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Don't Answer the Door

from the bestselling author of Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?
By Nicci French
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The thrilling new novel from Nicci French, featuring DS Maud O'Connor THIS IS THE MURDER CASE. THESE ARE THE FACTS. BUT SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN SUFFOLK... Amy Barton has a secret. But before she can tell anyone, she's dead. Oliver Barton is the prime suspect. But... Read More
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The thrilling new novel from Nicci French, featuring DS Maud O'Connor

THIS IS THE MURDER CASE.

THESE ARE THE FACTS.

BUT SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN SUFFOLK...

Amy Barton has a secret. But before she can tell anyone, she's dead.

Oliver Barton is the prime suspect. But the police have got the wrong man.

Their children are facing a life without their parents. But they're the key to the investigation.

The police are desperate to wrap the case up. But DS Maud O'Connor knows that something is wrong.

THE NEW NICCI FRENCH NOVEL: WHERE NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398555525

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 January 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Edition: Export/Airside

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 432

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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 London and Suffolk.

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