A masterclass in plotting, with twist after twist

Sunday Times

This utterly gripping thriller should establish her as one of the great unmissables of this genre

The Times

Beautifully written and precision-engineered to unsettle

Guardian

Se alle

Sophie Hannah is the new British queen of the psychological thriller

Heat

Sophie Hannah has become the master, or mistress, of suspense. This one's even better than her others. Each moment is so purely enjoyable. Her genius is that she creates these very real characters - absolutely incredible. She's at the very peak of crime fiction at the moment

Simon Mayo Book Programme, Radio Five

This book is long but never tedious, and, as with the finest examples of the genre, Hannah refuses to allow the reader any hope of predicting how it will all end until she decides to put the final piece of the jigsaw in place

Daily Express

It's a difficult tightrope to walk but Hannah does it triumphantly, maintaining the tension until the very end

- Val McDermid, The Times

Beautifully written and absorbingly chilling, this is a tale that steadily builds in tension, throwing up twists and turns that keep you guessing right up until the very end

SHE

An intricate and sinister suspense novel

Woman & Home

A complex, unnerving study of relationships . . . Her exemplary skills put Hannah right up there with Ruth Rendell

Kirkus Reviews

This is a monster book in every sense. It is both a chunky psychological thriller and a testamony to the legacy of depravity . . . The trademark neuroses that afflict many of Sophie Hannah's characters lead to multiple twists in the plot, while her brilliantly acerbic dialogue lightens this clever but complicated tale

Waterstones' Books Quarterly

The pages keep turning . . . The firm grip of suspense will hold you fast until the thrilling ending

Sunday Telegraph

A real chiller; the clever plot will keep you hooked and guessing to the end

Choice

The fourth psychological suspense novel from the phenomenal word-of-mouth bestselling Sophie Hannah. A must-read for fans of Clare Mackintosh and Paula Hawkins.

'Utterly gripping' The Times
'Thrilling' Sunday Telegraph

Why would anyone confess to a murder that never happened?

Ruth Bussey knows what it means to be in the wrong and to be wronged. She once did something she regrets, and her punishment nearly destroyed her. Now Ruth is rebuilding her life, and has found a love she doesn't believe she deserves: Aidan Seed.

Aidan is also troubled by a past he hates to talk about, until one day he decides he must confide in Ruth. He tells her that years ago he killed someone: a woman called Mary Trelease.

Ruth is confused. She's certain she's heard the name before, and when she realises why it sounds familiar, her fear and confusion deepen - because the Mary Trelease that Ruth knows is very much alive . . .

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Why would anyone admit to the murder of someone who wasn't dead? The fourth psychological suspense novel from the phenomenal bestselling Sophie Hannah.
This utterly gripping thriller should establish her as one of the great unmissables of this genre - intelligent, classy and with a wonderfully Gothic imagination - The Times on THE OTHER HALF LIVES

Sophie Hannah is very very good at setting things up and moving on - a chunky book you'll get through in no time - Evening Standard

A masterclass in plotting that adds twist after twist in a hectic finale - Sunday Times on THE OTHER HALF LIVES

Beautifully written and precision-engineered to unsettle - Guardian on THE OTHER HALF LIVES

The interest of any crime or thriller fan will be piqued by Hannah's early chapters, but even the most Machiavellian-minded will be confounded by the serpentine twists of her audacious plotting. - Independent on THE OTHER HALF LIVES

Hannah brings us spectacularly sinister characters and throws them into some wincingly creepy dilemmas - Independent on Sunday, Books of the Year

This book is long but never tedious, and, as with the finest examples of the genre, Hannah refuses to allow the reader any hope of predicting how it will all end until she decides to put the final piece of the jigsaw in place - Daily Express on THE OTHER HALF LIVES

It's a difficult tightrope to walk but Hannah does it triumphantly, maintaining the tension until the very end - Val McDermid, The Times
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Why would anyone admit to the murder of someone who wasn't dead? The fourth psychological suspense novel from the phenomenal word-of-mouth bestselling Hannah.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780340933152
Publisert
2009-09-03
Utgiver
Hodder & Stoughton
Vekt
404 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
36 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
576

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Sophie Hannah is a Sunday Times, New York Times and Amazon Kindle No. 1 bestselling author whose books have sold millions of copies and are published in 51 countries. She was the first person to write and publish new Hercule Poirot mysteries, at the request of Agatha Christie's family and estate. In 2023 she won the Dagger in the Library Award, and in 2013 she won the UK National Book Awards Crime Novel of the Year prize for her novel The Carrier. Sophie is also an award-winning poet whose work is studied at GCSE level across the UK, and has been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize. Her murder mystery musical, The Mystery of Mr E, was released as a feature film in 2023. Sophie is the founder and coach at Dream Author Coaching, and her recent self-help book about how to make brilliant decisions, The Double Best Method, was an Amazon top ten bestseller. Sophie lives with her husband, grown-up children and dog in Cambridge, where she is an honorary fellow of Lucy Cavendish College.