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Laura Marshall

Laura Marshall grew up in Wiltshire and studied English at the University of Sussex.

In 2015 she decided it was time to fulfil a lifetimes ambition to write a novel, and enrolled on the Curtis Brown Creative three month novel writing course.

Her first novel, Friend Request, was runner-up in the Bath Novel Award 2016 and shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize 2016.

Laura lives in Kent with her husband and two children.

Genres: Mystery

New and upcoming books

November 2025

Kiss Marry Kill

Series

Friend Request
   1. Friend Request (2017)
   2. Three Little Lies (2018)
   3. The Anniversary (2021)

Novels

   My Husband's Killer (2022)
   A Good Place to Hide a Body (2024)
   Kiss Marry Kill (2025)

Award nominations

2025 CWA Whodunnit Dagger (shortlist) : A Good Place to Hide a Body

Laura Marshall recommends

Troublemaker (2026)
Lesley Kara
"I raced through TROUBLEMAKER, desperate to know what on earth was going on. Twisty, compelling and full of heart."

One Bad Apple (2024)
Jo Jakeman
"Loved this; a fun and twisty mystery peopled by characters you'll recognise if you've ever been part of a parents WhatsApp group!"

A Lesson in Cruelty (2024)
Harriet Tyce
"I absolutely loved it and devoured it whole in one day. So suspenseful and clever of course, but such great characterisation and real heart."

Leave No Trace (2024)
(Kat and Lock, book 2)
Jo Callaghan
"Jo Callaghan has done it again in this intricately plotted, humorous and incredibly moving thriller. As well as being a gripping, fast-moving story in its own right, it has so much to say about the complementary roles of logic and emotion in policing (and life!), the complexities of grief and what it means to be human. I absolutely loved it."

All Of Us Are Broken (2023)
(DS Saul Anguish, book 2)
Fiona Cummins
"Gripping and page-turnery and all those good things but also keeps you right on the edge of heartbreak. Stunning."

Truly, Darkly, Deeply (2022)
Victoria Selman
"I raced through Truly Darkly Deeply in one breathless sitting. As soon as I'd finished I wanted to turn to the beginning and start again, knowingly what I now knew. Fiendishly clever and compulsive."

After Paris (2022)
Nicole Kennedy
"A perfect holiday read, compulsively readable but also intriguing, thought-provoking and so good on female friendship."

Other Parents (2022)
Sarah Stovell
"Funny, moving, insightful and so sharp on the politics of the school gate and beyond. Couldn't put it down."

I Know You (2021)
Claire McGowan
"Gripping, incredibly tense and twisty with real emotional heart."

Would I Lie to You? (2021)
Aliya Ali-Afzal
"I absolutely loved it, so warm, funny, sad and brilliantly written."

Lucky (2021)
Rachel Edwards
"Unbelievably tense and twisty."

The Imposter (2021)
Anna Wharton
"I loved The Imposter. It's twisty and gripping, and I raced through to the end. It's also thoughtful and moving, with characters who lingered in my mind long after I'd turned the last page."

If I Can't Have You (2020)
Charlotte Levin
"Compulsively readable and darkly funny with pin-sharp characterization. Love love loved it."

The Last Wife (2020)
Karen Hamilton
"I genuinely couldn't put it down - Juliette is such a compelling character. Totally gripping and thrillingly different. I loved it."

She Came to Stay (2020)
Eleni Kyriacou
"I absolutely loved it - a gripping, enthralling story with characters I loved (and hated!), and so atmospheric, I was completely engrossed in the world of 1950s Soho."

Little Disasters (2019)
Sarah Vaughan
"I loved it and didn’t want to put it down. So, so good on motherhood and friendship."

The Woman in the Dark (2019)
Vanessa Savage
"LOVED The Woman in the Dark by Vanessa Savage. Unputdownable thriller that I devoured in a couple of sittings."

Look for Me (2019)
Jessica Barry
"Wow. I barely drew breath as I galloped through this gripping debut thriller. I loved it!"

The Hunting Party (2018)
Lucy Foley
"I loved The Hunting Party – a gripping, eerie thriller set in a beautifully imagined remote wilderness with pitch-perfect characters."

The Orchid Girls (2018)
Lesley Sanderson
"Loved this. A gripping thriller full of secrets and lies."

Him (2018)
Clare Empson
"Gripping, involving, heartbreaking ... really interesting and thought-provoking on the impact of shame and silence."

Now You See Her (2018)
Heidi Perks
"A gripping tale of friendship and deceit, where nothing is what it seems."

The Boy Made of Snow (2017)
Chloë Mayer
"Heartbreaking, chilling and beautifully written, THE BOY MADE OF SNOW will stay with me for a very long time."

The Marsh King's Daughter (2017)
Karen Dionne
"Unlike anything else I've read. Haunting and unputdownable."

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