The Favour

The new keep-you-up-all-night suspense thriller from one of the UK's best crime writers.

BRINGING DANGER CLOSE TO HOME . . . THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR NICCI FRENCH, COMING SPRING 2023. PRE-ORDER NOW! ''Fantastic - a breathless drumbeat of dread and suspense . . . no one does it better than Nicci French'' Lee Child ''Heart-thumping, head-scratching, nail-biting stuff: The Favour is classic Nicci French. I read it in one breathless sitting'' Erin Kelly A good deed Can turn deadly… When Liam unexpectedly turns up in Jude’s life after ten years of no contact, asking her for a favour, she just can’t say no. He was her first love, and even though she is now a successful doctor and about to get married, he will always be someone special to her. But after she does the favour, she is contacted by the police, informing her that Liam has been found dead, and suddenly she is caught up in a murder investigation. And she realises this one decision could cost her everything – even her life… Praise for Nicci French: ‘Expertly paced, psychologically sharp, thoroughly enjoyable'' Louise Candlish ‘Meticulously plotted, psychologically astute’ Sarah Vaughan ''Absorbing.'' Sabine Durrant ‘No-one does the dark distortion of good intentions like Nicci French'' Cara Hunter ‘Perfection.'' Sophie Hannah ''An absolute masterclass of crime writing.'' Kate Rhodes ‘An intriguing, compelling page-turner.’ Liz Nugent ''Elegant and beguiling'' C. M. Ewan ’Taut, well-paced and frighteningly familiar’ Polly Phillips

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Nicci French is the pseudonym for the writing partnership of journalists Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. The couple are married and live in London and Suffolk.

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The new keep-you-up-all-night suspense thriller from one of the UK’s best crime writers.

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BRINGING DANGER CLOSE TO HOME . . . DON’T MISS THE HEART-RACING NEW THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR NICCI FRENCH.

Shortlisted for the 2023 Ned Kelly Awards for Best International Crime Fiction

‘Excels at depicting an ordinary life swept away by horror' Observer
‘Fantastic – a breathless drumbeat of dread and suspense’ Lee Child
‘Heart-thumping, head-scratching, nail-biting stuff: The Favour is classic Nicci French. I read it in one breathless sitting’ Erin Kelly
 
A good deed
Can turn deadly…
 
When Jude’s first love Liam turns up in her life after ten years of no contact, asking her for a favour, she just can’t say no. He will always be someone special to her.
But does she really know what she is getting herself into?

After she does the favour, Jude is contacted by the police. Liam has been found dead, and suddenly she is caught up in a murder investigation.
 
She realises this one decision could cost her everything – even her life…

 Praise for Nicci French:
‘Expertly paced, psychologically sharp, thoroughly enjoyable’ Louise Candlish
‘Meticulously plotted, psychologically astute’ Sarah Vaughan
‘First-class’ Independent
‘Gripping’ Literary Review
‘A pure adrenaline rush’ Jenny Colgan