Nicci French: Killing Me Softly (UK 2018)

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You're in passionate love. And grave danger...
Alice Loudon couldn't resist abandoning her old, safe life for a wild affair. And in Adam Tallis, a rugged mountaineer with a murky past, Alice finds a man who can teach her things about herself that she never even suspected.

But sexual obsession has its dark side - and so does Adam.

Soon, both are threatening all that Alice has left. First her sanity. Then her life.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly. Penguin, ISBN: 9781405920643 (July, 2018), 368 p., £8.99.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly (UK 2015)

From the Publisher:
You're in passionate love. And grave danger...
Alice Loudon couldn't resist abandoning her old, safe life for a wild affair. And in Adam Tallis, a rugged mountaineer with a murky past, Alice finds a man who can teach her things about herself that she never even suspected.

But sexual obsession has its dark side - and so does Adam.

Soon, both are threatening all that Alice has left. First her sanity. Then her life.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly. Penguin, ISBN: 9781405920643 (September, 2015), 342 p., £8.99.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly (UK 2008)

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YOU HAVE EVERYTHING. BUT YOU GIVE IT UP FOR AN AFFAIR. YOU'RE IN PASSIONATE LOVE. AND GRAVE DANGER...
ALICE LOUDON couldn't resist abandoning her old, safe life for a wild affair. And in Adam Tallis, a nagged mountaineer with a murky past, she finds a man who can teach her things about herself that she never even suspected. But sexual obsession has its dark side - and so does Adam.

Soon both are threatening all that Alice has left. First her sanity. Then her life.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly. Penguin, ISBN: 014103419X (March, 2008), 358 p., £7.99.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly (USA 2006)

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Alice Loudon has it all: a devoted boyfriend, a marvelous circle of friends, a challenging job as a research scientist. Then one morning, on her way to work, she exchanges a lingering look with a devastatingly attractive man. Adam Tallis is the essence of every female fantasy -- a daring mountain climber who has been hailed as a hero. As a lover, he is more passionate than Alice's wildest imaginings. Soon there isn't anything or anyone she wouldn't give up to stay by his side. Soon all she has is Adam, and life with this stranger will take her to new heights of madness... and fear.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly. A Novel of Obsession. Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 9780446696883 (January, 2006), 384 p., $12.95.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly (USA 2000)

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Alice Loudon has it all: a devoted boyfriend, a marvelous circle of friends, a challenging job as a research scientist. Then one morning, on her way to work, she exchanges a lingering look with a devastatingly attractive man. Adam Tallis is the essence of every female fantasy -- a daring mountain climber who has been hailed as a hero. As a lover, he is more passionate than Alice's wildest imaginings. Soon there isn't anything or anyone she wouldn't give up to stay by his side. Soon all she has is Adam, and life with this stranger will take her to new heights of madness... and fear.

From internationally acclaimed author Nicci French comes a shattering tales that's being called one of the best psychological thrillers of the year...

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly. A Novel of Obsession. Warner Books, ISBN: 0446608386 (May, 2000), 400 p., $7.50.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly (UK 2000)

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Alice Loudon seems to have everything: close friends, a loving boyfriend, a successful career. Then one day she meets a stranger while crossing the street and - impulsively, immediately - abandons her old, safe life for a passionate affair. It leads her into a dark, dangerous realm of eroticism and extreme experience that both entices and alarms her.

Adam Tallis, heroic survivor of a disastrous mountaineering expedition, teaches her things about herself she never knew. As she learns more about her lover, she enters his world of risk and transgression - and begins to uncover a past filled with troubling secrets. But love and sexual obsession overwhelm her until they threaten everything: her safety, her sanity, and, finally, her life.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly. Penguin, ISBN: 0140275290 (March, 2000), 358 p., £5.99.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly (USA 1999)

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From acclaimed author Nicci French comes a page-turning novel of a woman swept away by passion, and of a seductive stranger who is the essence of every female fantasy -- handsome, heroic, adoring, and much too good to be true.

KILLING ME SOFTLY
Alice Loudon has it all: a nice boyfriend, a marvelous circle of close, caring friends, a challenging job as a research scientist for a leading pharmaceutical company. Only in her most vulnerable moments does she acknowledge a fleeting wish for something more.

Be careful what you wish for...

One morning, on a street she crosses every day, Alice comes face-to-face with the most devastatingly attractive man she's ever seen. The intense, lingering look they exchange takes her breath away. And when she leaves work, and he's still there, waiting for her, she doesn't hesitate. She lets him take her home and make wild, passionate love to her.

He's called Adam, Adam Tallis. He is a man of few words, a daring mountain climber who has scaled some of the highest, most dangerous peaks in the world. And before she knows it, Alice has given up her old lover, friends, and even family -- sacrificed anyone and anything necessary to keep him.

At first, being with Adam is exhilarating; then the outside world intrudes. She starts receiving threatening notes and discovers that someone is terrified of him. Adam has always made his past a forbidden subject, but now Alice realizes she can't rest until she knows the truth -- even if it destroys their relationship, even if it costs her her life.

A brilliantly conceived novel of obsession by an internationally bestselling author, KILLING ME SOFTLY masterfully mines our most intimate fantasies and preys on our most secret terrors.

NICCI FRENCH is a journalist, now living in London. Her first two hooks, The Memory Game and The Safe House, were published in England in 1997 and 1998 to wide acclaim. KILLING ME SOFTLY is the first of her books to he published in the U.S.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly. A Novel of Obsession. Warner Books / Mysterious Press, ISBN: 0892966971 (July, 1999), 360 p., $24.00.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly (UK 1999)

From the Publisher:
Alice Loudon is a young woman who seems to have it all: close friends, a loving boyfriend, a successful career. Then one day, she meets a stranger and impulsively, immediately embarks upon a passionate and dangerous affair. He is Adam Tallis, a celebrated mountaineer and hero of a disastrous Himalayan expedition. As Alice learns about Adam's complex and tormented past, she enters his world of risk and adventure and her initial curiosity turns in to an obsession that threatens to destroy everything: her marriage, her sanity and finally her life. This is a story of love and madness, eroticism and death. Exploring the tempatations of passion and irresponsibility, Nicci French has written a third nail-biting thriller of real power.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly. A Novel of Obsession. Michael Joseph, ISBN: 0718143426 (June, 1999), Hardcover, 306 p., £16.99.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly (UK 1999)

From the Publisher:
Alice Loudon is a young woman who seems to have it all: close friends, a loving boyfriend, a successful career. Then one day, she meets a stranger and impulsively, immediately embarks upon a passionate and dangerous affair. He is Adam Tallis, a celebrated mountaineer and hero of a disastrous Himalayan expedition. As Alice learns about Adam's complex and tormented past, she enters his world of risk and adventure and her initial curiosity turns in to an obsession that threatens to destroy everything: her marriage, her sanity and finally her life. This is a story of love and madness, eroticism and death. Exploring the tempatations of passion and irresponsibility, Nicci French has written a third nail-biting thriller of real power.

Nicci French: Killing Me Softly. A Novel of Obsession. Michael Joseph, ISBN: 0718143418 (May (?), 1999), Trade Paperback, 306 p., £9.99 (?).