Secret smile

- Nicci French's previous novel, "Land of the Living, was published in Warner hardcover in 5/03 and has over 80,000 copies in print. Film rights were sold to Courtenay Valenti of Warner Bros.- "The Red Room (Mysterious Press, 2001) has 290,000 hardcover and paperback copies in print combined, while "Beneath the Skin (Mysterious Press, 2001), with film rights sold to Casey Silver and his Gone Fishin' productions, has 400,000 copies in combined print.- "Killing Me Softly (Mysterious Press, 1999) was a national bestseller with close to 340,000 hardcover and paperback copies in print combined.