The Opposite of Murder: the twisty new thriller from bestselling author of The Couple at the Table

Twisty, ingenious, unguessable . . .

'So clever, and has the perfect twist' GILLIAN McALLISTER

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?

Can someone be guilty of the opposite of murder?


PRAISE FOR SOPHIE HANNAH:
'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

Twisty, ingenious, unguessable . . .

''So clever, and has the perfect twist'' GILLIAN McALLISTER

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?

Can someone be guilty of the opposite of murder?


PRAISE FOR SOPHIE HANNAH:
''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

• | Author: Sophie Hannah
• | Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• | Publication Date: Jan 29, 2026
• | Number of Pages:
• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781529352962
• | ISBN-10: 1529352967