Binding: Paperback
Date Published: 26 Mar 2026
'I always see the twists coming -
but not this time'
LEE CHILDDon't miss the jaw-dropping new thriller from
Sunday Times bestseller Clare Mackintosh!
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:
'Madly twisty and super pacy and so so clever' LISA JEWELL
'A nail-biter of a thriller' SHARI LAPENA
'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