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ⓘ About Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah is one of the well known novelist and poet from England, The United Kingdom, who likes to write all her books based on the psychological thriller genre. Before going on to become an established author, she used to be a Fellow Commoner in the subject of Creative Arts at the Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as a junior fellow of research at the Wolfson College, Oxford. For one of her stories titled a ‘The Octopus Nest’, author Sophie became successful in winning the Daphne Du Maurier Festival’s Short Story Competition. She has also been shortlisted for a few other major literary awards in her writing career.
All Book Series by Sophie Hannah
The Understudy
Book 7 of 10 · published 2019 Co-authored · Clare Mackintosh,B.A. Paris,Holly Brown
Happiness, a Mystery: And 66 Attempts to Solve It
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020
Hyphen: Anthology of Short Stories by Poets
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2004
Birds, Strangers and Psychos
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sophie Hannah?
Sophie Hannah is one of the well known novelist and poet from England, The United Kingdom, who likes to write all her books based on the psychological thriller genre. Before going on to become an established author, she used to be a Fellow Commoner in the subject of Creative Arts at the Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as a junior fellow of research at the Wolfson College, Oxford. For one of her stories titled a 'The Octopus Nest', author Sophie became successful in winning the Daphne Du Maurier Festival's Short Story Competition.
Which Sophie Hannah series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Zailer & Waterhouse Mysteries series, the earliest of Sophie Hannah's multi-book series: it opens with Little Face (2006) and runs to 14 books across 2006–2026, ending with The Opposite of Murder (2026). Sophie Hannah's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sophie Hannah written?
Sophie Hannah has 60 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1992 and 2028. 20 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Zailer & Waterhouse Mysteries series with 14 books — and 40 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sophie Hannah's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sophie Hannah's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Zailer & Waterhouse Mysteries (2006–2026, 14 books) and New Hercule Poirot Mysteries (2014–2025, 6 books).
How are Sophie Hannah's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sophie Hannah's 60 books into 2 named series and 40 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Zailer & Waterhouse Mysteries (14 books, 2006–2026); New Hercule Poirot Mysteries (6 books, 2014–2025).