New Releases by Sophie Hannah

Hercule Poirotin uusi tuleminen On hienoa, että kirjallisuuden rakastettujen henkilöiden ei ole pakko kuolla , sanoo Sophie Hannah, jonka Poirot-romaani ilmestyy syyskuussa 2014. Agatha Christien perikunta päätti fanien toiveesta julkaista upouuden Poirot-mysteerin dekkarikuningattaren kultakauden romaanien hengessä. Kirjoittajaksi valikoitui suosittu jännityskirjailija Sophie Hannah, joka kertoo olleensa Christie-fani viisivuotiaasta lähtien. Hän pitää tehtävää kunniana ja aikoo pysytellä tiukasti Dame Agathan viitoittamalla tiellä: Poirot ei ala harrastaa rullaluistelua. Kirjan tapahtumat sijoittuvat 1920-luvun lopulle, jolloin mestarietsivän harmaat aivosolut olivat vireimmillään.(Haastattelu: The Guardian) Brittiläinen Sophie Hannah (s. 1971) on niittänyt kansainvälistä mainetta psykologisilla jännäreillä. Hän on Agatha Christien vannoutunut ihailija: "Hercule Poirot ja Neiti Marple sytyttivät minussa halun ryhtyä kirjoittamaan dekkareita, ja Christien nerokkaat juonet ja syvä ihmisluonnon ymmärtämys ovat muokanneet minua kirjailijana." (The Bookseller) Hannah on julkaissut myös viisi runokokoelmaa ja riimitellyt englanniksi Tove Janssonin lastenkirjoja. Kirjailijan nettisivut: www.sophiehannah.com

Dopo l''ennesimo caso risolto, Hercule Poirot ha finalmente deciso di prendersi una vacanza. E visto che viaggiare è molto stancante, quale migliore destinazione di Londra stessa? Così, senza dire nulla a nessuno, ha affittato una camera in una pensione cittadina, deciso a godersi il meritato riposo, al riparo dagli assalti di chi cerca il parere del detective più famoso del mondo. Ma se, per una volta, Poirot non insegue il mistero, è il mistero a inseguire lui. Una sera, mentre è seduto a un tavolo di un piccolo locale, intento a gustare un delizioso caffè, irrompe una donna, sconvolta. Poirot le si avvicina, presentandosi come un poliziotto in pensione. La donna sembra spaventarsi ancora di più e gli chiede di assicurarle che non è più in servizio. Quando Poirot glielo conferma, lei gli confessa che sta per essere commesso un omicidio. La vittima è lei, e merita di essere uccisa. Per questo lui deve prometterle che non farà nulla per salvarla e non cercherà, successivamente, di trovare il colpevole. A quel punto la donna corre fuori dal locale e sparisce nella notte. Quanto c''è di vero in quel racconto? E i tre omicidi commessi a Londra quella stessa sera sono collegati alle parole della donna? A trentanove anni dalla sua ultima apparizione letteraria, Hercule Poirot, il detective più famoso e amato del mondo, ritorna per risolvere tre delitti apparentemente inspiegabili. Per la prima volta gli eredi di Agatha Christie hanno autorizzato che il personaggio inventato dalla scrittrice britannica nel 1920 faccia la sua ricomparsa, interpretato dalla penna di una nuova autrice. E la scrittrice chiamata a questo compito è Sophie Hannah, maestra inglese del thriller psicologico, i cui romanzi hanno venduto, nel solo Regno Unito, centinaia di migliaia di copie, vincendo numerosi premi e venendo tradotti in più di venti paesi. Il risultato è un romanzo straordinario, capace di dare vita, ancora una volta, al mito di Poirot, con il suo misto di ironia, mistero e strabilianti deduzioni.

