Land Of The Living

The Story

Kidnapped, gagged, and held in an airless shed by some unknown assailant, Abbie Devereaux has somehow managed to survive her ordeal and escape. Now no one seems to believe her, including the police who found her bruised and beaten in a run-down neighborhood outside London, and the psychologists who interview her in the hospital. Even worse, Abbie can't remember anything immediately prior to her abduction, so there's no one to corroborate her story. Determined to prove that she's not 'making this all up, ' as one inspector suggests, Abbie sets out to retrace her steps--and comes face-to-face with a very real psycho-killer. Only this time, she refuses to be his victim.- Film rights to Land of The Living have been sold to Courtenay Valenti of Warner Bros.- Nicci French's previous novel, The Red Room, was published in Mysterious Press hardcover in 8/01. The mass market edition was published by Warner Books in 7/02 with a first printing of 300,000 copies.- Beneath the Skin (Mysterious Press, 5/00) has 450,000 hardcover and paperback copies in print combined. It won rave reviews in national publications, including the New York Times Book Review, Philadelphia Inquirer, and People(R), among others. Film rights were sold to Casey Silver (Hidalgo, Rebels) and Gone Fishin' Productions.- Killing Me Softly (Mysterious Press, 7/99) became a national bestseller and has 350,000 hardcover and paperback copies in print combined.