Sophie Hannah

Sophie Hannah's unguessable thrillers have readers hooked!'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 murder mystery really did blow my mind. It kept me awake at night! Absolutely brilliant' ?????'This lived up to its press for me. I loved every page -- a truly impossible puzzle!!' ????? Would you trust a complete stranger? After Chloe and her daughter Freya are rescued from disaster by a man who seems too good to be true, Chloe decides she must find him again to thank him. But instead of meeting her knight in shining armour, she comes across a woman called Nadine Caspian who warns her to stay well away from him. The man is dangerous, Nadine claims, and a compulsive liar. Alarmed, Chloe asks her what she means, but Nadine will say no more. Chloe knows that the sensible choice would be to walk away - after all, she doesn't know anything about this man. But she is too curious. What could Nadine have meant? And can Chloe find out the truth without putting herself and her daughter in danger?

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 . . . Romance and poetry seem to go hand in hand but - implicit, explicit, nuanced or starkly frank - sex itself has long been a staple subject for poets. In fact a great deal of erotic poetry rejects the distinction. 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. The result is a raucous, highly enjoyable anthology. From Shakespeare to Carol Ann Duffy, this book is essential reading for poetry lovers and romantics everywhere. It is a perfect counterpart to the The New Penguin Book of Love Poetry and a wonderful companion to Sophie Hannah's own Selected Poems.'Sophie Hannah is among the best at comprehending in rhyming verse the indignity of having a body and the nobility of having a heart' Guardian'A shrewd and accurate observer of the world around her, and of her own life, she is often very funny' The Oldie'The brightest young star in British poetry' IndependentSophie 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?

Det er februar 1929. Hercule Poirot nyter en stille og fredelig middag på sin stamkafé i London, da en ung kvinne styrter inn i lokalet. Hun betror ham at hun frykter for sitt liv, men insisterer på at han verken kan eller må hindre at det skjer. For når hun er død, vil rettferdigheten seire. Samme kveld blir Poirot bedt om å hjelpe sin unge venn, Edward Catchpool i Scotland Yard. Tre gjester på et av byens bedre hoteller er blitt funnet drept, alle med en mansjettknapp i munnen. Kan det være en forbindelse mellom drapene og den vettskremte kvinnen? Mens Poirot bruker sine små grå, gjør morderen i stand et annet hotellrom, til sitt fjerde offer ...

Det er februar 1929. Hercule Poirot nyter en stille og fredelig middag på sin stamkafé i London, da en ung kvinne styrter inn i lokalet. Hun betror ham at hun frykter for sitt liv, men insisterer på at han verken kan eller må hindre at det skjer. For når hun er død, vil rettferdigheten seire. Samme kveld blir Poirot bedt om å hjelpe sin unge venn, Edward Catchpool i Scotland Yard. Tre gjester på et av byens bedre hoteller er blitt funnet drept, alle med en mansjettknapp i munnen. Kan det være en forbindelse mellom drapene og den vettskremte kvinnen? Mens Poirot bruker sine små grå, gjør morderen i stand et annet hotellrom, til sitt fjerde offer ...

Since the publication of her first novel in 1920, more than two billion copies of Agatha Christie's books have been sold around the globe. Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand-new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation, Hercule Poirot. Internationally bestselling author Sophie Hannah breathes new life into the incomparable detective. In this thrilling tale, Poirot plunges into a mystery set in 1920s London--a diabolically clever puzzle that will test his brilliant skills and baffle and delight longtime Christie fans and new generations of readers discovering him for the first time. Authorized by Christie's family, and featuring the most iconic detective of all time, this instant Christie classic is sure to be celebrated by mystery lovers the world over.

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 . . .

"Brilliantly executed psychological suspense" (Booklist, starred review) from the bestselling author of The Wrong Mother When Amber Hewerdine consults a hypnotherapist as a desperate last resort, she doesn't expect that anything much will change. She doesn't expect it to help with her chronic insomnia. She doesn't expect to hear herself, under hypnosis, saying words that mean nothing to her: 'Kind, cruel, kind of cruel' - words she has seen somewhere before, if only she could remember where. She doesn't expect to be arrested two hours later, as a result of having spoken those words out loud, in connection with the brutal murder of Katharine Allen, a woman she's never heard of . . . Kind of Cruel is the 7th book in Hannah's acclaimed Zailer & Waterhouse series. Charlie and Simon have just gotten married, but domestic bliss is proving rather illusive, not least because Charlie ends up in Simon's investigation as a witness. Charlie's sister Liv is still sleeping with Gibbs, making Simon's work life complicated and irritating Charlie to no end. And Simon's boss and adversary, The Snowman, is still being generally horrible. Featuring all the Spilling PD characters fans know and love, Sophie Hannah's trademark dark, twisty plot will keep readers guessing until the very end.

