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No One Would Do What The Lamberts Have Done
'The twist is perfection. I think it's just about the cleverest thing I've ever read' Gillian McAllister
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The twist is perfection. I think it's just about the cleverest thing I've ever read — Gillian McAllister You think it will never happen to you: the ring of the bell, the policeman on the doorstep. What he says traps you in a nightmare that starts...
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You think it will never happen to you: the ring of the bell, the police on the doorstep. First they check you're who they expected to find at the address. What they say next traps you in a nightmare, and there seems to be no way out. It starts with the words, 'I'm afraid...'
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The twist is perfection. I think it's just about the cleverest thing I've ever read — Gillian McAllister
You think it will never happen to you: the ring of the bell, the policeman on the doorstep. What he says traps you in a nightmare that starts with the words, 'I'm afraid…'
Sally Lambert is also afraid, and desperate enough to consider the unthinkable. Is it really, definitely, impossible to escape from this horror? Maybe not. There's always something you can do, right?
Of course, no one would ever do this particular something — except the Lamberts, who might have to.
No one has ever gone this far. Until Sally decides that the Lamberts will…
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ISBN: 9781835011607
Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bedford Square Publishers
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Sophie Hannah is a Sunday Times, New York Times and Amazon Kindle UK No. 1 bestselling author and her books have sold millions of copies worldwide. She writes contemporary psychological thrillers and, at the request of Agatha Christie's family and estate, the new series of Hercule Poirot novels. She lives in Cambridge with her family.
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