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It’s Not What You Think

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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... Read More
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It’s Not What You Think

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

'A nail-biter of a thriller' SHARI LAPENA

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

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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 twists’ - CLAIRE DOUGLAS

'An extraordinarily clever plot, this was one of my favourite books of the year’ - ANDREA MARA

‘Clare Mackintosh has done it again with another unguessable twist’ - ERIN 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 warning’ - ALICE FEENEY

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

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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008742591

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Clare Mackintosh is a former police officer and a bestselling crime author. Her books have sold more than three million copies, been optioned for television and translated into 40 languages. She appears regularly at literary festivals and bookshop events across the UK and beyond.

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