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Louise Candlish

ルイーズ・キャンディッシュ

Ruīzu Kyandisshu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Hexham, Northumberland, England
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Hexham, Northumberland → Northampton → London

Career

Occupations
Author, Novelist
Active Years
2004-2024

Education

University College London
English
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Year of Graduation: 1989
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Crime & Thriller Book of the Year
2019
Work: Our House
Category: Crime & Thriller
Organization: British Book Awards
Result: Winner
Capital Crime Fingerprint award
2024
Work: The Only Suspect
Category: Thriller of the Year
Organization: Capital Crime
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Our House

2018 Crime Thriller

A crime novel about a house swap gone wrong, psychological thriller.

HomeBetrayalCrime
Adaptations
  • [TV drama] Our House (2022)

The Only Suspect

2023 Thriller

Thriller novel.

SuspicionCrime

Bibliography

  • The Island Hideaway (2004)
  • I'll Be There For You (2005)
  • The Double Life Of Anna Day (2006)
  • Since I Don't Have You (2007)
  • The Second Husband (2008)
  • Before We Say Goodbye (2009)
  • Other People's Secrets (2010)
  • The Day You Saved My Life (2012)
  • The Disappearance of Emily Marr (2013)
  • The Sudden Departure of the Frasers (2015)
  • The Swimming Pool (2016)
  • Our House (2018)
  • Those People (2019)
  • The Other Passenger (2020)
  • The Heights (2021)
  • The Only Suspect (2023)
  • Our Holiday (2024)

Adaptations

  • Our House (ITV drama, 2021 adaptation)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Psychological suspenseDomestic noir
Recurring Motifs
HomesSecrets

Legacy

British crime novelist known for winning British Book Awards for Our House.