Little Face: a totally gripping and addictive crime thriller packed with twists (Culver Valley Crime) (Zailer & Waterhouse Mystery, #1)

by Sophie Hannah

One of the Sunday Times 100 Best Crime Novels and Thrillers Since 1945

The first extraordinary psychological suspense thriller from internationally bestselling author Sophie Hannah. Not to be missed for readers of Clare Mackintosh and Paula Hawkins

'Terrifying' Scotsman
'Ingenious' Sunday Times

It's every mother's nightmare . . .

She's only been gone two hours.

Her husband David was meant to be looking after their two-week-old daughter. But when Alice Fancourt walks into the nursery, her terrifying ordeal begins, for Alice insists the baby in the cot is a stranger she's never seen before.

With an increasingly hostile and menacing David swearing she must either be mad or lying, how can Alice make the police believe her before it's too late?

• ISBN10: 0340840323
• ISBN13: 9780340840320
• Publish Date: 24 August 2006 (first published 10 April 2006)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Imprint: Hodder Paperback
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[Whitney @ First Impressions Reviews]

First Impressions

I have always been a sucker for “If you liked…” This recommendation is not always well received but in the case of finding a Tana French replacement Sophie Hannah fit the bill. Little Face, the first book in the Spilling CID series has a duo that is just as unique as Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox from French’s In The Woods.
Impressions While Reading

Simon Waterhouse and Charlie Zailer have great chemistry. Neither overshadows the other and play the good cop/bad cop newbie/veteran roles well. Although together they create a Sherlockian team, with the conclusion being “elementary”.

Little Face is a cliche onion. As the reader pulls back the layers different levels of complexity are revealed, each more sinister than the previous one. I will admit that I had a guess (correctly I might add) at the murderer but this did not take away from the suspense that Sophie Hannah overlays. Who’s baby is this, what happened to Alice, and why isn’t anyone else picking up the weird vibe in the house?
Final Impressions

In a short time, the author has you transported into the mystery with a suspenseful narrative that grips and won’t let go. I have never been a fan of books that scare you too much to take a shower, I prefer a psychological, police procedural and found that Little Face is a wonderful concoction. Sophie Hannah is a master with a pen creating a doozy of a novel that is much more than postpartum depression and takes the reader’s head for a spin. Little Face is a perfect read for a crisp fall night.