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The Safe House - Nicci French

Description: ISBN 0140270361 / Author: Nicci French / Genre: Crime / Thriller

Newest Review: ... murdered and who is believed to still be at risk. The back cover hints at the risks that Samantha and her young daughter, ... more

... Elsie, are exposing themselves to by allowing this young woman into their home and lives. From the outset of the novel, I found the writing compelling as it opens with the discovery of Finn's parents' bodies. I did find the idea that a totally unrelated random person would be approached by the police to house a murder victim to be a stretch of the imagination. In spite of Sam's medical qualification and experience in the trauma field, I really doubt that she would be asked to do this and was particularly sceptical that...more

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	The Safe House [2002] - Nicci French [DVD] Release Date: 2005 - 03 - 29, Rating Suitable for 15 years and over, Last Update 07.12.2009 06:04	£ 4.68
	Nicci French Giftset: "The Safe House","Killing Me Softly", "Bene ... Pages: 6, Edition: Abridged edition, Audio Cassette, Penguin Audi ... Last Update 07.12.2009 06:04	£ 8.50

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The Safe House - Nicci French: Not the best of Nicci French (810 words)
by - written on 10/09/09 (Very useful, 97 readings)
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I've read a few novels written by Nicci French in the past and thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them so I snapped up a copy of 'The Safe House' when I saw it in a charity shop. Her novels are generally quite intense thrillers - the literary version of films that make you jump at the slightest movement because the tension has been built up so much!Despite reading other work by this author, I only recently discovered that 'Nicci French' is actually a pseudonom for a husband and wife team, Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. Had I known this beforehand I might have been put off from reading their work, as I'm not a fan of collaborations. I can honestly say that this ... Read the complete review

Safe as houses (1101 words)
by - written on 27/07/06 (Very useful, 111 readings)
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As I'm slowly reading my way through Nicci French's books, I was glad to find 'The Safe House' for a mere 50 pence on one of my many hospital visits in the local shop there. At such a bargain price would I find it as good as some of the others? Let's find out. * The plot * A brutal murder starts the first chapter - Leo MacKenzie and his wife are found dead in their own home - horribly mutilated. The housekeeper that finds them makes a further grim discovery - their daughter Fiona (Finn) is in her bed, taped up and bloody, and barely alive. Severely traumatised after a long stint in hospital, Finn is sent to stay with Samantha ... Read the complete review

The Safe House - Nicci French: Not a very safe house... (853 words)
by - written on 25/01/06 (Very useful, 129 readings)
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Introduction I have read four books by Nicci French now, all of which I have enjoyed, although with varying degrees of enjoyment. I read this book immediately after having read another of her books, The Red Room and I think I would have benefited from giving Nicci French a rest before embarking on The Safe House. Nevertheless, I couldn't put it down and managed to whip through it in about three hours. The author Nicci French is a pseudonym for a journalist and her journalist husband, Nicci Gerard and Sean French. Both have degrees in English Literature from Oxford University. They have worked for a number of newspapers and magazines between them, ... Read the complete review