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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...
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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: 300g
Pages: 432
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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