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The Opposite of Murder
On sale
16th January 2025
Price: £29.99
The gripping new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Sophie Hannah, the Queen of the unguessable mystery!
What if the only way you could prevent a murder was by confessing to it?
Jemma Stelling has confessed to a murder.
Jemma Stelling is the police’s lead suspect.
Jemma Stelling couldn’t have committed the crime.
Jemma had an alibi. At the time of Marianne Cass’s brutal murder, she was in the police station, confessing to a murderous obsession with Marianne.
Is Jemma Stelling innocent? Or is she an ingenious, cold-blooded killer?
Can you be guilty of the opposite of murder?
PRAISE FOR SOPHIE HANNAH:
‘A new novel by Sophie Hannah is a cause for celebration!’ ALEX MICHAELIDES, author of THE SILENT PATIENT
‘One of the best crime writers currently working’ THE SCOTSMAN
‘High concept and so satisfying’ GILLIAN MCALLISTER, author of WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME
‘Brain-bending’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
(P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
What if the only way you could prevent a murder was by confessing to it?
Jemma Stelling has confessed to a murder.
Jemma Stelling is the police’s lead suspect.
Jemma Stelling couldn’t have committed the crime.
Jemma had an alibi. At the time of Marianne Cass’s brutal murder, she was in the police station, confessing to a murderous obsession with Marianne.
Is Jemma Stelling innocent? Or is she an ingenious, cold-blooded killer?
Can you be guilty of the opposite of murder?
PRAISE FOR SOPHIE HANNAH:
‘A new novel by Sophie Hannah is a cause for celebration!’ ALEX MICHAELIDES, author of THE SILENT PATIENT
‘One of the best crime writers currently working’ THE SCOTSMAN
‘High concept and so satisfying’ GILLIAN MCALLISTER, author of WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME
‘Brain-bending’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
(P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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Reviews
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A fabulously twisty and entertaining read!
A new novel by Sophie Hannah is a cause for celebration. The Couple at The Table has everything you want in a mystery - a cryptic threat, a murder, a closed circle of suspects and an unguessable solution. Completely ingenious, entirely satisfying - a delight from start to finish
An absorbing thriller with an abundance of red herrings and a gradual drip-drip of clues. A fantastic mystery
Another winning thriller
As much head-scratching fun as ever
Brain-bending
Clever and wonderfully plotted
Complex and satisfying outing
I have just finished The Couple At The Table and it is BY FAR Sophie Hannah's best one yet. Relatable, funny, high concept and so satisfying I watched in awe as the pieces fell into place. Bravo!
Intriguing
One of the best crime writers currently working
Sly and twisty whodunnit
The award-winning crime writer returns with another gripping psychological suspense
Twisty
You'll love this brain-melting thriller!