Little Face
- Published
- 1 January 2006
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN-13
- 9781569474686
- Type
- novel
About this book
Little Face, published in 2006, opens the Waterhouse and Zailer series with a mother who insists the baby in her cot isn't hers -- the first of Sophie Hannah's psychologically knotty premises, and the book that introduces DC Simon Waterhouse and DS Charlie Zailer.
Key facts about Little Face
Sophie Hannah wrote Little Face, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2006. The book has 368 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781569474686 to find the main one.
Little Face is book 1 of 12 in the Waterhouse and Zailer (Culver Valley Crime) series. The series has 12 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Sophie Hannah writes Hercule Poirot and The New Hercule Poirot Mysteries as separate series. Those series sit on our mystery, psychological thriller and cozy mystery shelves. Meanwhile, The Opposite of Murder is the latest published Sophie Hannah book on file, from 29 January 2026.
About Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah is a British novelist and poet, whose parents are novelist Adèle Geras and political theorist Norman Geras, who published poetry from her early twenties before building parallel careers in crime fiction. She holds academic posts at Cambridge, including a role helping create and run the university's Masters in Crime and Thriller Writing. See every Sophie Hannah book in order.
Its place in Waterhouse and Zailer (Culver Valley Crime)
Little Face is book 1 in the Waterhouse and Zailer (Culver Valley Crime) series. It is followed by Hurting Distance. See the full Waterhouse and Zailer (Culver Valley Crime) reading order.
Before she became the authorized continuer of Hercule Poirot, Sophie Hannah made her name with this series of dense, twisty psychological crime novels set in the fictional English district of Culver Valley (nicknamed "Spilling CID" by fans, after the police station at its center). Detective Constable Simon Waterhouse — brilliant, socially awkward, and privately tormented — and Detective Sergeant Charlie Zailer, whose complicated feelings for him thread through the series, anchor an ensemble that investigates…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780340840313
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781569474686
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780340840320