Gaby raakt tijden een vlucht in gesprek met Lauren. Lauren vertelt haar dat ze details weet over een moordzaak. Gaby begrijpt dat het geen toeval is dat juist Lauren naast haar in dat vliegtuig zit... ‘Ondraaglijk is opnieuw een topthriller van de Britse ‘Queen of Crime’ Sophie Hannah. Niet voor niets werd Sophie Hannah door de erfgenamen van Agatha Christie aangewezen nieuwe Agatha Christie-delen te schrijven. ‘Ondraaglijk’ is een nieuw boek in haar eigen oeuvre met eerdere titels als ‘Kleine meid’, ‘Moederziel’ ‘Beste vrienden’en ‘Fatale fout’. Als Gaby’s vlucht naar huis opeens vanaf een ander vliegveld vertrekt, worden de passagiers van haar vlucht per bus vervoerd. Gaby raakt in gesprek met Lauren, een zenuwachtige jonge vrouw. Gaby komt er al snel achter dat het geen toeval is dat Lauren op haar vlucht zat, als Lauren eruit flapt dat een onschuldige man de gevangenis ingaat voor een moord die hij niet heeft gepleegd. Het slachtoffer is Francine, de vrouw van Gaby’s grote liefde Tim. Tim heeft de moord op zijn vrouw bekend, en zelfs bewijs geleverd. Het enige dat ontbreekt is een motief: hij zegt geen idee te hebben waarom hij zijn vrouw heeft vermoord... ‘Volgens mij ben ik een redelijk ervaren lezer, maar Sophie Hannah zet me steeds op het verkeerde been. Verslavend.’ Nicci French Sophie Hannah won met ‘Ondraaglijk’ de National Book Award voor Thriller van het Jaar 2013.

Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie''s mysteries, as well as Clare Mackintosh and Paula Hawkins, the ninth psychological thriller from Sophie Hannah is a literary mystery and a puzzle that''s impossible to solve . . . ''Fiendishly clever'' Sunday Express ''Exceptional'' Elle Knowing the secret will kill you. All she wanted to do was take her son''s forgotten sports kit to school. So why does Nicki Clements drive past the home of controversial newspaper columnist Damon Blundy eight times in one day? Blundy has been murdered, and the words ''HE IS NO LESS DEAD'' daubed on his wall - in red paint, not blood. And, though Blundy was killed with a knife, he was not stabbed. Why? Nicki, called in for questioning, doesn''t have any of the answers police are looking for. Nor can she tell them the truth, because although she is not guilty of murder, she is far from innocent. And the words on the wall are disturbingly familiar to her, if only she could remember where she has heard them before . . .

The Poetry of Sex - a raucous, highly enjoyable anthology by acclaimed poet Sophie Hannah ''We''ve been at it all summer, from the Canadian border to the edge of Mexico . . .'' It''s hard to imagine a more fruitful subject for poets than sex, in all its glorious manifestations: from desire and hope, through disappointment and confusion, to conclusion and consequence. And little has changed over the centuries, as Sophie Hannah''s anthology vividly demonstrates, from Catullus pleading with Lesbos to Walt Whitman singing the body electric. Moods and attitudes may vary but the drive persists as does the desire to write about it. Sophie Hannah''s selection ranges from ancient Rome to modern New York, from gay to straight, but her principle has been to go low on the sugar and high on the excitement. It is essential reading for poetry lovers and romantics everywhere. Sophie Hannah has published five collections of poetry. Her fifth Pessimism for Beginners was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Award in 2007. Her Selected Poems is published by Penguin (revised edition, 2013). She is also the writer of bestselling psychological crime fiction, most recently The Carrier. Her novels have been translated into 24 languages. Born in Manchester, she now lives in Cambridge with her husband and children, and is a Fellow Commoner of Lucy Cavendish College.

