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The Opposite of Murder

the twisty new thriller from bestselling author of The Couple at the Table

Sophie Hannah

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English
Hodder & Stoughton
27 January 2026
'So clever, and has the perfect twist' GILLIAN McALLISTER

'An ingenious puzzle of a novel that crackles with energy and menace' NICCI FRENCH

What if the only way to prevent a murder is by confessing to it?

Jemma Stelling has confessed to a crime - one she can't have committed. She has an unshakeable alibi: when Marianne Upton was stabbed to death outside her home, Jemma was at the police station confessing to a deadly obsession with Marianne and a plan to kill her in precisely the way she was killed.

So is Jemma innocent? Or is she an ingenious, cold-blooded murderer?
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Imprint:   Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 153mm, 
ISBN:   9781529352962
ISBN 10:   1529352967
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

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.

Reviews for The Opposite of Murder: the twisty new thriller from bestselling author of The Couple at the Table

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


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