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Louise Candlish

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Hello and welcome to my page... You may already know my domestic noir thrillers or perhaps you're curious and not sure which to try first - either way, you're in the right place!

My latest is OUR HOLIDAY, a Sunday Times bestseller, WHSmith Richard & Judy Book Club pick and Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2025 nominee. It features my favourite ever love-to-hate characters Perry and Charlotte, second home owners in the idyllic English beach resort of Pine Ridge. It's now in development for the screen - I'll share news on that as soon as I can.

Next up is A NEIGHBOUR'S GUIDE TO MURDER, published in July 2025 (UK) and 2026 (US), available to pre-order now.

Last year I celebrated my 20th anniversary as an author with the news of two
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The Swimming Pool

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Our Holiday

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The Skylight

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“Thinking there is something better out there in the world, something worth more than you already have- of all my mistakes,that was my biggest.”
Louise Candlish, Before We Say Goodbye

“There was no trap involved, no trick: he was a wolf in wolf's clothing. And I went right up to his door and asked him his name.”
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“Hurtling towards fifty as we were, we found it hard to judge younger adults’ ages. They all looked like sixth formers to us.”
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“Sunday dawned bright and cheerful, oblivious to the fatal wounds of its predecessor,”
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“It was in her hand, as everyone’s was these days, as if phones were dialysis machines that could not be out of reach without life-threatening consequences.”
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“Wall them off?’ Tess said. ‘Like they’re Mexico or West Berlin? That’s a bit unfair on Ant and Em.’ Still, it wasn’t the craziest idea she’d heard to date.”
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