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The Opposite of Murder

(2026)
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Sophie Hannah's jaw-dropping, twisty, unguessable new thriller has readers hooked!
'This murder mystery really did blow my mind. It kept me awake at night! Absolutely brilliant' ��⭐⭐⭐'''
'Sophie Hannah at her twisty, absorbing, brilliant best' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'INGENIOUS! I challenge anyone to unravel this clever whodunit' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Sophie Hannah could well be our modern Christie, such a deliciously complicated plot. Her best yet!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This lived up to its press for me. I loved every page - a truly impossible puzzle!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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

Jemma Stelling has confessed to a murder - 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 murderous 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?

PRAISE FOR SOPHIE HANNAH:
'Such a clever, twisty book - I loved it!' HARRIET TYCE
'A new novel by Sophie Hannah is a cause for celebration!'
ALEX MICHAELIDES
'One of the best crime writers currently working'
SCOTSMAN
'High concept and so satisfying'
GILLIAN McALLISTER
'Brain-bending'
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING


Genre: Mystery

Praise for this book

"Clever, complex and compelling." - Louise Beech

"An ingenious puzzle of a novel that crackles with energy and menace." - Nicci French

"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

"Original and thrilling. Sophie Hannah is a genuine storyteller. The definition of unputdownable." - Michael Wood


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