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'The twist is perfection. I think it's just about the cleverest thing I've ever read' Gillian McAllister
'This joyous adventure is one of Sophie Hannah's very best books' Alex Michaelides
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
Genre: Mystery
'This joyous adventure is one of Sophie Hannah's very best books' Alex Michaelides
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
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"Funny, clever and audacious. I bloody loved it!" - Jennie Godfrey
"Brilliance, with a twist worthy of Agatha Christie herself." - S E Lynes
"This is Sophie Hannah at her wry, ingenious best. A super-relateable what-would-you-do, with a sting in the tail on the very last line. Don't miss it." - Gillian McAllister
"An incident involving a dog in a small village escalates to an all-out conflict, turning neighbour against neighbour, and culminating in murder. But who did it? Who was it done to? You'll have to read to the final line to find out! 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
"Clever, cunning and completely captivating." - Louise Swanson
"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
"Brilliance, with a twist worthy of Agatha Christie herself." - S E Lynes
"This is Sophie Hannah at her wry, ingenious best. A super-relateable what-would-you-do, with a sting in the tail on the very last line. Don't miss it." - Gillian McAllister
"An incident involving a dog in a small village escalates to an all-out conflict, turning neighbour against neighbour, and culminating in murder. But who did it? Who was it done to? You'll have to read to the final line to find out! 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
"Clever, cunning and completely captivating." - Louise Swanson
"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
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