In The Orphan Choir, Sophie Hannah brings us along on a darkly suspenseful investigation of obsession, loss, and the malevolent forces that threaten to break apart a loving family. A mother with an empty nest is being haunted by a ghostly children''s choir. Are they giving her an important message that only she can hear, or are their motives more sinister? Louise Beeston is being haunted. Louise has no reason left to stay in the city. She can''t see her son, Joseph, who is away at boarding school, where he performs in a prestigious boys'' choir. Her troublesome neighbor has begun blasting choral music at all hours of the night—and to make matters worse, she''s the only one who can hear it. Hoping to find some peace, Louise convinces her husband, Stuart, to buy them a country house in an idyllic, sun-dappled gated community called Swallowfield. But it seems that the haunting melodies of the choir have followed her there. Could it be that her city neighbor has trailed her to Swallowfield, just to play an elaborate, malicious prank? Is there really a ghostly chorus playing outside her door? And why won''t they stop? Growing desperate, she begins to worry about her mental health. Against the pleas and growing disquiet of her husband, Louise starts to suspect that this sinister choir is not only real but a warning. But of what? And how can it be, when no one else can hear it?

Too often the short story is regarded as merely a poor cousin of the novel, a weekend break for novelists - an assumption that demeans the short and neglects the fact that it has an anatomy all of its own. This anthology is a one-off experiment to show how much the short has in common with a very different literary form, the poem. Established and award winning poets from around Britian and the UK have been asked to ''interlope'' into the unknown territory of the short - most of them for the first time and each bringing with them a new, poetic perspective as well as an intuitive feel for the snapshot''s hidden narratives.

A free preview of Kind of Cruel by Sophie Hannah including a special essay by the author “Kind, cruel, kind of cruel.” Amber thinks it’s just nonsense, a side effect of being hypnotized for the first time. But when she’s arrested for a brutal murder two hours later, those four words are the key to clearing her name... if only she could remember where she’d seen them. Amber Hewerdine suffers from chronic insomnia. As a last resort, she visits a hypnotherapist, doubtful that anything will really change. Under hypnosis, Amber hears herself saying, “Kind, cruel, kind of cruel.” The words awaken a vague memory, but she dismisses the whole episode as nonsense. Two hours later, however, Amber is arrested for the brutal murder of a woman she’s never heard of, and the only way she can clear her name is by remembering exactly where she’s seen those words. Kind of Cruel is the latest page-turner in Hannah''s Zailer and Waterhouse mystery series, and will enthrall Hannah’s ever-growing readership.

*** WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR CRIME THRILLER OF THE YEAR 2013 *** He swore he was a killer. The truth was worse. An overnight plane delay is bad. Having to share your hotel room with a stranger is worse. But that is only the beginning of Gaby Struthers'' problems. Gaby has never met Lauren Cookson before. So how does Lauren know so much about her? How does she know that the love of Gaby''s life has been accused of murder? Why is she telling her that he is innocent? And why is she so terrified of Gaby? If you loved Gone Girl, you''ll find this chilling domestic thriller impossible to put down.

Six short tales of chilling suspense from bestselling author Sophie Hannah, plus an exclusive extract from her new psychological thriller, THE CARRIER, coming out in February 2013.

The latest psychological thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Wrong Mother and The Cradle in the Grave It''s past midnight, but Connie Bowskill can''t sleep. To pass the time, she logs on to a real estate website in search of a particular house, one she is obsessed with for reasons she''s too scared to even admit to herself. As she clicks through the virtual tour, she comes across a scene from a nightmare: a woman lying facedown on the living room floor in a pool of blood. But when she returns to show her husband, there is no body, no blood—just a perfectly ordinary room, with a perfectly clean beige carpet. The sixth book in Sophie Hannah’s beloved Zailer and Waterhouse series, The Other Woman’s House offers unforgettable suspense and a heart-stopping conclusion that Ruth Rendell and Tana French fans will love.

Drie korte verhalen van de Britse Queen of Crime De drie verhalen Het octopusnest, De vraagprijs en Uitgerekend hier zijn kort en leuk geschreven.

