The Opposite of Murder

The Opposite of Murder The Gripping New Thriller from the Million-Copy International Bestseller and Queen of the Unguessable Mystery

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Publisher's Synopsis

The gripping new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Sophie Hannah, the Queen of the unguessable mystery!

What if the only way you could prevent a murder was by confessing to it?


Jemma Stelling has confessed to a murder.
Jemma Stelling is the police's lead suspect.
Jemma Stelling couldn't have committed the crime.
Jemma had an alibi. At the time of Marianne Cass's brutal murder, she was in the police station, confessing to a murderous obsession with Marianne.
Is Jemma Stelling innocent? Or is she an ingenious, cold-blooded killer?

Can you be guilty of the opposite of murder?

PRAISE FOR SOPHIE HANNAH:

'A new novel by Sophie Hannah is a cause for celebration!' ALEX MICHAELIDES, author of THE SILENT PATIENT
'One of the best crime writers currently working' THE SCOTSMAN
'High concept and so satisfying' GILLIAN MCALLISTER, author of WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME
'Brain-bending' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

(P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Book information

ISBN: 9781529353457
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint: Hodder
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 352
Weight: -1g
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm