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It’s Not What You Think

Clare Mackintosh author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Publishing:26th Mar '26

£16.99

This title is due to be published on 26th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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Escape with the gripping new psychological thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller

'Madly twisty and super pacy and so so clever' LISA JEWELL

'A nail-biter of a thriller' SHARI LAPENA

'Madly twisty and super pacy and so so clever' LISA JEWELL

'A nail-biter of a thriller' SHARI LAPENA

He has a secret. She knows he’s lying…

YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE

Nadeeka is certain Jamie is having an affair. She knows the tell-tale signs.

She’s been here before.

YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHO YOU CAN TRUST

When Jamie claims to be at work late, she knows he’s lying. He’s with another woman, and she’s determined to catch him in the act.

YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDS

But when Nadeeka arrives home to confront him, Jamie can't explain himself. The house has become a crime scene…

Jamie is dead.

IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK

Praise for IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK:

‘I finished it in a day unable to put it down … jaw-dropping twistsCLAIRE DOUGLAS

'An extraordinarily clever plot, this was one of my favourite books of the yearANDREA MARA

‘Clare Mackintosh has done it again with another unguessable twistERIN KELLY

‘The book everyone will be talking about … more twists and turns than an episode of Line of Duty’ C.L. TAYLOR

‘A brilliant twist that you really won’t see coming’ NIKKI SMITH

‘This book is so addictive it should come with a warningALICE FEENEY

‘The best twist I’ve read all year’ HOLLY SEDDON

‘Her best thriller yet … What a triumph' JILL MANSELL

More praise for IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK:

‘A riveting read that wrong-foots you time and time again … the definition of a one-sitting readJOHN MARRS

‘I’m a huge fan of Clare Mackintosh and right now she’s top of her game. With her trademark twists, skilful plotting and her natural instinct for storytelling, Clare will always be one of my go-to reads’ HEIDI PERKS

‘Absolutely brilliant! Clever, thought-provoking, and gripping. I was hooked from the first page’ JO JAKEMAN

'An immensely readable thriller for these troubled times. I flew through it' SARAH HILARY

'Astonishing! Utterly compelling and whiplash-inducingly twisty. Actually couldn't put it down' RACHEL WOLF

'An absolute treat of a crime novel … a thought-provoking read' SINEAD CROWLEY

‘A masterclass in suspense! I was hooked from the opening chapter to the very last word … And that twist – wow!’ STEPH BROADRIBB

Praise for Clare Mackintosh:

'Wickedly fun and smartly plotted' LUCY CLARKE

'Packed with suspects, twists and turns' ALEX MICHAELIDES

'Twisty and clever, with layered characters' KARIN SLAUGHTER

'Devilish, witty and wonderful' CHRIS WHITAKER

'Wonderfully assured and gripping' PETER JAMES

ISBN: 9780008742584

Dimensions: 240mm x 159mm x 21mm

Weight: 270g

400 pages