Nicci French Books in Order
Nicci French has written 28 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is The Memory Game (1997) and the newest is Verkeerde afslag (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1997–2026
- Confirmed
- 28 of 28 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,677 in 20 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 128–192 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,677 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
Nicci French writes psychological suspense about missing persons, murder and the psychology of the people caught up in both. The Memory Game (1997) opens a catalogue of 28 titles. Frieda Klein, a psychotherapist, carries the longest series; Maud O'Connor heads a later one; and standalone novels including The Safe House, Beneath the Skin and Secret Smile fill the early years. Books median 376 pages.
Nicci French is the pen name of the husband-and-wife writing duo Nicci Gerrard and Sean French.
How many Nicci French books are there?
Nicci French has 28 books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
Nicci French Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Nicci French books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119974164/4
- 219984004/4
- 319993604/4
- 420003594/4
- 520014484/4
- 620024004/4
- 720033084/4
- 820053584/4
- 920053044/4
- 1020073764/4
- 1120083524/4
- 12Complicit / The Other Side of the DoorNicci French Standalone Novels #122009 · 375 pages · confirmed 4/420093754/4
- 1320114004/4
- 142012–4/4
- 1520133724/4
- 1620143364/4
- 1720153014/4
- 182016–4/4
- 1920174164/4
- 2020184044/4
- 212019–4/4
- 2220205284/4
- 2320214644/4
- 242022–4/4
- 252023–4/4
- 262025–4/4
- 272026–4/4
- 282026–3/4
Nicci French series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Frieda Klein books in order 8 books
Nicci French books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Nicci French Standalone Novels
16 books16 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Maud O’Connor in order
4 booksNicci French Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Nicci French books run from The Memory Game (1997) to Verkeerde afslag (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Nicci French in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Nicci French books in order?
You only need to read Nicci French books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Nicci French
Start with Blue Monday (2011), the first Frieda Klein book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Memory Game (1997).
What is the newest Nicci French book?
Verkeerde afslag (2026) is the newest Nicci French book released so far.
Is there a new Nicci French book coming?
No next Nicci French book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Nicci French at a glance
- Still publishing
- Nicci French published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Nicci French books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,677 pages across the 20 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Nicci French books, 9 of 28, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 27 of the 28 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Nicci French books are about
20 of the 28 Nicci French books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: psychological fiction is tagged on 6 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Psychological fiction 6 of 20 books
- Thrillers 6 of 20 books
- Investigation 5 of 20 books
- Murder 5 of 20 books
- Suspense 5 of 20 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 20 books
- Women psychotherapists 4 of 20 books
- Crime 3 of 20 books
- London (England) 3 of 20 books
- Missing persons 3 of 20 books