Louise Candlish

Louise Candlish
Candlish in 2021
Born	Hexham, Northumberland, England
Alma mater	University College London
Occupation	Author
Notable work	Our House (2018) The Only Suspect (2023)
Awards	Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at British Book Awards
Website	www.louisecandlish.com

Louise Candlish is a British author. In 2019, her crime novel Our House won the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year award at the British Book Awards. ^[1] In 2021, the novel was adapted into an ITV drama starring Tuppence Middleton and Martin Compston. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2024, her book The Only Suspect won the Capital Crime Fingerprint award for thriller of the year. ^[4]

Early life

Candlish was born in Hexham, Northumberland, ^[5] and grew up in Northampton. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English from University College London (UCL) in 1989. ^[6]

Published books

Novels

• 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)

Novellas

• The Skylight (2021)

References

1. "Louise Candlish's Our House Wins at the British Book Awards". CurtisBrown.co.uk. 14 May 2019.
2. Gilbert, Gerard (7 March 2022). "On TV tonight, Louise Candlish's clever novel Our House gets a compelling adaptation on ITV". inews.co.uk.
3. Ravindran, Manori (11 March 2022). "London's Crazy Property Market Gets the Hitchcockian Treatment It Deserves in ITV Thriller 'Our House'".
4. Kemp-Habib, Alice. "The Bookseller - News - Lisa Jewell, Louise Candlish and Lynda La Plante win at 2024 Fingerprint Awards".
5. Duke, Simon (8 March 2022). "ITV's Our House based on book by Northumberland born author Louise Candlish". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
6. "Discover books by UCL alumni this World Book Day". UCL. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

External links

• Official website