In het wiegje van haar twee weken oude dochter ligt een wildvreemd kind. Haar man beweert dat ze gek geworden is. Een week later zijn Alice en de baby verdwenen. Weggelopen, gekidnapt, vermoord? Sophie Hannah is de koningin van de psychologische spanning. Nicci French, Simone van der Vlugt, SJ. Watson behoren tot haar fans. ''Kleine meid'' is een huiveringwekkend en beklemmend boek. Alice'' echtgenoot David zou op hun twee weken oude dochtertje passen, maar wanneer Alice teugkomt van de sportschool en de babykamer inloopt, begint een ware nachtmerrie: in het wiegje ligt een kind dat ze nog nooit eerder gezien heeft. David beweert bij hoog en laag, en op steeds agressievere toon, dat Alice ofwel gek geworden is, ofwel liegt. Hoe kan Alice de politie overtuigen van het tegendeel voor het te laat is? Een week later zijn Alice en de baby verdwenen. Weggelopen, gekidnapt, vermoord? ''Kleine meid'' is een angstaanjagende psychologische thriller over hoever een moeder gaat om haar kind te redden.

Een man en een vrouw vertellen elkaar hun vreselijkste geheim: zij bekent iets gedaan te hebben waarvoor ze is gestraft, hij bekent een moord op een vrouw van wie zij weet dat deze nog leeft.

“A perfectly executed psychological thriller” (The Guardian) from the internationally bestselling author of The Wrong Mother and The Other Woman’s House Television producer Fliss Benson is surprised to discover that her superstar boss, Laurie Nattrass, is stepping down from his post. She’s even more surprised that he asks her to take over his documentary about crib-death mothers wrongly accused of murder. Thanks to Laurie’s advocacy, three women are now free, while the doctor who testified against them is under investigation for misconduct. Then one of the mothers is found dead. In her pocket is a card with sixteen numbers on it, arranged in four rows of four- exactly like the anonymous card Fliss has just received in the mail. The fifth book in Sophie Hannah’s beloved Zailer and Waterhouse series, The Cradle in the Grave combines the puzzle of a Golden Age mystery with a masterful tale of psychological suspense that Tana French and Laura Lippman fans will love.

The unnervingly good sixth psychological thriller from bestselling crime writer Sophie Hannah, not to be missed for readers of Nicci French and Liane Moriarty. ''Jaw-droppingly assured'' Daily Express ''A first-class whodunnit'' Scotsman Don''t go into the other woman''s house... It''s 1.15 a.m. Connie Bowskill should be asleep. Instead, she''s logging on to a property website in search of a particular house: 11 Bentley Grove, Cambridge. She knows it''s for sale; she saw the estate agent''s board in the front garden less than six hours ago. Soon Connie is clicking on the ''Virtual Tour'' button, keen to see the inside of 11 Bentley Grove and put her mind at rest once and for all. She finds herself looking at a scene from a nightmare: in the living room, in the middle of the carpet, there''s a woman lying face down in a huge pool of blood. In shock, Connie wakes her husband Kit. But when Kit sits down at the computer to take a look, he sees no dead body, only a pristine beige carpet in a perfectly ordinary room . . .

Alice Fancourt , una feliz madre primeriza, decide salir a dar un paseo después de dar a luz a su hija. David, su marido, queda a cargo de la pequeña Florence. Debía cuidarla, pero cuando Alice entra en la habitación, la pesadilla empieza: el bebé que duerme en la cuna no es su hija...

"A superbly creepy, twisty thriller” (The Times (London)) by the internationally best-selling author of The Other Woman’s House and The Wrong Mother Naomi Jenkins knows all about secrets: three years ago something so terrible happened to her that she''s never told anyone about it. Now, Naomi has another secret: her relationship with the unhappily married Robert Haworth. When Robert vanishes without explanation, Naomi knows he must have come to harm. But the police are less convinced, particularly when Robert''s wife insists he is not missing. In desperation, Naomi decides that if she can''t persuade the detectives that Robert is in danger, she''ll convince them that he is a danger to others. Naomi knows how to describe the actions of a psychopath; all she needs to do is dig up her own traumatic past. The second book in Sophie Hannah’s beloved Zailer and Waterhouse series, The Truth-Teller’s Lie is a chillingly smart suspense novel sure to appeal to fans of Tess Gerritsen and Gillian Flynn.

