Anna Willett's Blog
September 6, 2020
February 3, 2020
Reached a milestone!!
I’m excited to reveal my new release. Savage Bay Nightmare, book#3 in the Lucy Hush series. If you enjoyed Small Town Nightmare and Cold Valley Nightmare, then Savage Bay Nightmare is a must read.
This is my 10th novel published by The Book Folks so this one feels extra special. Did I mention that 10 is my lucky number? Available for 99c for a short time.
If you’ve read and enjoyed any of my books, don’t forget to leave a review!!!
Happy reading!
Anna
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
SAVAGE BAY NIGHTMARE: a woman fights for justice in this gripping thriller
This is my 10th novel published by The Book Folks so this one feels extra special. Did I mention that 10 is my lucky number? Available for 99c for a short time.
If you’ve read and enjoyed any of my books, don’t forget to leave a review!!!
Happy reading!
Anna
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
SAVAGE BAY NIGHTMARE: a woman fights for justice in this gripping thriller
November 21, 2019
Author Interview
What makes my latest protagonist tick? If you’d like to know more, follow the link to my interview on Many Books.
https://manybooks.net/featured-author...
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August 10, 2019
The Woman Behind Her
Happy to announce the release of my new thriller, The Woman Behind Her.
This is my ninth novel published by the wonderful people at The Book Folks.
If you’re looking for a thriller that’s’ unrelenting and suspenseful, The Woman Behind Her is 99c/99p for a limited time.
Anna Willett
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
This is my ninth novel published by the wonderful people at The Book Folks.
If you’re looking for a thriller that’s’ unrelenting and suspenseful, The Woman Behind Her is 99c/99p for a limited time.
Anna Willett
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
June 2, 2019
Time to vote!
Best Australian crime by women 2019
If you like crime, we've got your bookshelf covered, with many of these titles making the Davitt Award 2019 long list.
If you’ve read and enjoyed Cruelty’s Daughter or Small Town Nightmare, don’t forget to vote!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
If you like crime, we've got your bookshelf covered, with many of these titles making the Davitt Award 2019 long list.
If you’ve read and enjoyed Cruelty’s Daughter or Small Town Nightmare, don’t forget to vote!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
March 8, 2019
A gripping New Thriller
Secrets, Kidnapping and Murder
Cold Valley Nightmare
When a four-year-old boy goes missing from his parent’s front yard, reporter, Lucy Hush becomes embroiled in the search for the missing child. A search that leads Lucy and her partner, Damon, to a terrifying crime spree that spans fifteen years and leads to the discovery of a mass grave and what looks like a human trafficking ring. With time running out, Lucy must use her journalistic skills to find the boy before it’s too late.
So many readers have asked for more from Lucy and Damon and, as a writer, I knew these characters had more to give. Cold Valley Nightmare begins fourteen months after the events in Night Town and tells the continuing story of Lucy Hush and Damon Lasseter and their involvement in another missing person case.
If you enjoyed Small Town Nightmare, you’ll love Cold Valley Nightmare.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PDSK8G1/...
Cold Valley Nightmare
When a four-year-old boy goes missing from his parent’s front yard, reporter, Lucy Hush becomes embroiled in the search for the missing child. A search that leads Lucy and her partner, Damon, to a terrifying crime spree that spans fifteen years and leads to the discovery of a mass grave and what looks like a human trafficking ring. With time running out, Lucy must use her journalistic skills to find the boy before it’s too late.
So many readers have asked for more from Lucy and Damon and, as a writer, I knew these characters had more to give. Cold Valley Nightmare begins fourteen months after the events in Night Town and tells the continuing story of Lucy Hush and Damon Lasseter and their involvement in another missing person case.
If you enjoyed Small Town Nightmare, you’ll love Cold Valley Nightmare.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PDSK8G1/...
December 18, 2018
A claustrophobic horror thriller.
