Book cover for It's Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh

It's Not What You Think

2026 Released
416 Pages
6-7 Hours
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Sourcebooks LandmarkISBN 9781464266003

"So addictive it should come with a warning." -- ALICE FEENEY

"I always see the twists coming - but not this time." -- LEE CHILD

"Madly twisty and super pacy and so so clever." -- LISA JEWELL

An unsettling, groundbreaking novel that crackles with immediacy, It's Not What You Think masterfully delivers a thriller steeped in current tensions and thought-provoking characters. Long after the stunning ending, Clare Mackintosh will make you question not only what happened on the page but our world today. For fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian McAllister and Alice Feeney, It's Not What You Think grabs you by the throat and never lets you go.

He has a secret. She knows he's lying...

Nadeeka is certain Jamie is having an affair. She knows the tell-tale signs. She's been here before.

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.

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

YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE

YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHO YOU CAN TRUST

YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDS

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK.

Clare Mackintosh

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 forty languages. She appears regularly at literary festivals and bookshop events across the UK and beyond.

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