Michael Joseph to release 'Best of Nicci French' collection

Michael Joseph is this year releasing a “Best of Nicci French” collection to mark the 21st anniversary of books from Nicci French, a.k.a. the husband and wife crime writing team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French.

The collection will include novels such as Killing Me Softly and The Memory Game and will feature introductions by crime writing peers such as Peter James, Peter Robinson, Sophie Hannah, Erin Kelly and AJ Finn. The books will be published on 12th July, priced at £8.99, alongside a new title entitled Day of the Dead. 

French and Gerrard will also make a number of appearances at festivals and they will be the special guests at this year’s Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate

Louise Moore, m.d. at Michael Joseph said: “Nicci French are a rare gem in the world of crime writing, and we want to take this opportunity to celebrate their outstanding career so far, as well as their brilliant new thriller, Day of the Dead. I’m sure their many fans will be excited to see them on festival stages, while these new editions will bring their writing to an even wider audience.”

In total Nicci French has sold 1.7 million books for £9.73m. Their bestselling book is Beneath the Skin, which has sold 147,531 copies since 2001.