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Maria Frankland

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Born

in York, The United Kingdom

Website

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 novella – The Brother-in-Law. ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 32,442 ratings · 3,078 reviews · 95 distinct works • Similar authors

	Last Christmas 3.74 avg rating — 5,854 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
	Lockdown 4.07 avg rating — 2,351 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 — 2,244 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 — 1,906 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
	The Night Before Christmas: A completely compelling, twist-filled psychological thrille 3.97 avg rating — 1,752 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 Uninvited Guest 3.85 avg rating — 1,624 ratings	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
	Left Hanging 4.18 avg rating — 1,274 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
	The Hen Party 4.04 avg rating — 1,306 ratings — published 2021 — 10 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
	Their Last Days of Summer: Welcome to paradise. Now try to survive it. 3.99 avg rating — 1,317 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
	Hit and Run 4.18 avg rating — 1,152 ratings — published 2021 — 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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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 Adopted Daughter

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Arrietty

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Maria Frankland rated a book it was amazing Left at the Altar by A.J. Campbell (Goodreads Author)	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
Every bride’s worst nightmare! Even if this wasn’t an author I automatically read, the title would have hooked me straight in! And as always, the book lived up to its promise. Beautifully plotted with all kinds of twists of turns, I couldn’t put it do ...more
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Maria Frankland made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Edit Book cover topic " Please help me merge the two listings that have materialised for Ties That Bind, publication date 27th May as the placeholder cover seems coming up wh ...more "
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Maria Frankland rated a book it was amazing The Mistake by A.J. Campbell (Goodreads Author)	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
Couldn’t put down! At its heart, this is a story about the lengths people will go to for one another - with what can be devastating consequences. I cared deeply about the characters and was turning the pages well into the early hours to find out what ...more
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Maria Frankland and 1 other person liked Tina A.'s review of The Holiday Cottage: "Nothing better than getting a very dysfunctional family together for an entire week at a remote cottage! This domestic thriller has all the right kind of crazy in it that kept my interest from beginning to end. Maria Frankland once again creates very" Read more of this review »
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Maria Frankland rated a book it was amazing Keep Her Secret by Mark Edwards (Goodreads Author)	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
Page Turner I really enjoyed this book! Great characters that I cared about and a very twisted plot, now I think we need a sequel!!
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Maria Frankland rated a book it was amazing The Family Trip by Daniel Hurst (Goodreads Author)	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
Kept me hooked! Great novel - I had the twist all worked out, or so I thought. But then came the real twist. Highly recommend!
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“Trapped and imprisoned within a toxic marriage, it was akin to being trapped in a spider’s web.”
― Maria Frankland, The Man Behind Closed Doors: The Other Side of Domestic Bliss

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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.”
― Maria Frankland, The Man Behind Closed Doors: The Other Side of Domestic Bliss

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