Vengeance Blind
by Anna Willett
Belle Hammer is confined to a wheelchair and alone in her isolated lake house while her husband is away in New Zealand. Cared for by a young woman from a nearby agency, something feels wrong. Belle begins to notice small things – noises and the feeling that someone is watching her. Things that only fuel her sense of helplessness and paranoia. Completely dependent on her caregiver, Belle becomes worried by the young woman’s strange behaviour. And who is hiding in the woods?
Vengeance Blind is my seventh novel so I wanted to share a short excerpt.
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“Mrs Hammer.” The words jolted Belle awake.
A circle of light surrounded Lea’s head. The girl’s face was only inches from Belle’s. Lea’s eyes and features were almost clear when she got this close.
Still fuzzy from sleep, Belle tried to reconcile what was happening. “What? What’s wrong?” Her tongue felt thick like it was dry and enlarged.
“I thought you called me?” Lea pulled back slightly and her face took on blurry edges. “I was asleep. I heard something.” The words came out in a rush. “It wasn’t you?”
Belle’s heart fluttered uncomfortably. “No. No, I didn’t call. What did you hear?” She was fully awake now, pulling herself up in the bed and reaching for her glasses.
“I’m not sure.” Lea spoke slowly, stringing out the last word. Belle could see her clearly now and noticed she was wearing oversized pyjamas. “It might have come from out the back.” She jerked her thumb towards the door. “I’d better go and take a look.”
“No.” It came out as a shriek, louder than she intended. Belle took a breath and tried again. “I mean, it’s not a good idea for you to go outside alone.” She swallowed, remembering the uneasy feeling she’d had after Guy left. She’d felt certain someone was in the house. Maybe her instincts had been correct.
Lea leaned down and patted Belle’s hand. “I’m sure it’s nothing. I’ll just take a quick look around.” She sounded confident, but Belle noticed the way she glanced at the bedroom door. Lea was worried, maybe even scared, but doing her best to stay calm.
“I’ll come with you.” Belle threw back the covers. Going outside in the dark was the last thing she wanted to do, but she couldn’t just sit there while Lea went into the night alone.
“No.” The girl held up her hand. “It will be quicker and easier if I go alone.”
She was right. Belle would be a hindrance, not to mention the time it would take to get her out of bed and in the chair. It made sense for Lea to go alone. And a small part of Belle was relieved she didn’t have to venture outside. However, going alone seemed foolhardy.
“Don’t go out there.” Belle snatched up her phone. “I’ll call the police and… and we’ll just wait until they arrive.”
She saw something flicker across Lea’s face in the shadowy light: impatience or maybe even disgust.
“And what will you tell the cops? I heard something go bump in the night?” There was contempt in the way she spoke, her tone so harsh it made Belle pull back in the bed. “No.” Lea spoke with finality. “Just wait here.”
“All right.” Belle kept her voice even. “But make sure you have your phone with you.”
Lea nodded, but it was an absentminded gesture, suggesting she was only half listening. A second later she was gone and Belle was left alone. She fell back into counting, a habit that was familiar and comforting. Thirteen seconds later the back door rattled.
Belle looked down at her phone. 4:08 a.m. How long would it take her to look around outside? The pool area and the deck would be easy to check if she put the outside lights on. But the property stretched for acres. If someone was lurking in the trees, it would be almost impossible to spot them. Lurking in the trees. The idea made her breathless.
She thought of getting in her chair, but noticed Lea had parked it out of reach near the bathroom door. Despite the anxiety over a possible prowler, Belle felt a jab of annoyance. Why had the caregiver parked her chair so far away? What if she needed the toilet?
“Damn.” Lea was out in the dark making sure they were safe and Belle still managed to worry about her own needs. “What the hell is wrong with me?”
She glanced at the phone noticing it was now 4:12 a.m. Belle made a decision. If Lea wasn’t back in ten minutes, she’d call the police. So what if she looked like an idiot? It wasn’t like the neighbours would see the police car pulling up in the middle of the night. And then a thought crystallised in her mind with frightening clarity.
