"The missing boy is 10-year-old Alfie Risby, and to be perfectly honest with you, he's a little shit."
Florence Grimes is a thirty-one-year-old party girl who always takes the easy way out. Single, broke and unfulfilled after the humiliating end to her girl band career, she has only one reason to get out of bed each day: her ten-year-old son Dylan. But then Alfie Risby, her son’s bully and the heir to a vast frozen food empire, mysteriously vanishes during a class trip, and Dylan becomes the prime suspect. Florence, for once, is faced with a task she can’t quit: She’s got to find Alfie and clear her son’s name, or risk losing Dylan forever.
The only problem? Florence has no discernible skills, let alone detective ones, and all the other school moms hate her. Oh, and Florence has a reason to suspect Dylan might not be as innocent as she’d like to believe…
Hilarious and twisted, propulsive and furious, All the Other Mothers Hate Me is the must-read book of 2025.
Genre: Mystery
Florence Grimes is a thirty-one-year-old party girl who always takes the easy way out. Single, broke and unfulfilled after the humiliating end to her girl band career, she has only one reason to get out of bed each day: her ten-year-old son Dylan. But then Alfie Risby, her son’s bully and the heir to a vast frozen food empire, mysteriously vanishes during a class trip, and Dylan becomes the prime suspect. Florence, for once, is faced with a task she can’t quit: She’s got to find Alfie and clear her son’s name, or risk losing Dylan forever.
The only problem? Florence has no discernible skills, let alone detective ones, and all the other school moms hate her. Oh, and Florence has a reason to suspect Dylan might not be as innocent as she’d like to believe…
Hilarious and twisted, propulsive and furious, All the Other Mothers Hate Me is the must-read book of 2025.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"Delicious, wicked, and darkly funny, All the Other Mothers Hate Me is a wild ride you wish would never end." - Sash Bischoff
"Sarah Harman has created a potent mix of mystery, laugh out loud humor, and one of the most indelibly matchless protagonists ever. I rooted for Florence, this hilarious, unreliable, party girl who will go to any lengths to protect her son. Put this at the top of your to be read list!" - Liv Constantine
"All The Other Mothers Hate Me is all sass in a class of its own. An absolute riot with a razor sharp sense of humor and unyielding suspense, I laughed aloud on nearly every page, all while dying to know how it was going to shake out for my new favorite character." - Rachel Koller Croft
"All the Other Mothers Hate Me is pure delight in book form. Sarah Harman masterfully blends humor, suspense, and social commentary. With a juicy look into upper class parenting, an exploration of motherhood, and a mystery that grabbed me from the opening pages, this novel stands on its own! Readers everywhere will be rooting for Florence from start to finish." - Saumya Dave
"Harman's debut begins with a pace so blistering and a voice so funny that you can't help but wonder if she'll be able to sustain it throughout the entire novel. Reader: she does! This is the rarest kind of story: one that gets better with every page, that makes you laugh out loud, that keeps you up late at night, and that is full of heart and surprise. I adored All the Other Mothers Hate Me and can't wait to press it into the hands of everyone I know. An absolute gem." - Katy Hays
"A biting, twisty, utter delight of a thriller with a refreshing and clever premise - what happens when the person who goes missing kind of deserved to go missing?" - Jessica Knoll
"A sharply insightful page-turner, with an infectiously relatable and utterly human mother at the center of its fast moving plot, Sarah Harman's All the Other Mothers Hate Me will have you up way past your bedtime puzzling through its brilliant twists and turns, while rooting for her every step of the way." - Kimberly McCreight
"All the Other Mothers Hate Me is a darkly funny, irresistibly suspenseful mystery, featuring a protagonist I loved spending time with. And this novel has voice for days." - Clémence Michallon
"All the Other Mothers Hate Me is a twisty mystery, a shrewd send up of London's upper crust, and a hilarious, heartfelt story of a woman pushed to extremes to protect her only son. Like its protagonist Florence Grimes, this debut is truly one of a kind." - Caitlin Mullen
"Florence is my new favorite agent of chaos - I loved her snarky-but-true observations, hilarious misadventures, and fierce love for her son. All The Other Mothers Hate Me is impossible to put down, and you'll find yourself rooting hard for Florence as she navigates this uniquely twisty case of a missing boy." - Kristen Perrin
"Hilarious and poignant and absolutely unique - a perfectly crafted mystery with a voice that deserves a standing ovation. It's Bridget Jones meets Daisy Jones - All the Other Mothers Hate Me is? completely irresistible, massively relatable, and somehow goes from laugh-out-loud clever to utterly heartbreaking while never losing the critical elements of a savvy and fast-paced plot. Clear your schedules and call your friends - this will be the most buzzed about book of the year." - Hank Phillippi Ryan
"Sarah Harman has created a potent mix of mystery, laugh out loud humor, and one of the most indelibly matchless protagonists ever. I rooted for Florence, this hilarious, unreliable, party girl who will go to any lengths to protect her son. Put this at the top of your to be read list!" - Liv Constantine
"All The Other Mothers Hate Me is all sass in a class of its own. An absolute riot with a razor sharp sense of humor and unyielding suspense, I laughed aloud on nearly every page, all while dying to know how it was going to shake out for my new favorite character." - Rachel Koller Croft
"All the Other Mothers Hate Me is pure delight in book form. Sarah Harman masterfully blends humor, suspense, and social commentary. With a juicy look into upper class parenting, an exploration of motherhood, and a mystery that grabbed me from the opening pages, this novel stands on its own! Readers everywhere will be rooting for Florence from start to finish." - Saumya Dave
"Harman's debut begins with a pace so blistering and a voice so funny that you can't help but wonder if she'll be able to sustain it throughout the entire novel. Reader: she does! This is the rarest kind of story: one that gets better with every page, that makes you laugh out loud, that keeps you up late at night, and that is full of heart and surprise. I adored All the Other Mothers Hate Me and can't wait to press it into the hands of everyone I know. An absolute gem." - Katy Hays
"A biting, twisty, utter delight of a thriller with a refreshing and clever premise - what happens when the person who goes missing kind of deserved to go missing?" - Jessica Knoll
"A sharply insightful page-turner, with an infectiously relatable and utterly human mother at the center of its fast moving plot, Sarah Harman's All the Other Mothers Hate Me will have you up way past your bedtime puzzling through its brilliant twists and turns, while rooting for her every step of the way." - Kimberly McCreight
"All the Other Mothers Hate Me is a darkly funny, irresistibly suspenseful mystery, featuring a protagonist I loved spending time with. And this novel has voice for days." - Clémence Michallon
"All the Other Mothers Hate Me is a twisty mystery, a shrewd send up of London's upper crust, and a hilarious, heartfelt story of a woman pushed to extremes to protect her only son. Like its protagonist Florence Grimes, this debut is truly one of a kind." - Caitlin Mullen
"Florence is my new favorite agent of chaos - I loved her snarky-but-true observations, hilarious misadventures, and fierce love for her son. All The Other Mothers Hate Me is impossible to put down, and you'll find yourself rooting hard for Florence as she navigates this uniquely twisty case of a missing boy." - Kristen Perrin
"Hilarious and poignant and absolutely unique - a perfectly crafted mystery with a voice that deserves a standing ovation. It's Bridget Jones meets Daisy Jones - All the Other Mothers Hate Me is? completely irresistible, massively relatable, and somehow goes from laugh-out-loud clever to utterly heartbreaking while never losing the critical elements of a savvy and fast-paced plot. Clear your schedules and call your friends - this will be the most buzzed about book of the year." - Hank Phillippi Ryan
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