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 . . . ?
Praise for Nicci French:
'Confirms Nicci French as the giant of the genre' Erin Kelly
'Part ingenious locked-room mystery. Part you've-got-the-wrong-person nightmare drama. Part intricate memory game. Yet all seamlessly woven together. French's best book yet' A J Finn
'Expertly paced, psychologically sharp, thoroughly enjoyable' Louise Candlish
'A novel that blissfully plays with two genres: on the one hand an against-the-odds legal thriller à la John Grisham... and on the other a Miss Marple whodunnit' Sunday Times
'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' Observer
'First-class' Independent
'Gripping' Literary Review
The new thriller from the master of psychological suspense.
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.
'Great writing, razor-sharp plotting, and powerful characterisation. I defy anyone to see the ending coming' Cara Hunter
'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
'Clever, compelling, original and twisty.' Erin Kelly
Brought to you by Penguin
When psychotherapist Frieda Klein left the sleepy Suffolk coastal town in which she grew up she never intended to return. Left behind were friends, family, lives and loves but alongside them, painful memories; a past she wouldn't allow to destroy her.
Years later, an old classmate appears in London asking Frieda to help her teenage daughter. When death follows, Frieda has no choice but to return home to confront her past. And the monsters no one else believed were real. . . Frieda can trust no one as she tries to piece together the shocking truth before another innocent dies.
(C) Nicci French 2014 (P) Penguin Audio 2014
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. She has also made mistakes; some small, some unconsciously done, some large, some deliberate. She is only human, after all. But now one mistake is spiralling out of control and Neve is bringing those around her into immense danger. She can't tell the truth. So how far is she prepared to go to protect those she loves. And who does she really know? And who can she trust? A liar. A cheat. A threat. Neve Connolly is all these things. Could she be a murderer?
"'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..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
Nicci French have sold over 15 million books across the world in 32 languages. The Lying Room is their 21st book.
Es ist heiß in diesem Sommer in London, ungewöhnlich heiß, und die Stadt heizt sich täglich mehr auf. Der Jahrhundertsommer, am Anfang freudig begrüßt, wird langsam zur Qual. Nur einer genießt die Hitze: Er beobachtet die Körper der Frauen. Heimlich. Er riecht sie, er prägt sie sich ein, er ergötzt sich an ihrer schweißnassen Haut ... Dann terrorisiert und schließlich tötet er sie. Die Polizei setzt alles daran, ihn zu überführen, doch der 'Sommermörder' ist immer etwas schneller als sie - bis er an Nadia gerät. Dieses eine Mal hat er seine Macht überschätzt.
Frieda Klein ist abgetaucht, nicht einmal die engsten Freunde kennen ihren Unterschlupf. Nur eine junge Frau gibt nicht auf: die Studentin Lola Hayes, die sich ausgerechnet die umstrittene Psychologin und ihre spektakulären Fälle als Arbeitsthema ausgesucht hat. Lola wird fündig, aber sie riskiert ihr Leben. Denn Friedas alter Widersacher Dean Reeves ist den beiden Frauen unbarmherzig auf der Spur. Bald erschüttert eine Mordserie die Londoner Öffentlichkeit. Die Polizei tappt im Dunkeln, Frieda und Lola sind auf einer atemlosen Odyssee. Doch Frieda spürt, das Finale - Leben oder Tod - steht bevor. Ausgerechnet am ersten November ist es soweit.
LOUISE 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.'
Now the final book in this extraordinary series is here. And it's an ending you'll never forget.
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.
At long last, a final reckoning is coming for Frieda Klein...In a north London high street, a runaway vehicle crashes to a halt. The man in the driving seat was murdered a week earlier. On Hampstead Heath, a bonfire blazes: in the flames lies the next victim. As autumn leaves fall, a serial killer runs amok in the capital, playing games with the police. The death toll is rising fast, and the investigation is floundering. But this is no ordinary killer, and every new victim is intended as a message to just one woman. Because psychologist Frieda Klein is in hiding. And someone is coming to find her . . .
It started with Monday. But it doesn't end with Sunday.
Read Sunday Silence, the new novel in the series that LOUISE PENNY calls "fabulous, unsettling, and riveting" and brace yourself for the breathtaking series finale in summer 2018.
Lover of London, gifted psychologist, frequent police consultant Frieda Klein is many things. And now she's a person of interest in a murder case. A body has been discovered in the most unlikely and horrifying of places: beneath the floorboards of Frieda's house.
The corpse is only months old, but the chief suspect appears to have died more than seven years ago. Except as Frieda knows all too well, he's alive and well and living in secret. And it seems he's inspired a copycat...
As the days pass and the body count rises, Frieda finds herself caught in a fatal tug-of-war between two killers: one who won't let her go, and another who can't let her live.
Crackling with suspense, packed with emotion, Sunday Silence is a psychological thriller perfect for fans of Elizabeth George and Paula Hawkins.
Psychotherapist Frieda Klein's home is her refuge until she returns to find it has become a grisly crime scene. Beneath the floorboards is the body of a man who was helping her track down the serial killer, Dean Reeve. The investigation takes an even darker turn when her friends become targeted. Once again Frieda finds herself drawn into the police inquiry, risking everything to save those closest to her.
In dem gemütlichen Haus von Psychoanalytikerin Frieda Klein wird die Leiche eines Privatdetektivs gefunden. War Friedas Erzfeind und obskurer Beschützer Dean Reeve der Mörder? Dann überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Jemand trachtet Frieda nach dem Leben, doch zuvor versucht er sie einzuschüchtern. Ihre Nichte Chloe, Freund Jack, Reuben und Josefs kleiner Sohn - sie alle werden Opfer von Anschlägen. Die Polizei tappt im Dunkeln, aber Frieda ist bald klar, dass die Verbrechen nicht Reeves Handschrift tragen. Doch wer ist der Unbekannte, der ihm nacheifert und alle bedroht, die Frieda liebt ...
LOUISE PENNY says Nicci French's books are "fabulous."
JOSEPH FINDER says they're "in the rich vein of Kate Atkinson."
And TAMI HOAG calls them "truly unique."
Enter the world of NICCI FRENCH with Dark Saturday, an electrifying, sophisticated psychological thriller about past crimes and present dangers, featuring an unforgettable protagonist..
A decade ago, 18-year-old Hannah Docherty was arrested for the shocking murder of her family. It was an open-and-shut case, and Hannah has been incarcerated in a secure psychiatric hospital ever since.
When psychotherapist Frieda Klein is asked to meet Hannah and give her assessment, she reluctantly agrees. But what she finds horrifies her. Hannah has become a tragic figure, old before her time. And Frieda is haunted by the idea that Hannah might be as much of a victim as her family — that she might, in fact, be innocent.
As Hannah's case takes hold of her, Frieda begins to realize that she's up against someone who will go to any lengths to keep the truth from surfacing — even kill again.
Utterly compelling and enthralling, Dark Saturday speeds readers down a twisting trail of secrets, suspense, and murder.
