Woman with a Secret (Zailer & Waterhouse Series #9)

by Sophie Hannah

Overview

For fans of The Girl on the Train, Gone Girl, and the best of Hitchcock comes an extraordinary thriller—and an extraordinarily unreliable narrator—from an author whose work has been described by Tana French as "like watching a nightmare come to life."

She's a wife.

She's a mother.

She isn't who you think she is.

Nicki Clements has secrets, just like anybody else—secrets she keeps from her children, from her husband, from everyone who knows her. Secrets she shares with only one person: A stranger she's never seen. A person whose voice she's never heard.

And then Nicki is arrested for murder. The murder of a man she doesn't know.

As a pair of husband-and-wife detectives investigate her every word, and as the media circle like sharks, all Nicki's secrets are laid bare—illusions and deceptions that she has kept up for years. And even the truth might not be enough to save her. For although Nicki isn't guilty of homicide, she's far from innocent. . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062388285
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/04/2015
Series:	Zailer & Waterhouse Series , #9
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	976,660
File size:	668 KB

About the Author

SOPHIE HANNAH is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous psychological thrillers, which have been published in 51 countries and adapted for television, as well as The Monogram Murders, the first Hercule Poirot novel authorized by the estate of Agatha Christie, and its sequels Closed Casket, The Mystery of Three Quarters, and The Killings at Kingfisher Hill. Sophie is also the author of a self-help book, How to Hold a Grudge, and hosts the podcast of the same name. She lives in Cambridge, UK.

Editorial Reviews

Mesmerizing! Sophie Hannah puts the ‘psycho’ in psychological suspense with this riveting thriller involving the ultimate closed-door crime scene—and a narrator who is both more and less than what she seems.” — Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Crash and Burn and Fear Nothing

“No one writes twisted, suspenseful novels quite like Sophie Hannah. I just love her dry, edgy wit and the way she brings her weirdly wonderful characters to life. Woman With a Secret is unpredictable, unputdownable, and unlike anything you’ve read before.” — Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies and The Husband's Secret

“Her plots are ingenious—she’s a writer in complete command of her material—and it’s O.K. if you haven’t quite kept up. She keeps you puzzled and intrigued, right until the end.” — The New York Times Book Review

“Kept me guessing at every turn. Sophie Hannah...has clearly mastered the psychological methodology [of] Gillian Flynn or Tana French. Her unreliable narrator commands our attention and even our sympathy.” — NPR

“Witty and suspenseful...moves with the speed and unpredictability of a pinball. The author portions out Nicki’s secrets in ways that both heighten tension and increase sympathy for this unusual protagonist.” — The Wall Street Journal

From the Publisher

Mesmerizing! Sophie Hannah puts the ‘psycho’ in psychological suspense with this riveting thriller involving the ultimate closed-door crime scene—and a narrator who is both more and less than what she seems.

Lisa Gardner

Witty and suspenseful...moves with the speed and unpredictability of a pinball. The author portions out Nicki’s secrets in ways that both heighten tension and increase sympathy for this unusual protagonist.

The Wall Street Journal

No one writes twisted, suspenseful novels quite like Sophie Hannah. I just love her dry, edgy wit and the way she brings her weirdly wonderful characters to life. Woman With a Secret is unpredictable, unputdownable, and unlike anything you’ve read before.

Liane Moriarty

Her plots are ingenious—she’s a writer in complete command of her material—and it’s O.K. if you haven’t quite kept up. She keeps you puzzled and intrigued, right until the end.

The New York Times Book Review

Kept me guessing at every turn. Sophie Hannah...has clearly mastered the psychological methodology [of] Gillian Flynn or Tana French. Her unreliable narrator commands our attention and even our sympathy.

NPR

Perfect.

Tana French

Her books are so distinctive that they deserve to be placed in a sub-genre of their own.

The Spectator

The rising star of [suspense] fiction.

The Times (London)

An exceptional storyteller.

Elle

Everyone has a secret, but Nicki Clements has many—perhaps even one involving a murder. Narrator Julia Barrie performs the sections of this mystery that are told from Nicki's viewpoint, beautifully portraying the protagonist's growing paranoia as her dual lives—suburban mother and online risk taker—collide, threatening to destroy her life. David Thorpe takes over the narration when the audiobook switches to DC Simon Waterhouse's perspective. Thorpe smoothly alters the register of his voice to believably characterize both men and women as the detective and his team sort out the details surrounding the murder of a local celebrity. Together, Barrie and Thorpe build the tension and maintain consistent personalities for the many suspects. Although part of a series, this audiobook also works well as a stand-alone. C.B.L. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

OCTOBER 2015 - AudioFile