Dette er sjette roman med Simon Waterhouse og Charlie Zailer. Les utdrag fra boka

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... Romance and poetry seem to go hand in hand but - implicit, explicit, nuanced or starkly frank - sex itself has long been a staple subject for poets. In fact a great deal of erotic poetry rejects the distinction. 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.

HVOR HØYT ELSKER DU BARNA DINE? «Sannheten eksisterer alltid, selv når mennesker tror på løgnen. Sannheten er at jeg ikke drepte babyene mine. Jeg elsket dem, mer enn du noensinne kan forestille deg.» Tv-produsenten Fliss Benson mottar et postkort fra en anonym avsender. På kortet står 16 sifre oppstilt i fire sirlige rader. Tallene sier henne ingenting. Samme dag blir hun bedt om å lage en dokumentar om krybbedød og tre mødre som er blitt tiltalt for drap på sine spedbarn – for deretter å bli frifunnet. Legen som gjorde sitt ytterste for å sende dem i fengsel på livstid, er nå selv under etterforskning, og mediene er langt fra ferdige med saken. Så blir en av de tre kvinnene funnet død i hjemmet sitt, og i lommen hennes finner man et postkort med 16 sifre fordelt på fire rader … ”Hannah tar utgangspunkt i hjemmelivets scenarioer, tilfører urovekkende elementer og skrur opp spenningen helt til du ender opp med å sjekke under sengen din etter mordere … overbevisende og foruroligende.” Independent "en tett velkomponert thriller”Financial Times ”En overbevisende fortelling … et fengslende komplekst plot” The Times"En forfatter som holder deg på kanten av stolen.” Daily Express ”Hannah er en mester av den intense psykologiske thrilleren … Full av vrier og vendinger, og dessuten gyselig skremmende.” Heat Magazine”Fengslende kompleks … En gripende fortelling med mangfoldige tråder.” Sunday Times ”Fascinerende, angstvekkende og oppslukende … en usedvanlig vellaget psykologisk thriller, der – som i Hannahs andre romaner – psykosen like under menneskesinnets overflate blir avdekket … En bemerkelsesverdig roman, og en fryd å lese. Uten tvil en førsteklasses mordgåte som vil holde deg oppe til langt på natt.” Scotsman

Louise's seven year old son has been sent away to boarding school against her wishes, and she misses him desperately. And her neighbour from hell is keeping her awake at night by playing loud, intrusive music. So when the chance comes to move to the country, she jumps at it as a way of saving her sanity.

Sophie Hannah's unguessable thrillers have readers hooked!'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 murder mystery really did blow my mind. It kept me awake at night! Absolutely brilliant' ?????'This lived up to its press for me. I loved every page -- a truly impossible puzzle!!' ?????***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.

Selected Poems by Sophie Hannah - A revised and updated second edition of the T. S. Eliot shortlisted authorSince publishing her first book, Sophie Hannah has been recognized as one of the most important poets writing in Britain. Chosen in 1999 by The Times as the 'New Writer to Watch' and by the Daily Telegraph as one of the 'Stars of the New Millenium', she has published five bestselling collections, and this is the only selection covering the breadth of her work. This revised edition now includes work from Hannah's most recent volume, Pessimism for Beginners, which was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize, as well as several new poems.'Hannah is among the best at comprehending in rhyming verse the indignity of having a body and the nobility of having a heart' Guardian'Shall I put it in captials? SOPHIE HANNAH IS A GENIUS' Poetry Review'A wonderful Poet' Observer'Hannah's range is astonishn: most readers will come away having been changed or delighted' Daily Telegraph'A shrewd and accurate observer of the world around her, and her own life, she is often very funny' OldieA revised and updated second edition of Sophie Hannah's poems. As well as all the poems from the previous book, it includes a selection from Pessimism for Beginners, which was shortlisted for the 2007 T. S. Eliot Prize, and nine new poems, previously unpublished. Sophie Hannah was born in Manchester in 1971, and now lives in West Yorkshire. She has published four collections of poetry and is a regular performer of her own work. In 1995 she won an Eric Gregory Award for her first poetry book, The Hero and the Girl Next Door, and in 1996 she won an Arts Council Award for her second collection, Hotels Like Houses. In June 2004, her fourth poetry book, First of the Last Chances, was chosen for the Poetry Book Society's 'Next Generation' promotion. Sophie also writes fiction and won first prize in the 2004 Daphne Du Maurier Festival short story competition. In May 2007, Sort of Books will publish her first collection of short stories. Her latest novel, Little Face, is published by Hodder & Stoughton.

