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The Red Room Mass Market Paperback – July 1 2002

by Nicci French (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 601 ratings
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At the request of London police, psychologist Kit Quinn agrees to evaluate Michael Doll, a sexual predator who slashes her face. As she recovers, Kit has horrible dreams of a red room. Months later, Doll is arrested for murder. As Doll's obsession with Kit escalates, Kit is gripped with a paralyzing fear that the killer isn't Doll--but someone close to her heart.
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    12.7 x 3.07 x 20.32 cm
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    0446611379
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Nicci French is the author of Catch Me When I Fall, Secret Smile, Land of the Living, Killing Me Softly, The Red Room, and Beneath the Skin. She lives near Ipswich, England.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vision (July 1 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0446611379
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446611374
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 476 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 3.07 x 20.32 cm
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Nicci French is the pseudonym of English husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, who write psychological thrillers together.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting psychological thriller
Reviewed in Canada on August 1, 2001
The Stretton Green Police ask Market Hill Hospital for the Criminally Insane and Welborn Clinic Dr. Katherine "Kit" Quinn to evaluate Michael Doll. Parents have complained about the seemingly disturbed young male hanging around elementary schools and since he has a bit of a record for exposure, the police want a professional psychiatric opinion. However, in front of DI Furth, Michael smashes a mug and uses a sharp piece of glass to carve up Kit's face.
A few months later, Kit is out of the hospital having physically recovered except for a scar, but suffers nightmares from the assault. When DI Furth asks for her help with the murder investigation of a female teenager in which Michael is the prime suspect, a reluctant Kit agrees because she knows she must "humanize" her demon. Perhaps if Kit knew what is in store for her with this case, she would have said no and preferred to lived with her demonizing Doll.
THE RED ROOM is an exciting psychological thriller starring a great lead character psychologically suffering from the aftermath of the brutal attack by Michael. Kit knows she must confront the evil she has painted on the face of her attacker. Once she succeeds in de-demonizing her assailant, Kit still cannot let go of the case as her need to do the right thing propels her to continue to work on the investigation. It is her character that turns Nicci French's tale into an absorbing chiller that never allows the audience to catch their breath.

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tregatt
4.0 out of 5 stars engaged my interest from start to finish
Reviewed in Canada on August 28, 2001
I rather liked "The Red Room" by Nicci French. This novel is not quite like French's previous novels -- it is a little more subdued and restrained. The heroine, Dr. Kit Quinn, a forensic psychiatrist, is also a little different from previous French heroines: while interviewing a mentally unbalanced derelict, whom the police suspect of being a sexual deviant, Kit is rather badly scarred in the face when the derelict, Michael Doll goes spare and tries to attack the policeman in the interview room. Add to this the unpleasantness of being ignominiously dumped by her longtime boy friend, and you realise that Kit has lost a lot of her self-assurance and confidence. This makes her a little diffident at times, and very anxious at others. This is the tone that more or less pervades over much of the book; it can be exasperating for some readers, but if you put aside your preconceptions about how an investigative heroine is supposed to be or act, than "The Red Room" becomes a very interesting and rewarding read. Another interesting point about this mystery novel and it's heroine, is that Kit seems to operate best when she acts on instinct. When she first confronts the murder of the homeless runaway, Lianne, instinct makes Kit look at other unexplained murders/deaths, as she's very sure that that Lianne's death was not a one off. She gets very little support from the police and her own colleagues, who spend much of the novel downplaying her instincts and insinuating that Kit has somehow lost her edge and her astuteness. Here again is another difference between Kit and other heroines in the mystery genre: Kit is frequently unable to explain herself properly in order to garner the support she needs from the police and her colleagues. This, again could be off-putting, but I found that it added a kind of texture to the novel, making it all the more unique and interesting. What Kit shares in common with other mystery novel heroines is her fine sense of justice. Eventhough she's not quite sure if Michael Doll is a murderer or not, she refuses to take part in a kangaroo investigation that seems to be heading in the direction of fitting him up for the killings, solely because he is a rather repulsive and off-putting individual. Kit fights the police investigators all the way so that they will not take the easy way out and concentrate on one suspect only, thus losing sight of the 'big picture' sotospeak. "The Red Room" is a really interesting read. Kit Quinn, with all her anxiousness, compassion for the victims involved and their families, and courage to follow her instincts in spite of all the opposition she faces, is a rather engaging heroine. Some may find that her lack of assurance and her restrained manner makes her a rather uninteresting and unlikely heroine. However I found these traits drew me in more, and made her a lot more accessible than she otherwise may have been. The mystery itself was an interesting, if somewhat common one; however it was a well written and executed one, and engaged my interests from start to finish. A really good read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Creepy, and suspenseful
Reviewed in Canada on July 30, 2001
Dr. Kit Quinn is used to interviewing people in police custody, but nothing could prepare her for Michael Doll. Doll, picked up for questioning after being caught hanging around a school yard, is unlike anyone Kit has ever interviewed, he is handsome, smart, and in a split second he destroys her life.
