Playing Nice

JP Delaney

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Quercus Publishing
25 February 2025

Fiction & Literature; Political & legal thriller

*Now a major ITV and StudioCanal TV show starring James Norton and Niamh Algar
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'A real page-turner' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

'The kind of book that keeps you up at night' My Weekly

'Couldn't put it down!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

'JP Delaney is King of Thrillers and Playing Nice is his best book yet' Fiona Cummins

'A rollercoaster of a ride, with plenty of twists and turns' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

Pete Riley answers the door one morning to a parent's worst nightmare. On his doorstep is Miles Lambert, who breaks the devastating news that Pete's two-year-old, Theo, isn't Pete's real son - their babies got mixed up at birth.

The two families agree that, rather than swap the boys back, they'll try to find a more flexible way to share their children's lives. But a plan to sue the hospital triggers an investigation that unearths disturbing questions about just what happened the day the babies were switched.

And when Theo is thrown out of nursery for hitting other children, the Rileys have to ask themselves: how far do they want this arrangement to go? What secrets lie hidden behind the Lamberts' smart front door? How much can they trust the real parents of their child - or even each other?

See what everyone is saying about JP Delaney, the hottest name in psychological thrillers:

'DAZZLING' - Lee Child

'ADDICTIVE' - Daily Express

'DEVASTATING' - Daily Mail

'INGENIOUS' -

New York Times

'COMPULSIVE' - Glamour Magazine

'ELEGANT' - Peter James

'SEXY' - Mail on Sunday

'ENTHRALLING' - Woman and Home

'ORIGINAL' - The Times

'RIVETING' - Lisa Gardner

'CREEPY' - Heat

'SATISFYING' - Reader's Digest

'SUPERIOR' - The Bookseller

'MORE THAN A MATCH FOR PAULA HAWKINS' - Sunday Times

By: JP Delaney
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781529434774
ISBN 10: 1529434777
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 25 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

JP Delaney's first psychological thriller, The Girl Before, was an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and went on to sell over a million copies worldwide. His subsequent books Believe Me, The Perfect Wife, and Playing Nice were also top ten bestsellers, while Playing Nice was a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. Recently, JP Delaney has been heavily involved in the television adaptation of The Girl Before, as lead writer and co-executive producer. www.jpdelaney.co.uk

Reviews for Playing Nice

There is a precision about Delaney's characters that propels his twisty plots into unexpected and utterly convincing scenarios * Daily Mail * JP Delaney is King of Thrillers and Playing Nice is his best book yet * Fiona Cummins * The kind of book that keeps you up at night * My Weekly * Seriously, amazingly, awesomely brilliant * CJ Tudor, author of The Chalk Man * A tour-de-force . . . a compulsive and deeply thought-provoking psychological thriller * Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home * Dazzling - a pitch-perfect thriller * Lee Child * Original and brilliantly written * Sun * Dynamic, razor-sharp and thought-provoking . . . A must read! * Mary Kubica, author of The Good Girl * Terrifying and heartfelt * Woman & Home * A sensational baby-swap psychological thriller which melds domestic suspense with a slow-burn, terrifying menace * The Lancashire Post * Fiendishly gripping, twist-packed thriller * Peterborough Telegraph * [An] edge-of-seat psychological thriller * The Sunday Post * This nail-biting, thought-provoking and utterly riveting thriller [...] comes from a writer who never fails to put extra mind-bending firepower into every story that comes from his magic pen ... Expect ingenious twists and turns * The Lancashire Post *