Nicci French: Secret Smile

Nicci French: Secret Smile (UK 2018)

From the Publisher:
Miranda Cotton thinks she's put boyfriend Brendan out of her life for good. But two weeks later, he's intimately involved with her sister. Soon what began as an embarrassment becomes threatening - then even more terrifying than a girl's worst nightmare. Because this time Brendan will stop at nothing to be part of Miranda's life - even if it means taking it from her...

Nicci French: Secret Smile. With a new introduction from Erin Kelly. Penguin, ISBN: 9780141034171 (July, 2018), 397 p., £8.99.

Nicci French: Secret Smile (UK 2008)

From the Publisher:
YOU HAVE AN AFFAIR.
YOU WISH TO FINISH IT.
YOU THINK IT'S OVER.

YOU'RE DEAD WRONG....

Miranda Cotton thinks she's put boyfriend Brendan out of her life for good. But two weeks later, he's intimately involved with her sister. Soon what began as an embarrassment becomes threatening - then even more terrifying than a girl's worst nightmare. Because this time Brendan will stop at nothing to be part of Miranda's life - even if it means taking it from her...

Nicci French: Secret Smile. Penguin, ISBN: 0141017627 (March, 2008), 397 p., £7.99.

Nicci French: Secret Smile (USA 2006)

From the Publisher:
You have an affair.
You wish to finish it.
You think it's over.
You're dead wrong....

It's over," she said. "I'm sorry." And she will be...
Miranda's sister, Kerri, has a new boyfriend. He's a raven-haired, handsome charmer who seems to dote on her. But Brendan isn't the man he says he is. Miranda should know, because she broke off her own affair with him after she found him reading her diary.

Now claiming that he ended the relationship, Brendan announces his engagement to Kerri, gains the trust of the family, and - like a virus-starts spreading destruction through Miranda's life. He invades her privacy and disrupts all her relationships... as he whispers little threats into her ear. Her real, life-and-death nightmare with Brendan has just begun. But Brendan has never had an adversary like Miranda...

Nicci French: Secret Smile. Warner Books, ISBN: 0446617105 (January, 2006), 384 p., $4.99.

Nicci French: Secret Smile (UK 2004)

From the Publisher:
HOW COULD SOMETHING AS INNOCENT AS A SMILE LEAD TO MURDER...?
When Miranda Cotton returns from work to find her new boyfriend, Brendan, reading her diary, she ends the relationship and throws him out of her flat. Getting Brendan out of her life, however, is not so easy.

Two weeks later her sister, Kerry, phones her in ecstasy. She's in love. She has a new boyfriend. He's called Brendan...

So Brendan is back in Miranda's life - with a vengeance. But why has he done this? And what does he want from her?

Soon, what began as an embarrassment becomes like an infestation - and then more terrifying than her worst nightmares.

Nicci French: Secret Smile. Penguin, ISBN: 0141017627 (June, 2004), 308 p., £6.99.

Nicci French: Secret Smile (USA 2004)

From the Publisher:
Nicci French "know[s] exactly what thrills and terrifies," according to the New York Times Book Review. Now the bestselling author of Land of the Living returns with a psychological thriller that introduces readers to her most chilling and sinister predator yet.

SECRET SMILE

Miranda's sister, Kerri, has a new boyfriend. He's a raven-haired, handsome charmer who seems to dote on Kerri. But Brendan isn't the man he says he is. Miranda should know, because she broke off her own affair with him just a few weeks ago when she found him reading her diary. Now Brendan claims that it was he who ended their short-lived relationship-and everyone believes him. When he and Kerri announce their engagement, Miranda's parents are thrilled for their shyer, less confident daughter. Then Kerri and Brendan beg Miranda to let them live in her apartment until their new home is ready. Against her better judgment, Miranda agrees.

Like a virus, Brendan starts spreading destruction throughout her life. He invades her privacy and disrupts her relationships with her family and friends. And then the real nightmare begins...

Like the obscenities he whispers into her ear, his onslaughts are as undetectable as they are devastating. Those closest to her begin to doubt her mental stability and accuse her of the very thing she believes drives Brendan: obsession. When Miranda decides to take off the gloves, fight back, and discover what is behind her enemy's bemused, secret smile, the consequences will be unlike any readers have ever encountered before.

Rarely do the phrases "page-turning thriller" and "will keep you up all night" truly apply to a book as well as they do to this unpredictable, intelligent, and vastly entertaining tale of one woman's strength and one man's madness.

Nicci French: Secret Smile. Warner Books, ISBN: 0446533475 (June, 2004), 308 p., $24.00.

Nicci French: Secret Smile (UK 2004)

From the Publisher:
How could something as innocent as a smile lead to murder?
When Miranda Cotton gets home from work to find her new boyfriend, Brendan, reading her diary, she breaks off the relationship and throws him out of her flat. Getting Brendan out of her life, however, is not so easy. Two weeks later her sister, Kerry, phones her in ecstasy. She's in love. She has a new boyfriend. He's called Brendan...

So Brendan is back in Miranda's life - with a vengeance. But why has he done this? And what does he want from her? Soon what began as an embarrassment, becomes like an infestation - and then more terrifying than her worst nightmares...

Secret Smile, a story of love, obsession and revenge, is surely Nicci French's most chilling novel yet.

Nicci French: Secret Smile. Michael Joseph, ISBN: 0718145194 (March, 2004), 308 p., £16.99.

Nicci French: Secret Smile (UK 2003)

Secret Smile, a story of love, obsession and revenge, is surely Nicci French's most chilling novel yet.

Nicci French: Secret Smile. Michael Joseph, ISBN: 0718145208 (October, 2003), 308 p., £9.99 (?).