«Sidene vendes om liksom av seg selv [...] Spenningen vil holde deg på pinebenken helt til siste slutt.» Sunday Telegraph, Australia Hvordan kan noen finne på å tilstå drapet på en som ikke er død? Ruth Bussey vet hva det vil si både å begå en urett og å lide urett. En gang gjorde hun noe hun angrer på, og straffen holdt på å knekke henne. Nå er Ruth i ferd med å bygge opp livet sitt igjen, og har funnet den store kjærligheten i Aidan Seed. Aidan er også plaget av fortiden. Han liker ikke å snakke om den, men en dag velger han å betro seg til Ruth. Han forteller henne at han drepte noen for mange år siden: en kvinne som het Mary Trelease. Ruth er sikker på at hun har hørt navnet før, og idet hun gjenkjenner det, blir hun grepet av frykt og forvirring. For den Mary Trelease som Ruth kjenner, er høyst levende ...«Denne totalt oppslukende thrilleren burde etablere henne som en av sjangerens mestre som ikke er til å komme utenom - intelligent, elegant og med en vidunderlig, gotisk fantasi.» The Times «Et mesterstykke av plottkonstruksjon som leverer den ene vrien etter den andre helt til den febrilske avslutningen.» Sunday Times «Nydelig skrevet og omhyggelig konstruert med tanke på maksimal uhygge.» Guardian

Den femte krimgåten til Simon Waterhouse og Charlie Zailer HVOR HØYT ELSKER DU BARNA DINE? «Sannheten eksisterer alltid, selv når mennesker tror på løgnen. Sannheten er at jeg ikke drepte babyene mine. Jeg elsket dem, mer enn du noensinne kan forestille deg.» Tv-produsenten Fliss Benson mottar et postkort fra en anonym avsender. På kortet står 16 sifre oppstilt i fire sirlige rader. Tallene sier henne ingenting. Samme dag blir hun bedt om å lage en dokumentar om krybbedød og tre mødre som er blitt tiltalt for drap på sine spedbarn – for deretter å bli frifunnet. Legen som gjorde sitt ytterste for å sende dem i fengsel på livstid, er nå selv under etterforskning, og mediene er langt fra ferdige med saken. Så blir en av de tre kvinnene funnet død i hjemmet sitt, og i lommen hennes finner man et postkort med 16 sifre fordelt på fire rader …

Sophie Hannah's unguessable thrillers have readers hooked!'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 murder mystery really did blow my mind. It kept me awake at night! Absolutely brilliant' ?????'This lived up to its press for me. I loved every page -- a truly impossible puzzle!!' ????? Some secrets are so dark you keep them even from yourself . . . When Amber Hewerdine consults a hypnotherapist as a desperate last resort, she doesn't expect that anything much will change. She doesn't expect it to help with her chronic insomnia . . . She doesn't expect to hear herself, under hypnosis, saying words that mean nothing to her: 'Kind, cruel, kind of cruel' - words she has seen somewhere before, if only she could remember where . . . She doesn't expect to be arrested two hours later, as a result of having spoken those words out loud, in connection with the brutal murder of Katharine Allen, a woman she's never heard of . . .

The latest psychological thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Wrong Mother and The Cradle in the GraveIt'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.

Hva gjør du hvis du blir truet på livet, og du ikke kan be politiet om hjelp uten å avsløre en hemmelighet som kommer til å ødelegge familien din – den samme hemmeligheten som kan få deg drept? Sally Thorning ser på TV-nyhetene sammen med mannen sin. En mor og datter i nabolaget er funnet døde, trolig drept. Så dukker et bilde opp på skjermen, av et familiemedlem som har overlevd tragedien: enkemannen Mark Bretherick. Sally får sjokk, men kan ikke vise det. Hun vet at dette ikke kan stemme – fordi hun har hatt et sidesprang med den ekte Mark Bretherick ...

READERS ADORE SOPHIE HANNAH'S UNGUESSABLE THRILLERS:'Compulsive reading literally all through the night' ?????'Couldn't put it down! Loved it, so many twists and turns!' ?????'I thought I'd worked it out but I was nowhere near!!!' ?????'I have lost sleep over this book as I couldn't bear to miss a word. I have one word for it: UNBEATABLE' 'Absolutely hooked right from the first chapter. I couldn't put it down, literally' ?????'It just had to be 5 stars, more if I could' ?????'I urge you to read, you will NOT be disappointed' ????? The unnervingly good psychological thriller from bestselling crime writer Sophie HannahDon'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 . . .