern ...Nur einen Haufen blank polierter Knochen mehr lässt der Serienkiller nicht von seinen Opfern übrig. Detective Malcolm Kier hat den sadistischen Arz...

  • Blutsbande synopsis, comments

    Blutsbande

    Nicci French

    Niemand verschwindet spurlos – zumindest nicht für immer ...1990, in einer alten Scheune mitten in der weiten, sumpfigen Landschaft der englischen Ostküste: Die Einwohner des naheg...

  • Beneath the Skin synopsis, comments

    Beneath the Skin

    Nicci French

    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 kill...

  • In eisiger Nacht synopsis, comments

    In eisiger Nacht

    Tony Parsons & Dietmar Schmidt

    Ein Schicksal, schlimmer als der TodLondon, an einem frostigen Wintermorgen. Bei einem Einsatz erwartet Detective Max Wolfe ein schrecklicher Anblick: In einem Kühllaster liegen zw...

  • The Red Room synopsis, comments

    The Red Room

    Nicci French

    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 r...

  • The Law and the Lady synopsis, comments

    The Law and the Lady

    Wilkie Collins

    Despite the grave misgivings of both their families, Valeria Brinton and Eustace Woodville are married. But before long the new bride begins to suspect a dark secret in her husband...

  • Angels Weep synopsis, comments

    Angels Weep

    Colin Falconer

    'Dripping with authenticity. Packed full of characters you genuinely care about . . . I didn't read the last few chapters, I devoured them. An absolute triumph' M. W. CRAVENThree c...

  • Cut to the Bone synopsis, comments

    Cut to the Bone

    Roz Watkins

    ‘ONE OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS OUT THERE’ Elly Griffiths ‘I BARELY CAME UP FOR AIR’ Jo Furniss‘CONFIRMS WATKINS IN THE FRONT RANK OF BRITISH CRIME WRITERS' Daily Mail‘A RIVETI...

  • The Skeleton Key synopsis, comments

    The Skeleton Key

    Erin Kelly

    THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER A TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY MAIL and LITERARY REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR: 'Flawless' SUNDAY TIMES 'A rich and fascinating puzzle' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'I...

  • Triple Six synopsis, comments

    Triple Six

    Erica Spindler & Kerstin Fricke

    Das Böse hat noch lange nicht genug.Drei Monate ist es her: Die Nacht, in der Micki fast gestorben wäre. Körperlich ist sie geheilt, doch Albträume halten sie wach und sie wird das...

  • Death at the Orange Locks synopsis, comments

    Death at the Orange Locks

    Anja de Jager

    'A novel brilliantly evoking the isolation of a woman with an unbearable weight on her conscience' Sunday Times Keeping it in the family...After her painful divorce four years ago,...

  • Land of the Living synopsis, comments

    Land of the Living

    Nicci French

    Kidnapped, gagged, and held in an airless shed by some unknown assailant, Abbie Devereaux has somehow managed to survive her ordeal and escape.

  • Tell Me No Secrets synopsis, comments

    Tell Me No Secrets

    Julie Corbin

    You can bury the past but it never dies. 'This book will creep under your skin and have you thinking about it in the small hours. You won't want to put it down.' SunAn unputdownabl...

  • Secret Smile synopsis, comments

    Secret Smile

    Nicci French

    From the international bestselling author of "Land of the Living," and "Killing Me Softly," comes a chilling new novel about a broken affair that leads to a deadly obsession.

  • A Cold Death in Amsterdam synopsis, comments

    A Cold Death in Amsterdam

    Anja de Jager

    The first Lotte Meerman mystery Amsterdambased Lotte Meerman is a cold case detective recovering from the emotional devastation of her previous investigation. She is angry and ment...

  • Before I Find You synopsis, comments

    Before I Find You

    Ali Knight

    PERFECT FOR FANS OF KILLING EVE, THE GUILTY WIFE AND FRIEND REQUEST'A sharp, witty psychological suspense with a difference. Be prepared for a fast ride and an unexpected destinati...

  • Night Stalker synopsis, comments

    Night Stalker

    Robert Bryndza

    London wird von einer Hitzewelle lahmgelegt, als Detective Erika Foster in einer drückenden Sommernacht an einen Tatort gerufen wird. Ein angesehener Arzt wurde in seinem eigenen B...

  • Passenger List synopsis, comments

    Passenger List

    John Dryden

    'A first class, edgeofyourseat thriller. Fastpaced, flawlessly executed and hugely entertaining, it'll leave you breathless.' Sara LotzA missing plane.A cabin full of suspects.One...

  • The Doll Princess synopsis, comments

    The Doll Princess

    Tom Benn

    Winner of the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year AwardIt's Manchester, July 1996, the month after the IRA bomb, and the Evening News is carrying reports of two ...

  • A Cold Case in Amsterdam Central synopsis, comments

    A Cold Case in Amsterdam Central

    Anja de Jager

    Having been shot in the shoulder in the line of duty, Dutch police detective Lotte Meerman returns to work after four months of painful recovery yet not all her colleagues are hap...

  • Fallen Five - Dunkle Gewissheit synopsis, comments

    Fallen Five - Dunkle Gewissheit

    Erica Spindler & Kerstin Fricke

    Seit Anbeginn der Zeit kämpfen die Lichthüter gegen die Mächte der Finsternis doch steht ihnen der schwerste Kampf erst noch bevor!New Orleans. Ein Millionär springt am Tag der Er...

  • Under the Ice synopsis, comments

    Under the Ice

    Gisa Klönne

    Two disappearances with one deadly connection: the new chilling suspense novel from an internationally bestselling author.When a young boy and a bird researcher both vanish without...

  • A Christmas Gift synopsis, comments

    A Christmas Gift

    Katie Flynn

    THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREAT: COSY UP WITH A CUPPA AND THIS GORGEOUS NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, KATIE FLYNNLiverpool, 1939: Sixteenyearold Lizzy Atherton is forced to flee ...

  • Where the Truth Lies synopsis, comments

    Where the Truth Lies

    Julie Corbin

    How far would you go to protect your family?A readinonesitting psychological suspense novel for fans of The Teacher and Behind Closed Doors'I didn't see it coming. No black cats cr...

  • Death on the Canal synopsis, comments

    Death on the Canal

    Anja de Jager

    '. . . a novel brilliantly evoking the isolation of a woman with an unbearable weight on her conscience' Sunday TimesWhere do your loyalties lie? With the truth or with your collea...

  • Cry Justice synopsis, comments

    Cry Justice

    Colin Falconer

    'Dripping with authenticity. Packed full of characters you genuinely care about . . . I didn't read the last few chapters, I devoured them. An absolute triumph' M. W. CRAVENMost ac...

  • The Polish Detective synopsis, comments

    The Polish Detective

    Hania Allen

    Set in Dundee, this fastpaced crime novel is the first to feature Polish Detective Sergeant Dania Gorska.Volatile times in the city of discovery . . .DS Dania Gorska is a stranger ...