'The twist is perfection. I think it's just about the cleverest thing I ever read' Gillian McAllister
The twistiest murder mystery you are ever likely to read?
A story about a family that does the unthinkable in order to save the life of one of its beloved members?
Both? Or something else altogether?
You'll have to read until the very last word in order to find out...
You think it will never happen to you: the ring of the bell, the policeman on the doorstep. What he says traps you in a nightmare that starts with the words, 'I'm afraid...'
Sally Lambert is also afraid, and desperate enough to consider the unthinkable. Is it really, definitely, impossible to escape from this horror? Maybe not. There's always something you can do, right?
Of course, no one would ever do this particular something - except the Lamberts, who might have to.
No one has ever gone this far. Until Sally decides that the Lamberts will...
'Hugely entertaining and infectiously funny, this joyous adventure is one of Sophie Hannah's very best books. A delight from start to finish.' Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient
'IT. IS. BRILLIANT...it's funny, clever & audacious! I bloody loved it!' Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things
'I loved this. Such a clever, twisty book with as many layers as a matryoshka doll plus I loved the meta-fictive aspects. Works on so many levels. Bravo!' Harriet Tyce
'Clever, cunning and completely captivating' Louise Swanson, author of End of Story
'No one writes twisted, suspenseful novels quite like Sophie Hannah' Liane Moriarty
- Publisher Name:Bedford Square Publishers
- Product Format:Paperback
- ISBN: 9781835011584
- Author:Sophie Hannah
- Publication Date:2025-06-19
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