Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah was born on June 28th, 1971 and is currently 53 years old. Sophie Hannah was born in Manchester, England. Hannah attended University of Manchester.
Sophie Hannah is the author of the Sophie Hannah Short Story Collections series which currently consists of 12 novels. The Sophie Hannah Short Story Collections series started in 1994 with the novel Second Helping of Your Heart. The most recently released novel in the Sophie Hannah Short Story Collections series was The Visitors Book which was released in 2016. There are no upcoming novels for the Sophie Hannah Short Story Collections series.
Sophie Hannah has also written the Zailer & Waterhouse Mysteries series which has 11 books including Little Face and Hurting Distance / The Truth-Teller\'s Lie.
At the Trinity College in Cambridge, Sophie was a Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts. Following that, the thriller writer was at Wolfson College in Oxford where she was a junior research follow.
The Poetry Book Society listed Sophie as one of the
Next Generation Poets in 2004, and many of her poems are studied at high schools and at degree level throughout the UK.
Sophie has also worked as a translator, and translated some picture books for kids from Swedish to English. The Moomin picture books series, written by
Tove Jansson, were translated by Sophie.
The family and estate of
Agatha Christie gave Sophie their blessing to write more novels in the Poirot series.
Sophie helps out aspiring authors by running a coaching program for them, called the
Dream Author Coaching Program.
Her story story,
The Octopus Nest, won the short story competition award at the Daphne Du Maurier Festival in 2004. This short story can be found in the short story collection
The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets.
Like many people who grew up in the UK, Sophie was an early reader thanks to
Enid Blyton. She was a big fan of the
Secret Seven series which got her into mystery novels and stories.
Sophie Hannah: Awards & Accolades
Hannah's book, The Carrier won the British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year, in 2013.
Sophie Hannah books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Pessimism for Beginners was nominated for the T.S. Eliot Foundation Awards, T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry, in 2007. The Other Half Lives / The Dead Lie Down was nominated for the Barry Award, Best Paperback Original, in 2011. A Room Swept White / The Cradle in the Grave was nominated for the CrimeFest, eDunnit Award, in 2011. Kind of Cruel was nominated for the British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year, in 2012. Lasting Damage / The Other Woman\'s House was nominated for the Barry Award, Best Paperback Original, in 2013. The Monogram Murders was nominated for the British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year, in 2014.
Sophie Hannah: TV/Movies Based on Books
The UK crime drama TV show Case Sensitive was based on the novel The Point of Rescue. The two part drama starred Darren Boyd playing the role of DC Simon Waterhouse, and Olivia Williams as DS Zailer. This initially aired in 2011 on ITV.
The following year, the two actors returned for a second mini-series. This one was based on the novel The Other Half Lives. Both series garnered high TV ratings.
Sophie penned the novel The Understudy alongside authors such as B A Paris. This book was the basis for a podcast series called Dublerka in Poland.
Sophie also co-wrote a murder mystery musical, titled The Mystery of Mr E. which is being made into a movie.
Related Authors
The most common authors followed by users who also follow Sophie Hannah are:
- James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
- Anthony Horowitz, author of the Susan Ryeland Series.
- Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
- Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent Series.
- John Grisham, author of the Jake Brigance Series.
Sophie Hannah: F.A.Q
When was Sophie Hannah Born? How old is Sophie Hannah?
Sophie Hannah was born on June 28th, 1971. Sophie Hannah is currently 53 years old.
Where was Sophie Hannah Born?
Sophie Hannah was born in Manchester, England and is English.
What book awards has Sophie Hannah won?
Hannah's book, The Carrier won the award British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year, in 2013.
What was the first book Sophie Hannah wrote?
The first book written by Sophie Hannah was Carrot the Goldfish, published in 1992.
What was the most recent book Sophie Hannah wrote?
Her most recently released work was Hercule Poirot's Silent Night on October 24th, 2023.
Will there be any more books by Sophie Hannah?
Sophie Hannah has two new books coming out: The Last Death of the Year will be released on October 28th, 2025. The Opposite of Murder will be released on January 8th, 2026.
How many books has Sophie Hannah written?
Sophie Hannah has written 49 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 11 books in the Zailer & Waterhouse Mysteries Series, 6 books in the New Hercule Poirot Mysteries Series, 9 Standalone Novels, 3 Short Stories/Novellas, 12 books in the Short Story Collections, 3 books in the Picture Books, 2 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 3 books in the Collections.
How many Hercule Poirot books has Sophie Hannah written?
See the list above which is always updated with any new Hercule Poirot books by Sophie as soon as they are available for purchase.
Did the Agatha Christie Family approach Sophie about writing the Hercule Poirot novels?
No. Sophie answered this on the website Goodreads. The Agatha Christie estate were exploring the idea of a new novel, and as Sophie was a big fan of Christie, her agent mentioned that to them. A meeting took place, and it all fell into place from there.