Sophie Hannah
@sophiehannah.bsky.social
Bestselling crime writer
Coach for writers (dreamauthorcoaching.com)
Host of ‘How to Hold a Grudge’ podcast
Coach for writers (dreamauthorcoaching.com)
Host of ‘How to Hold a Grudge’ podcast
In 2017, I wrote a murder mystery musical featuring an appalling school that replaced words, in pupils’ reports, with coloured bands no one understood. Today, OFSTED…announces its new coloured bands system!
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In 2017, I wrote a murder mystery musical featuring an appalling school that replaced words, in pupils’ reports, with coloured bands no one understood. Today, OFSTED…announces its new coloured bands system!
Friends! Next year it will 20 years since Little Face, my first Simon & Charlie thriller. Also, the latest S & C mystery, The Opposite of Murder, is publishing late Jan, so…if you’re a bookshop/library/event planner and might want an event late Jan/early Feb, message me!
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Friends! Next year it will 20 years since Little Face, my first Simon & Charlie thriller. Also, the latest S & C mystery, The Opposite of Murder, is publishing late Jan, so…if you’re a bookshop/library/event planner and might want an event late Jan/early Feb, message me!
Cheap tiny children!!!
By which I mean, my thriller Haven’t They Grown is currently only 99p on UK Kindle!!
Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily Braid were 5 and 3 years old.
Today, they look exactly the same. Why haven’t they grown?
www.amazon.co.uk/Havent-They-...
By which I mean, my thriller Haven’t They Grown is currently only 99p on UK Kindle!!
Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily Braid were 5 and 3 years old.
Today, they look exactly the same. Why haven’t they grown?
www.amazon.co.uk/Havent-They-...
November 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Cheap tiny children!!!
By which I mean, my thriller Haven’t They Grown is currently only 99p on UK Kindle!!
Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily Braid were 5 and 3 years old.
Today, they look exactly the same. Why haven’t they grown?
www.amazon.co.uk/Havent-They-...
By which I mean, my thriller Haven’t They Grown is currently only 99p on UK Kindle!!
Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily Braid were 5 and 3 years old.
Today, they look exactly the same. Why haven’t they grown?
www.amazon.co.uk/Havent-They-...
Thrilled to be appearing at the Bloody Barnes Crime Festival on Saturday 8 Feb next year!
November 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Thrilled to be appearing at the Bloody Barnes Crime Festival on Saturday 8 Feb next year!
PS - who already knows what their New Year’s Resolution is going to be for next year? Tell me if you want to, and I’ll share mine later today!
October 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
PS - who already knows what their New Year’s Resolution is going to be for next year? Tell me if you want to, and I’ll share mine later today!
Published today! The Last Death of the Year, and my last book release of the year! Available from all good bookshops (and there’s no such thing as a bad one) and libraries!
Set on New Year’s Eve on a Greek Island!
A New Year’s Resolution game turns murderous…
Set on New Year’s Eve on a Greek Island!
A New Year’s Resolution game turns murderous…
October 23, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Published today! The Last Death of the Year, and my last book release of the year! Available from all good bookshops (and there’s no such thing as a bad one) and libraries!
Set on New Year’s Eve on a Greek Island!
A New Year’s Resolution game turns murderous…
Set on New Year’s Eve on a Greek Island!
A New Year’s Resolution game turns murderous…
And yes, that is indeed the beautiful paperback cover of Lamberts - isn’t it ace?
October 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
And yes, that is indeed the beautiful paperback cover of Lamberts - isn’t it ace?
Amazing bargain opportunity - a stonking 25% off Lamberts paperback at Waterstones if you preorder before 17 Oct!
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www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...
October 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Amazing bargain opportunity - a stonking 25% off Lamberts paperback at Waterstones if you preorder before 17 Oct!
www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...
www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...
Bound proofs are *in*!!
New Simon & Charlie - out in Jan, pre-orderable now.
Who wants a copy? I might do a competition soon!
New Simon & Charlie - out in Jan, pre-orderable now.
Who wants a copy? I might do a competition soon!
September 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Bound proofs are *in*!!
New Simon & Charlie - out in Jan, pre-orderable now.
Who wants a copy? I might do a competition soon!
New Simon & Charlie - out in Jan, pre-orderable now.
Who wants a copy? I might do a competition soon!
Finished copies!!! Aren’t they stunning?
September 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Finished copies!!! Aren’t they stunning?
Reposted by Sophie Hannah
Just listened this @honestauthors.bsky.social episode featuring @sophiehannah.bsky.social - such an insightful listen for an aspiring author! Highly recommend for anyone in the #writingcommunity
S8E05 - With special guest Sophie Hannah
Podcast Episode · The Honest Authors' Podcast · 07/30/2025 · 1h 36m
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August 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Just listened this @honestauthors.bsky.social episode featuring @sophiehannah.bsky.social - such an insightful listen for an aspiring author! Highly recommend for anyone in the #writingcommunity
The hugely talented @authorbarbara.bsky.social (@starinthedark57 on Instagram) has created two stunning copies of Lamberts with little Champ Lamberts painted all over their edges!!
One will definitely be a future competition prize!
One will definitely be a future competition prize!
August 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The hugely talented @authorbarbara.bsky.social (@starinthedark57 on Instagram) has created two stunning copies of Lamberts with little Champ Lamberts painted all over their edges!!
One will definitely be a future competition prize!
One will definitely be a future competition prize!
Reposted by Sophie Hannah
There are just six tickets remaining for our opening talk of the Literary Festival featuring @sophiehannah.bsky.social and Lucy Foley. They will be chatting about continuing the characters of Poirot and Marple.
