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'Sophie Hannah's LITTLE FACE startled the British thriller market a year ago, and her new book is another superbly creepy foray in the genre. The plots are brilliant - I couldn't see through this one at all.'
(Guardian )'Poet and children's writer Sophie Hannah is proving to be equally adept at turning her hand to pscyhological thrillers. In HURTING DISTANCE, Naomi's concern for her married lover's well-being grows when his wife insists he is fine, just away. Naomi uses the story of a rape from her past to get the police to sit up and take notice. What makes this novel work so well is that more than one character has a bit of a screw loose - even the detectives on the case are grappling with some crippling personal issues - and it takes the full ride of the novel to find out who is playing whom.'
(Time Out )'Hannah's second novel is a beautifully written chiller-thriller about the after-effect of rape. It grips from start to finish - a grip which held me against my will because the sustained atmosphere of mild hysteria is hard to take . . . I couldn't put it down'
(Literary Review )'This is a far better-written book than any genre label might suggest. Hannah is a respected poet and uses the fascinating motif of the sundial not only to provide the reader with clues but to underline perceptions of life, time and death. It's also significant that she won a Daphne du Maurier award. Her powerful subjects of obsession with the past, and fear in the present, testify that she has made a transition to the narrative world of that iconic writer.'
(Independent )'A superbly creepy, twisty thriller about obsessive love, psychological torture, and the darkest chambers of the human heart.'
(The Times )'Another success for this inventive writer.'
(Sunday Telegraph )'The terror created by Hannah will continue to lurk on the edges of your sub-conscious long after you've put this book down'
(The News of the World ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.The Times
'A superbly creepy, twisty thriller about obsessive love, psychological torture, and the darkest chambers of the human heart'
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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75 of 76 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read a pre-publication copy of this book that a friend passed on to me because I read and loved 'Little Face' - and I was worried this book would suffer from 'second-novel-syndrome'. No chance of that - it's brilliant, and definitely one of the most exciting thrillers I've read. The writing is beautifully poised and clear, the plot is multi-layered and extremely cleverly structured, Naomi is a great obsessive heroine (or perhaps anti-heroine's more accurate) - Sophie Hannah is getting more and more adept at exploring the dark side of the human psyche. Parts of this book are seriously chilling and disturbing, and there's a cleverly created sense of paranoia throughout - has Naomi's lover, Robert, been murdered? If so, by whom? Why won't his wife, Juliet, talk to anybody about what happened? I'm usually quite good at guessing the ends of thrillers, but I defy anyone to guess what's going on here. This novel also contains one of the most chilling, understated 'baddies' I've ever met in fiction. I would recommend this book to anyone (with a strong stomach!)
45 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I had read Little Face and enjoyed it, but I think Hurting Distance is even better. The plot is complex and layered, dependent on coincidence but not implausibly so and the characters are interesting and far outstrip the customary clichés of the genre. This is a beautifully constructed and crafted book, and I am only sorry that I will have to wait another year for the next book. This one really deserves to take off and hit the big time. The central premise of the plot is really creepy and very cleverly revealed. Highly recommended.
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have just returned from holiday where I saved this book for the plane home. I devoured it in under 4 hours! I loved "Little Face" and had bought both books together as part of a special offer and it was money well spent! In both books there are sections where you genuinely get the creeps reading but you cannot wait to read more! Sophie Hannah conveys how each character feels in such a way that you genuinely feel like you know them. I liked that the police characters of Charlie and Simon (as well as their colleagues) were carried over from the first novel and thought it was a nice touch that Simon was thinking about contacting the lead character from the previous novel. This only added to the familiarity with the characters for me. I would agree with the previous reviewers who thought this book may be disappointing or not quite as good given how excellent "Little Face" was but I was amazed at how much I preferred this story. And to top it all off there was a teaser for her third novel at the back of this one and I am now desperate to read it - but it's not out until next year! Sophie Hannah is a superb writer and these two first novels cannot be beat in my opinion.
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good
First novel ive read from this writer. Really intersting read. Captavating, simple read also. The ending was good,not too over the top as these things can be.
Published 17 days ago by itchybeard
Harrowing survival story
This book proved to me that Hannah is willing to take the most uncomfortable discussions and situations and turn them in to something you will want to read. Read more
Published 1 month ago by NazareneBookHaven
Completely loved it!
This book is wonderful! It's very gripping, although I normally hate anything scary, it's testimony to how fabulous it is that I wanted to continue reading. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sarah
Wonderful Thriller
This was the first Sophie Hannah book I read and I think it is by far her best.
Wonderful set-up, perplexing in the extreme, yet with a solid realistic background and complex... Read more
Wonderful set-up, perplexing in the extreme, yet with a solid realistic background and complex... Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Murray
hurting distance
i thought i would`nt finish this book but it pulled me in. a very original novel very clever plot and characters drew me in just read and you will enjoy
Published 2 months ago by gwendoline
Involving and Original Thriller
An excellent thriller with a complex plot and original characters. A serial rapist singles out professional women in England, preying upon them in a particularly lurid way. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rebecca Burke
love it when you find a new author you enjoy
Have felt guilty for a long time that I don't review books when I am so reliant on reading others reviews, so have finally got around to putting electronic pen to paper. Read more
Published 3 months ago by ACH
Disturbing, but a good read
Not an easy subject and I can understand why some have apparently downrated the book on that basis. As with other Sophie Hannah suspense novels, the plot is clever and tortuous... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Perfectionist?
Haunting
Hurting Distance is a dark and haunting thriller that leaves very little relief to the victims and nary a moment to breathe to the reader. Read more
Published 5 months ago by reader 451
ENTHRALLING THRILLER
After discovering Sophie HANNA, I am proud to say that all my English-speaking crowd in France can't wait for the next book!
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Published 6 months ago by JENN
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