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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

Publisher Review

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