The Last Days of Kira Mullan

A Novel

by Nicci French

On Sale: 03/04/2025

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The Last Days of Kira Mullan

A Novel

by Nicci French

On Sale: 03/04/2025

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From international bestselling master of suspense Nicci French comes a chilling new psychological thriller about a woman determined to get justice for a murder no one else believes happened.

Nancy North is ready to put her life back together. After suffering a psychotic break that ruined friendships, stalled her fledgling restaurant, and forced her to move out of her comfortable flat, she’ll do anything to get back to normal. She and her partner Felix—who has been a saint through her recent troubles—move into a new flat for a fresh start.

Nancy is taking her pills, seeing her therapist, and avoiding unnecessary stress. She’s doing absolutely everything right, but something is still very, very wrong. On the first day in the new flat, she hears them again; the mysterious voices that triggered her first episode. It could just be the unfamiliar sounds of water in the pipes, or the screaming baby across the hall, but deep down she knows something more sinister is going on. Her fears are confirmed when the young woman in the downstairs flat, Kira, is found dead. Felix, her neighbors, and even the police insist it’s a tragic suicide, but the pieces aren’t adding up for Nancy. Can she trust her own instincts, or is it all in her head?

Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Maud O’Connor has misgivings about her colleagues’ investigation of Kira’s death. The boys club at the top seems intent on closing the case as quickly as possible, especially since the only person who thinks it could be anything other than suicide is known to be unreliable. But Maud knows what it’s like to be dismissed as an overemotional woman and isn’t so quick to discount Nancy’s claims. As tensions reach an explosive breaking point, the line between fact and delusion becomes dangerously blurred, but Maud will stop at nothing to ensure that the truth comes to light.

Critical Praise

“Husband and wife writing duo Nicci French are always a must read, and their latest, Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?, is one of their very best. Compelling, moving and beautifully written, it’s about how real people are affected by (and driven to) murder.... An absolute winner.” — Guardian (UK)

“French cleverly plays on that suspense by doling out Maud’s plan and clues in tantalizing bits. The wolf hides in sheep’s clothing here, to great effect.” — Booklist on Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

“Fans of the husband and wife writing team, Sean French and Nicci Gerrard, will need no encouragement to seize on this latest example of their rare talent. It’s their 25th crime collaboration since 1997 and shows off their exceptional skills as storytellers. . . . The French magic is at work again.” — Daily Mail (UK) on Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

"The Nicci French duo’s 25^th novel ranks among their best: the triple crime plot is satisfying in itself, but also serves as a framework for a richly layered social or family novel in which themes (parenthood’s joys and pains, grief’s lingering effects, the Suffolk constabulary’s alleged enduring sexism and ineptitude) are explored in 1990, then re-explored from other angles 30-plus years later." — Sunday Times (UK) on Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

“Not only a psychological suspense novel, but also a fascinating exploration of family, loss and grief… The novel is a compelling exploration of the corrosive effects of loss and grief.” — Irish Examiner on Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

"One of their very best. Compelling, moving and beautifully written." — The Observer on Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?