Sophie Hannah is an internationally bestselling crime fiction writer. Her psychological thriller The Carrier won the Specsavers National Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year in 2013. Sophie is the author of the bestselling Poirot continuation mysteries. The Point of Rescue and The Other Half Lives have been adapted for television as Case Sensitive, starring Olivia Williams and Darren Boyd. Sophie is also a bestselling poet who has been shortlisted for the TS Eliot award. Her poetry is studied at GCSE and A-level. Sophie is an Honorary Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. She lives in Cambridge with her family. Her novel Haven't They Grown was chosen for the Richard and Judy Book Club and her novel The Couple at the Table became a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller in 2023. In 2023 Sophie was awarded the prestigious Dagger in the Library from the Crime Writers' Association in recognition of her brilliant body of work.
Why would somebody confess to a murder they have yet to commit? Hannah answers this with her trademark flair, creativity and stylish prose. I loved it -- Gillian McAllister Such a clever, twisty book - I loved it! -- Harriet Tyce An ingenious puzzle of a novel that crackles with energy and menace -- Nicci French Original and thrilling. Sophie Hannah is a genuine storyteller. The definition of unputdownable -- Michael Wood Clever, complex and compelling -- Louise Beech