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***The Safe House* is a scintillating psychological thriller by the Top Ten bestselling author, Nicci French** * * * *You open your home and your heart to a victim. But your house is anything but safe . . .* Samantha Laschen is a doctor specialising in post-traumatic stress disorder. She's moved to the coast to escape her problems and to be alone with her young daughter. But now the police want her to take in Fiona Mackenzie, a girl whose parents have been savagely murdered. Yet by allowing Fiona in, Sam is exposing herself - and her daughter - to risks she couldn't possibly have imagined . . . Nicci French is the pseudonym for Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. The couple live in Suffolk and have written thirteen other bestselling novels, all published by Penguin:* Complicit, What to Do When Someone Dies, Until It's Over, Losing You, Catch Me When I Fall, The Memory Game, Beneath the Skin, The Red Room, Land of the Living, Killing Me Softly, Secret Smile *and, most recently,* Blue Monday *and *Tuesday's Gone* in the brilliant new Frieda Klein series. ### 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 Suffolk. There are ten other bestselling novels by Nicci French, most recently Secret Smile, Catch Me When I Fall, Losing You and Until It's Over. Find out more about the books and the authors at www.niccifrench.co.uk ### From AudioFile Fiona Mackenzie, amazingly, survives a vicious attack that left her parents dead. Dr. Samantha Laschen and her daughter Elsie have just moved to the village of Stamford to escape London. Sam is bullied into sheltering Fiona, and after several shocking revelations, the three are soon faced with terrifying danger. Julia Franklin narrates clearly and consistently. She uses changes in tone and pacing to help build the suspense in this thriller. Franklin's female voices are outstanding, especially little Elsie's, but her male ones lack uniqueness and strength. Overall, Franklin's engagement and the realism of this psychological page-turner will entertain listeners. Don't listen alone on a dark night. S.C.A. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- *Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine*