Nicci French

Secret Smile Nicci French

Publisher Marketing: 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 terrifying." Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2004 pg. 195 (EAN 9780446533478, Hardcover) Booklist 03/15/2004 pg. 1270 (EAN 9780446533478, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 04/05/2004 pg. 34 (EAN 9780446533478, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 06/15/2004 pg. 58 (EAN 9780446533478, Hardcover) New York Times 07/11/2004 pg. 17 (EAN 9780446533478, Hardcover) Romantic Times 06/01/2004 pg. 89 (EAN 9780446533478, Hardcover) Kliatt 03/01/2005 pg. 56 (EAN 9781590861899, Analog Audio Cassette) Contributor Bio:  French, Nicci Nicci French is the author of the bestsellers Secret Smile, Land of the Living, The Red Room, Beneath the Skin, and Killing Me Softly, as well as two earlier books, The Memory Game and The Safe House, both published in England to great acclaim. Contributor Bio:  Flosnik, Anne Anne Flosnik is an accomplished actress with lead credits on stage and television and in commercials and voice-overs. A seasoned audiobook narrator, she has over four hundred titles to her credit and several awards and distinctions, including three AudioFile Earphones Awards, a "USA Today" Recommended Listening, and the American Library Association s Special Services to Children Award. She has twice been an Audie Award finalist.