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The Couple at the Table

a totally gripping and unputdownable locked room crime thriller packed with twists

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The Couple at the Table

By: Sophie Hannah
Narrated by: Julie Maisey
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 Simon Waterhouse and Charlie Zailer are back in bestseller Sophie Hannah's twisty new psych suspense:
SIX COUPLES. ONE LUXURY RESORT. AND THE PERFECT MURDER . . .

You're on your honeymoon at an exclusive couples-only resort.

You receive a note warning you to 'Beware of the couple at the table nearest to yours'. At dinner that night, five other couples are present, and none of their tables is any nearer or further away than any of the others. It's as if someone has set the scene in order to make the warning note meaningless - but why would anyone do that?

You have no idea.

You also don't know that you're about to be murdered, or that once you're dead, all the evidence will suggest that no one there that night could possibly have committed the crime.

So who might be trying to warn you? And who might be about to commit the perfect impossible murder?

(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2022 Sophie Hannah Crime Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Murder

Critic reviews

Twisty
One of the best crime writers currently working
The Couple at the Table is a wise and witty portrait of modern marriage and murder
Complex and satisfying outing
A fabulously twisty and entertaining read!
A new novel by Sophie Hannah is a cause for celebration. The Couple at The Table has everything you want in a mystery - a cryptic threat, a murder, a closed circle of suspects and an unguessable solution. Completely ingenious, entirely satisfying - a delight from start to finish
I have just finished The Couple At The Table and it is BY FAR Sophie Hannah's best one yet. Relatable, funny, high concept and so satisfying I watched in awe as the pieces fell into place. Bravo!
You'll love this brain-melting thriller!
Brain-bending
The award-winning crime writer returns with another gripping psychological suspense
As much head-scratching fun as ever
Intriguing
Another winning thriller
Sly and twisty whodunnit
Clever and wonderfully plotted
An absorbing thriller with an abundance of red herrings and a gradual drip-drip of clues. A fantastic mystery
All stars
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I quite liked this. I think the author has done a great job with suspense and intrigue and I enjoyed the story for most of the book - until it got to the point where peoples motives became clear and they seemed all seemed silly and poorly thought out.

I struggled to believe that people would feel so violently toward s the victim however unpleasant she was.

I hated pretty much all of the characters. Almost every one of them was self indulgent, self obsessed, self riteous, lacking in any moral compass and out of touch with reality.

The beauty of authors like Agatha Christie (and she’s certainly influenced this story) is that they manage to create believable characters who you largely warm to. That adds to the intrigue and shock. There was none of that here. Even though Sophie Hannah has written a lot already that aspect still felt immature as did a lot of the dialogue. It felt more like a debut novel from someone who was “giving it a go” I might give another of her books a read. I’m not sure.

Julie Massey did a good job. Her voice wasn’t comfortable for me to listen to. I found it’s quality a bit grating but I think that’s personal preference rather than a reflection of her ability. Her accents and the range she had with moving from character to character was excellent.

If you’re wavering, give it a go maybe and see what you think.

Quite liked it but hated the characters

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classic who dunnit. An improved upon modern twist on the country house mystery. absolutely wonderful.

classic who dunnit

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This is a brilliant story, and I had to listen in one sitting. The culprit was pretty predictable, but the reasons behind it were not. The only very small problem I had was that it finished very abruptly, and I wasn't ready for it. Brilliantly narrated

Brilliant book

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Great story with excellent twists. Very entertaining and also funny in unexpected parts of the story.

Brilliant!

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So clever. Utterly improbable but fascinating.of course none of the characters are meant to be realistic but who cares.

Stunning

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