Critically acclaimed queen of psychological crime Sophie Hannah''s fifth suspense novel - a must-read for those who loved The Secret Place. ''Beautifully written'' Daily Express ''Terrifying'' Heat Murder begins at home... TV producer Fliss Benson receives an anonymous card at work. The card has sixteen numbers on it, arranged in four rows of four - numbers that mean nothing to her. On the same day, Fliss finds out she''s going to be working on a documentary about miscarriages of justice involving cot-death mothers wrongly accused of murder. The documentary will focus on three women: Helen Yardley, Sarah Jaggard and Rachel Hines. All three women are now free, and the doctor who did her best to send them to prison for life, child protection zealot Dr Judith Duffy, is under investigation for misconduct. For reasons she has shared with nobody, this is the last project Fliss wants to be working on. And then Helen Yardley is found dead at her home, and in her pocket is a card with sixteen numbers on it, arranged in four rows of four . . .

When Susanna puts on a different pair of glasses she''s drawn into another world where she has to make a dangerous journey. Fortunately, she has some of the inhabitants of Moomin Valley to help her. Suggested level: junior, primary.

"When Naomi Jenkins arrives at the police station, she is sure that Robert, her married boyfriend, has come to harm. Detective Constable Simon Waterhouse and Detective Sergeant Charlie Zailer are not convinced, however, especially when Robert''s wife insists he is not missing." "So Naomi hatches a desperate plot, drawing on a past rape experience. As she digs further for the truth, Naomi discovers that Robert''s disappearance is more closely tied to her past than she could have imagined."--BOOK JACKET.

Sally is watching the news with her husband when she hears a name she ought not to recognise: Mark Bretherick. Last year, a work trip Sally had planned was cancelled at the last minute. Desperate for a break from her busy life juggling work and a young family, Sally didn''t tell her husband that the trip had fallen through. Instead, she booked a week off work and treated herself to a secret holiday. All she wanted was a bit of peace, some time to herself, but it didn''t work out that way. Because Sally met a man - Mark Bretherick. All the details are the same: where he lives, his job, his wife Geraldine and daughter Lucy. Except that the man on the news is a man Sally has never seen before. And Geraldine and Lucy Bretherick are both dead.

A new mother in rural England comes home a baby she swears is not her own in this first chilling installment in the Zailer & Waterhouse detective mysteries. “Superb . . . good, old-fashioned spine-tingling stuff, but also a fine modern thriller.” —The Times (London) The first time she goes out after their daughter is born, Alice leaves the two-week-old infant at home with her husband, David. When she returns two hours later, she insists that the baby in the crib is not her child. Despite her apparent distress, David is adamant that she is wrong. The police are called to the scene. Detective Constable Simon Waterhouse is sympathetic, but he doubts Alice’s story. His superior, Sergeant Charlie Zailer, thinks Alice must be suffering from some sort of delusion brought on by postpartum depression. With an increasingly hostile and menacing David swearing she must either be mad or lying, how can Alice make the police believe her before it’s too late?

Full of enchanting humor and intimacy, this inventive collection of poems is designed to engage and delight. Rhymed metrical forms are masterfully handled to produce highly amusing effects and traditional prose is manipulated in order to handle contemporary subjects. Moving yet lighthearted, these poems are a complicated brew that poetry lovers of every stripe will enjoy.

In this collection of poetry, Sophie Hannah explores and celebrates the complex interactions and strong feelings involved in everyday experience, in poems that are memorable, witty and moving.

Soap opera writer Simone "Sim" Purdy franticly tries to restore the status que to her world when two of her friends break up.