Playing Nice

the addictive, twisty thriller - now a major TV series

By: JP Delaney

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Paperback | 25 February 2025 | Edition Number 1

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432 Pages

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19.6 x 13.0 x 3.0

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*Now a major ITV and StudioCanal TV show starring James Norton and Niamh Algar*

'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

Industry Reviews

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

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