The Point of Rescue
- Published
- 1 January 2008
- Pages
- 479
- ISBN-13
- 9780340933121
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Point of Rescue follows Hurting Distance in the Waterhouse and Zailer series, published in 2008 -- retitled The Wrong Mother in North America. Its premise, a woman convinced her own murder has already been arranged, is one of Sophie Hannah's characteristically knotty setups.
Key facts about The Point of Rescue
Sophie Hannah wrote The Point of Rescue, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2008. The book has 479 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780340933121 to find the main one.
The Point of Rescue is book 3 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 Point of Rescue is book 3 in the Waterhouse and Zailer (Culver Valley Crime) series. It follows Hurting Distance. It is followed by The Other Half Lives. 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 9780340933121
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781405687065
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781444725049