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International Agatha Christie Festival | Opening Event
In March, it was announced that Lucy Foley will be writing a new Miss Marple novel. After the success of the 2022 *Marple* book, with twelve new short stories by twelve bestselling female authors, thi...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
There are just six tickets remaining for our opening talk of the Literary Festival featuring @sophiehannah.bsky.social and Lucy Foley. They will be chatting about continuing the characters of Poirot and Marple.
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...
Champ Lambert is delighted to announce that he (along with his family who do things no one else would do) is at no. 15 in the UK Amazon Kindle Chart!! He is so thrilled, and asked me to let you all know that his powerful story of fighting injustice is still only 99p in ebook format!
August 8, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Champ Lambert is delighted to announce that he (along with his family who do things no one else would do) is at no. 15 in the UK Amazon Kindle Chart!! He is so thrilled, and asked me to let you all know that his powerful story of fighting injustice is still only 99p in ebook format!
Ongoing bargain alert! The Scotsman newspaper recently described Lamberts as ‘a joy’ that ‘demands to be reread’. And it’s still available on UK Kindle for only 99p!
August 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Ongoing bargain alert! The Scotsman newspaper recently described Lamberts as ‘a joy’ that ‘demands to be reread’. And it’s still available on UK Kindle for only 99p!
July 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
New Poirot bound proofs are in!!
Publishing Oct 24, pre-orderable now!
Publishing Oct 24, pre-orderable now!
July 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
New Poirot bound proofs are in!!
Publishing Oct 24, pre-orderable now!
Publishing Oct 24, pre-orderable now!
Writers with big dreams!! I’m doing an online mini-course called:
How to Write a Life-Changing Book
Link below. Just turn up! This session is free! Find out what I mean by ‘life-changing’!
7 pm, Weds 30 July
us02web.zoom.us/j/84717010871?…
Passcode: 260288
How to Write a Life-Changing Book
Link below. Just turn up! This session is free! Find out what I mean by ‘life-changing’!
7 pm, Weds 30 July
us02web.zoom.us/j/84717010871?…
Passcode: 260288
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July 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Writers with big dreams!! I’m doing an online mini-course called:
How to Write a Life-Changing Book
Link below. Just turn up! This session is free! Find out what I mean by ‘life-changing’!
7 pm, Weds 30 July
us02web.zoom.us/j/84717010871?…
Passcode: 260288
How to Write a Life-Changing Book
Link below. Just turn up! This session is free! Find out what I mean by ‘life-changing’!
7 pm, Weds 30 July
us02web.zoom.us/j/84717010871?…
Passcode: 260288
Chuffed to bits to see this ace review of #TheLamberts in The Scotsman:
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
July 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Chuffed to bits to see this ace review of #TheLamberts in The Scotsman:
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
In which I reveal *all* the goss about my bookshelves and what they contain, in a ‘Sunday Shelfie’ interview with Anna Wharton:
annawharton.substack.com/p/sunday
annawharton.substack.com/p/sunday
July 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In which I reveal *all* the goss about my bookshelves and what they contain, in a ‘Sunday Shelfie’ interview with Anna Wharton:
annawharton.substack.com/p/sunday
annawharton.substack.com/p/sunday
Proofs of American #TheLamberts have landed and could not look more stunning! If there’s such a thing as a perfect book cover, then as far as concerned, this is it! @readlandmark.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Proofs of American #TheLamberts have landed and could not look more stunning! If there’s such a thing as a perfect book cover, then as far as concerned, this is it! @readlandmark.bsky.social
Champ Lambert is delighted to announce that the winner of #TheLamberts competition is….
Charlotte Berger 🍾 🍾 🍾
And every single entrant will get an email before Monday, about their free gift, my forthcoming ‘How to Write a Life-Changing Book’ mini course!
Charlotte Berger 🍾 🍾 🍾
And every single entrant will get an email before Monday, about their free gift, my forthcoming ‘How to Write a Life-Changing Book’ mini course!
July 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Champ Lambert is delighted to announce that the winner of #TheLamberts competition is….
Charlotte Berger 🍾 🍾 🍾
And every single entrant will get an email before Monday, about their free gift, my forthcoming ‘How to Write a Life-Changing Book’ mini course!
Charlotte Berger 🍾 🍾 🍾
And every single entrant will get an email before Monday, about their free gift, my forthcoming ‘How to Write a Life-Changing Book’ mini course!
Still time to enter!!
July 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Still time to enter!!
And…again, for American readers, ‘No One Would Do What The Lamberts Have Done’ is *also* preorderable for 25% off at Barnes and Noble from now until Friday!
July 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
And…again, for American readers, ‘No One Would Do What The Lamberts Have Done’ is *also* preorderable for 25% off at Barnes and Noble from now until Friday!
US friends!!
Barnes & Noble Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off all pre-orders from 7/8 – 7/11! Premium Members get an additional 10% off! Now’s the perfect time for you to pre-order your copy of The Last Death of the Year with the code PREORDER25!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-last-d...
Barnes & Noble Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off all pre-orders from 7/8 – 7/11! Premium Members get an additional 10% off! Now’s the perfect time for you to pre-order your copy of The Last Death of the Year with the code PREORDER25!
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The Last Death of the Year: A Novel|Hardcover
The brilliant Belgian detective rings in the New Year with a chilling murder investigation on a Greek island in this all-new holiday mystery from Sophie Hannah, author of Hercule Poirot’s S...
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July 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
US friends!!
Barnes & Noble Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off all pre-orders from 7/8 – 7/11! Premium Members get an additional 10% off! Now’s the perfect time for you to pre-order your copy of The Last Death of the Year with the code PREORDER25!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-last-d...
Barnes & Noble Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off all pre-orders from 7/8 – 7/11! Premium Members get an additional 10% off! Now’s the perfect time for you to pre-order your copy of The Last Death of the Year with the code PREORDER25!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-last-d...