During a routine questioning, Kit takes her eyes off of Doll for a second, and in that second she hears a shattering sound, the next thing she knows blood is pouring down her face, because Doll has attacked her face with a broken mug, crippling her beauty, and shattering her confidence.
Three months later, suffering from nightmares of the attack, Kit is asked to help the police once again. This time a teenage runaway has been murdered, and YES, Michael Doll is the key suspect. Putting aside her own fears, Kit agrees to interview Doll, only to find there is not enough evidence to pin the murder on him, and he is set free.
Further investigating this crime will lead Kit to a link of another murder, this one a housewife abducted in broad daylight and killed, the main figure in this murder is, YES, Michael Doll.
As the investigations heat up, Kit starts receiving phone calls, break-ins in her apartment, and the feeling of being followed. And, the person always lurking in the shadows is, you guessed it, Michael Doll.
Still NOT convinced Doll is the killer, Kit delves deeper into the crimes, only to bring her fears to a shattering conclusion, as she suspects who the real killer is.
'The Red Room' is a real grabber, it starts full steam, and just keeps gaining momentum as it hurdles to it's shocking climax. Just as the reader thinks they have figured out the puzzle, Ms. French throws in a new twist to keep us guessing. Well written, briskly paced, and an expertly executed plot, keeps 'The Red Room' way ahead of many novels in the thriller genre.
Nicci French has made the obsession territory her own, and she deserves it, for her novels are always entertaining. Taking everyday characters and throwing them into an all-too-plausible (nightmare) scenario, Ms. French gives her readers a terrifying journey through the dark side of the human psyche.
After two previous bestsellers, Nicci French out does herself, by going one step further in revealing the nightmares that live inside us all.
A MUST read!
Nick Gonnella
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Aidan Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars The Frenches can do no wrong
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2018
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Haven’t checked the publishing dates but Kit Quinn in this book is a bit like a prototype Frieda Klein. Except they’ve taken Kit’s compassion out when they made Frieda - the only crime hero / heroine I don’t actually like but still feel compelled to read. Nicci & Sean are absolutely fabulous writers, no question. Profound insight and love for humanity, that’s what you need to create characters like this. And a very dark imagination. Wonder what their dinner table conversations are like?
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shalimar
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2014
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I loved this book as I loved all of the Nicci French books. My favorite author bar none. The Red Room was suspenseful. I couldn't put it down. Loved the main character!!! Would highly recommend all of Nicci French books. You won't be disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great story from Nicci French
Reviewed in Australia on January 5, 2016
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Another great story from Nicci French! I've read several of her books now and always find them full of suspense, with an exciting storyline and an unexpected twist at the end.
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ちえり
3.0 out of 5 stars クライムノベルとしてはちょっと物足りない。
Reviewed in Japan on September 21, 2007
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　所謂殺人犯探し小説なんですが、何とも緩やかなスピードでストーリーが進むので緊張感がまるで感じられませんでした。ストーリーはロンドン市警の女性精神科医kitを主人公に、彼女を取り巻く多彩な人物群を実に丁寧に描きながら進みますが、クライム部分とはまるで関係のない人物とのやり取りに相当数のページを割いています。例えばJulieという女性ですが、彼女は実はほとんどKitの記憶にない、友達のまたその友達といった人物で東南アジア放浪の旅を終えた後、Kitのすまいに押しかけ居候してしまう。又小悪党的存在のwillという男にJulieもKitも魅かれてゆくさまを実に繊細な筆致で描き出しています。ですが、クライムノベルの中に中途半端な恋愛小説を同居させるという手法には、Robert CraisやLee Chaildのようなスピード感溢れるクライムノベルを好む私としてはあまり感心しませんでした。・・・・・事件そのものは、実に込み入った人間関係の糸が縺れ合って構成されており、Kitが辛抱強くその糸を解きほぐしてゆくのですが、核心に迫るのは残りページ数５０ページを切ったあたりからで、読む方も辛抱を要します。全体に、論理では割り切れない女性の微妙な心の動きを実に巧みな表現で描写している点は高く評価出来ますが、クライムノベルとしては不必要な部分が多すぎます。
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Gary
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2015
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Good read this is a earlier example of their writing I enjoyed it
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