It's Not What You Think
Published on 26. March 2026
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-00-874258-4 (ISBN)
Description
'I always see the twists coming - but not this time' LEE CHILD
*Don't miss the jaw-dropping new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Clare Mackintosh featuring a foiled cover and exclusive endpapers... Exclusive to the first print run!*
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
*Don't miss the jaw-dropping new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Clare Mackintosh featuring a foiled cover and exclusive endpapers... Exclusive to the first print run!*
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
Reviews / Votes
More praise for IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK: 'A riveting read that wrong-foots you time and time again ... the definition of a one-sitting read' JOHN MARRS 'I'm a huge fan of Clare Mackintosh and right now she's top of her game. With her trademark twists, skilful plotting and her natural instinct for storytelling, Clare will always be one of my go-to reads' HEIDI PERKS 'Absolutely brilliant! Clever, thought-provoking, and gripping. I was hooked from the first page' JO JAKEMAN 'An immensely readable thriller for these troubled times. I flew through it' SARAH HILARY 'Astonishing! Utterly compelling and whiplash-inducingly twisty. Actually couldn't put it down' RACHEL WOLF 'An absolute treat of a crime novel ... a thought-provoking read' SINEAD CROWLEY 'A masterclass in suspense! I was hooked from the opening chapter to the very last word ... And that twist - wow!' STEPH BROADRIBB Praise for Clare Mackintosh: 'Wickedly fun and smartly plotted' LUCY CLARKE 'Packed with suspects, twists and turns' ALEX MICHAELIDES 'Twisty and clever, with layered characters' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'Devilish, witty and wonderful' CHRIS WHITAKER 'Wonderfully assured and gripping' PETER JAMESMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
624 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-874258-4 (9780008742584)
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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.