Nicci French's picture
961 followers
4,581 books added

Nicci French


UK flag

A pseudonym used by Sean French, Nicci Gerrard

Under the pseudonym of Nicci French, hides a couple of London journalists, Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, who conceive and write together psychological thrillers.


Genres: Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Frieda Klein
   1. Blue Monday (2011)
   2. Tuesday's Gone (2012)
   3. Waiting for Wednesday (2013)
   4. Thursday's Children (2014)
     aka Thursday's Child
   5. Friday on My Mind (2015)
   6. Saturday Requiem (2016)
     aka Dark Saturday
   7. Sunday Morning Coming Down (2017)
     aka Sunday Silence
   8. Day of the Dead (2018)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
 
thumbthumbthumb
 
Novels
   The Memory Game (1997)
   The Safe House (1998)
   Killing Me Softly (1999)
   Beneath the Skin (2000)
   The Red Room (2001)
   Land of the Living (2002)
   Secret Smile (2003)
   Catch Me When I Fall (2005)
   Losing You (2006)
   Until It's Over (2007)
   What to Do When Someone Dies (2008)
   Complicit (2009)
     aka The Other Side of the Door
   The Lying Room (2019)
   House of Correction (2020)
   The Unheard (2021)
   The Favour (2022)

     aka The Favor

thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
 
Collections
   #Youdunnit (2013) (with Alastair Gunn and Tim Weaver)
thumb
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Books containing stories by Nicci French
thumb
Deadlier (2017)
100 of the Best Crime Stories Written by Women
edited by
Sophie Hannah

Award nominations
2025 British Book Award Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (nominee) : Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?
2023 Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Novel (nominee) : The Favour
2021 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : House of Correction
2018 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)
2012 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Blue Monday
2010 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Until It's Over
2005 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)


Nicci French recommends
thumb
The Opposite of Murder (2026)
Sophie Hannah
"An ingenious puzzle of a novel that crackles with energy and menace."
thumb
The Red Shore (2025)
(DS Eden Driscoll, book 1)
William Shaw
"A gripping and wonderful thriller - and what a treat to know it is the first in a series."
thumb
The House of Mirrors (2024)
Erin Kelly
"A bold, beautiful, sexy, full-throttle thriller: immaculately constructed and rich with detail, it is a gorgeous, creepy Gothic story for our times. Erin Kelly with her foot to the floor - and that ending!"

More recommendations 


Visitors also looked at these authors


About Fantastic Fiction       Information for Authors