About the Author

Nicci French is the pseudonym for the writing partnership of journalists Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. The couple are married and live in Suffolk. There are fourteen other bestselling novels by Nicci French, all published by Penguin. Blue Monday was the first thrilling instalment in the Frieda Klein series, followed by Tuesday's Gone, Waiting for Wednesday, Thursday's Child and Friday on My Mind.

Reviews

A mother fights to keep her composure as she hunts for her missing child in this nuanced, literate thriller from the husband-wife writing team of Nicci Gerrard and Sean French (Killing Me Softly). Shortly before Christmas, Nina Landry, a divorced mother of two living on isolated Sandling Island somewhere in the south of England, is getting ready for a family vacation in Florida that will include her new marine biologist boyfriend. Blindsided by a surprise 40th birthday party, Nina is further disconcerted when her 15-year-old daughter, Charlie, who was supposed to help with the packing, fails to come home from a slumber party. Nina's seamless first-person account of the next 24 hours mines the frustration and feelings of helplessness that come with any investigation slowed by the rigmarole of police work. This engrossing read captures the importance of the often overlooked and underappreciated minutiae of everyday life while commanding a deeply personal reaction in readers. (Apr.) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.

"Lose yourself in this smart nail-biter of a tale about a mother's desperate search for her missing teenage daughter."-"People "magazine"A seamless first-person account...This engrossing read captures the importance of the often overlooked and underappreciated minutiae of everyday life while commanding a deeply personal reaction in readers."-"Publishers Weekly "(starred review) "What gives "Losing You" its chief distinction...is its unusually emotive color and its flinty protagonist.... Nina is the parent we'd all like to be under duress, and I find I've become nearly as protective of her as she is of her daughter."-Salon.com "The pace and tension accelerate as the identity of Charlie's abductor remains deliciously uncertain. This is a quick, enjoyable read."-"Library Journal" "[French] renders psychological chillers that manage to generate great susp

"Lose yourself in this smart nail-biter of a tale about a mother's desperate search for her missing teenage daughter."--"People "magazine

"A seamless first-person account...This engrossing read captures the importance of the often overlooked and underappreciated minutiae of everyday life while commanding a deeply personal reaction in readers."--"Publishers Weekly "(starred review) "What gives "Losing You" its chief distinction...is its unusually emotive color and its flinty protagonist.... Nina is the parent we'd all like to be under duress, and I find I've become nearly as protective of her as she is of her daughter."--Salon.com "The pace and tension accelerate as the identity of Charlie's abductor remains deliciously uncertain. This is a quick, enjoyable read."--"Library Journal" "[French] renders psychological chillers that manage to generate great suspense... This latest offering is sure to keep readers furiously flipping pages through the night."--"Booklist""The novel's greatest strength is its cool-eyed portrait of an English village"--"The Washington Post" "Nicci French know[s] exactly how to maintain the tension...You live through every nail-biting minute."--"The Guardian" "The heart pounds from the first page...This is a book that keeps you reading into the small hours."
--"The Observer" (UK)

Praise for Nicci French
"Nicci French . . . know[s] exactly how to maintain the tension . . . You live through every nail-biting minute."
--"The Guardian" (UK) on "Losing You"
"They have mastered suspense . . . The heart pounds from the first page . . . This is a book that keeps you reading into the small hours."
--"The Observer" (UK) on "Losing You"
"Nicci French has become synonymous with suspense."
--"New York Daily News" on "Catch Me When I Fall"
"Nicci French is a specialist in the kind of evil that burrows from within."
--"The New York Times Book Review" on "Secret Smile"
"Suspenseful from the start and ending with a brilliant twist."
--"People," "Page-turner of the Week," on "The Red Room"
"Genuine chills and page-turning suspense."
--"Entertainment Weekly" on "Land of the Living"