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Nicci French

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

January 2027

Don't Answer the Door
(Maud O'Connor Mysteries, book 4)

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)

Maud O'Connor Mysteries
   1. Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? (2024)
   2. The Last Days of Kira Mullan (2025)
   3. What Happened that Night (2026)
   4. Don't Answer the Door (2027)

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)

Collections

#Youdunnit (2013) (with Alastair Gunn and Tim Weaver)

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Books containing stories by Nicci French

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

Please Help Me (2026)
Gytha Lodge
"A dark, deep, terrific thriller."

The Opposite of Murder (2026)
Sophie Hannah
"An ingenious puzzle of a novel that crackles with energy and menace."

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."

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