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Maria Frankland

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Born

in York, The United Kingdom

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https://mariafrankland.co.uk/

Genre

Thriller, Suspense

Member Since

March 2019

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Maria Frankland has a dubious internet search history and a very worried mother-in-law. However, neither of these things can stop her writing gripping psychological thrillers in which you’ll never find a happy-ever-after.

Her novels are mostly set in Yorkshire where you’ll hear the accent through all her characters. These are people you could live next door to, or closer still… don’t say you haven’t been warned.

Maria’s novels are fast-paced, down to earth and realistic. You never know what’s around the corner…

Find out more about Maria at https://www.mariafrankland.co.uk. Whilst you’re there, you can download your free novel - Ties That Bind. ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 41,093 ratings · 3,734 reviews · 178 distinct works • Similar authors

	Last Christmas 3.73 avg rating — 6,535 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Lockdown 4.06 avg rating — 2,488 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Behind Closed Doors: The Other Side of Domestic Bliss 4.12 avg rating — 2,303 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Don't Like Mondays 3.92 avg rating — 2,228 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Valentine 3.85 avg rating — 1,837 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Their Last Days of Summer: Welcome to paradise. Now try to survive it. 3.94 avg rating — 1,723 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winter Retreat: Silence can be deadly 4.07 avg rating — 1,542 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Maria Frankland

Dark Hearts (3 books)
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Last Orders (2 books)
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The Dark Water Series (3 books)
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The Holiday Home

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The Lost Notebook (Toussaints Detective Agency, #1)

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“Trapped and imprisoned within a toxic marriage, it was akin to being trapped in a spider’s web.”
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“You’ve got a problem, do you know that?’ ‘Yeah – it’s called being married to you.”
― Maria Frankland, Last Christmas

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“Dogs are good at keeping secrets. That’s because they can’t talk.”
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“One hasn't become a writer until one has distilled writing into
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physiological and psychological as speaking or sleeping or eating.”
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