The Couple at the Table
- Published
- 1 January 2022
- Pages
- 528
- ISBN-13
- 9780063266186
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Couple at the Table arrived six years after The Narrow Bed, continuing the Waterhouse and Zailer series in 2022. Sophie Hannah returned to Culver Valley after the gap with the same dual-narration puzzle-box structure that has defined the series since Little Face.
Key facts about The Couple at the Table
Sophie Hannah wrote The Couple at the Table, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2022. The book has 528 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780063266186 to find the main one.
The Couple at the Table is book 12 of 12 in the Waterhouse and Zailer (Culver Valley Crime) series. The series has 12 published books. However, the series starts with Little Face (2006).
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)
The Couple at the Table is book 12 in the Waterhouse and Zailer (Culver Valley Crime) series. It follows The Narrow Bed. 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 9780063257719
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780063266186