The Others

A DARKLY FUNNY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WITH A CULT EDGE, ABOUT CHILDFREENESS, CONSERVATISM AND MURDER, PERFECT FOR FANS OF MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, LULLABY AND THE FALLING

AN OBSERVER THRILLER OF THE MONTH

A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB PICK

A GRAZIA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

A CRIMEREADS PICK

'Thrillingly vicious. I loved it' LUKE JENNINGS, AUTHOR OF KILLING EVE

'Twisted, dark and fizzing with fury' OBSERVER THRILLER OF THE MONTH

'Unlike anything else you'll read this year' GABRIEL BERGMOSER, AUTHOR OF THE HUNTED

'Dark, tense, and creepy'

KAREN PERRY, AUTHOR OF COME A LITTLE CLOSER

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FOUR WOMEN. ONE FATAL PROMISE.

Dina, Ronit, Naama and Sheila: the Others. As students, they chose to be different – bound by a pact never to have children.

Even as their friendships fell apart, Sheila kept her promise.

Now, years later, a serial killer is on the loose in Tel Aviv. Each victim is found with a baby doll glued to their hands and 'mother' carved into their forehead.

The vow the Others made long ago lands Sheila at the heart of the murder investigation – but is she the next victim, or the prime suspect?

Twisty and very funny, part Twin Peaks part Killing Eve, this psychological thriller was an instant bestseller. If you like books with a difference, this wry page-turner is for you

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FURTHER PRAISE FOR THE OTHERS

'Singularly creepy' New York Times

'The narrative twists with ironic relish' Sunday Times Crime Club

'A dark and funny page-turner' Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, author of Waking Lions

'A razor-sharp thriller' Daniela Petrova, author of Her Mother's Daughter

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READERS LOVE THE OTHERS

'Wow, this book was such an entertaining read, I couldn't wait to finish it'

'It certainly deserves its spot in the list of top crime fiction novels of 2021'

'The writing is funny as hell'

'A sort of Israeli feminist version of Bridget Jones, [Sheila's] humorous asides are hilarious'

'A once in a lifetime kind of novel. . . Simply brilliant'



Sarah Blau is an author and playwright, recipient of the 2015 Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literature, and the 2017 Bar-Ilan University Alumni Achievement Award in recognition of her contribution to enriching culture in Israel. The Others is her fourth novel, and the first to be translated into English. It has sold in eight languages and was an instant bestseller in Israel. Sarah currently lives in Tel Aviv. Single and childfree, she is quoted as saying, 'I wrote an entire thriller to understand why this works for me.'