Arthur, their nearest neighbour. Guy put his number in her phone in case she needed him. What if Guy told the man he was going away? Guy could never see it, but Arthur was strange. Strange and creepy. If he knew she was alone with the carer, maybe he was the one hanging around. What if he had slipped into the house earlier and hid until they were asleep? The noise Lea heard could have been Arthur moving around the house.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
by Anna Willett
Belle Hammer is confined to a wheelchair and alone in her isolated lake house while her husband is away in New Zealand. Cared for by a young woman from a nearby agency, something feels wrong. Belle begins to notice small things – noises and the feeling that someone is watching her. Things that only fuel her sense of helplessness and paranoia. Completely dependent on her caregiver, Belle becomes worried by the young woman’s strange behaviour. And who is hiding in the woods?
Vengeance Blind is my seventh novel so I wanted to share a short excerpt.
________________________________________________
“Mrs Hammer.” The words jolted Belle awake.
A circle of light surrounded Lea’s head. The girl’s face was only inches from Belle’s. Lea’s eyes and features were almost clear when she got this close.
Still fuzzy from sleep, Belle tried to reconcile what was happening. “What? What’s wrong?” Her tongue felt thick like it was dry and enlarged.
“I thought you called me?” Lea pulled back slightly and her face took on blurry edges. “I was asleep. I heard something.” The words came out in a rush. “It wasn’t you?”
Belle’s heart fluttered uncomfortably. “No. No, I didn’t call. What did you hear?” She was fully awake now, pulling herself up in the bed and reaching for her glasses.
“I’m not sure.” Lea spoke slowly, stringing out the last word. Belle could see her clearly now and noticed she was wearing oversized pyjamas. “It might have come from out the back.” She jerked her thumb towards the door. “I’d better go and take a look.”
“No.” It came out as a shriek, louder than she intended. Belle took a breath and tried again. “I mean, it’s not a good idea for you to go outside alone.” She swallowed, remembering the uneasy feeling she’d had after Guy left. She’d felt certain someone was in the house. Maybe her instincts had been correct.
Lea leaned down and patted Belle’s hand. “I’m sure it’s nothing. I’ll just take a quick look around.” She sounded confident, but Belle noticed the way she glanced at the bedroom door. Lea was worried, maybe even scared, but doing her best to stay calm.
“I’ll come with you.” Belle threw back the covers. Going outside in the dark was the last thing she wanted to do, but she couldn’t just sit there while Lea went into the night alone.
“No.” The girl held up her hand. “It will be quicker and easier if I go alone.”
She was right. Belle would be a hindrance, not to mention the time it would take to get her out of bed and in the chair. It made sense for Lea to go alone. And a small part of Belle was relieved she didn’t have to venture outside. However, going alone seemed foolhardy.
“Don’t go out there.” Belle snatched up her phone. “I’ll call the police and… and we’ll just wait until they arrive.”
She saw something flicker across Lea’s face in the shadowy light: impatience or maybe even disgust.
“And what will you tell the cops? I heard something go bump in the night?” There was contempt in the way she spoke, her tone so harsh it made Belle pull back in the bed. “No.” Lea spoke with finality. “Just wait here.”
“All right.” Belle kept her voice even. “But make sure you have your phone with you.”
Lea nodded, but it was an absentminded gesture, suggesting she was only half listening. A second later she was gone and Belle was left alone. She fell back into counting, a habit that was familiar and comforting. Thirteen seconds later the back door rattled.
Belle looked down at her phone. 4:08 a.m. How long would it take her to look around outside? The pool area and the deck would be easy to check if she put the outside lights on. But the property stretched for acres. If someone was lurking in the trees, it would be almost impossible to spot them. Lurking in the trees. The idea made her breathless.
She thought of getting in her chair, but noticed Lea had parked it out of reach near the bathroom door. Despite the anxiety over a possible prowler, Belle felt a jab of annoyance. Why had the caregiver parked her chair so far away? What if she needed the toilet?
“Damn.” Lea was out in the dark making sure they were safe and Belle still managed to worry about her own needs. “What the hell is wrong with me?”
She glanced at the phone noticing it was now 4:12 a.m. Belle made a decision. If Lea wasn’t back in ten minutes, she’d call the police. So what if she looked like an idiot? It wasn’t like the neighbours would see the police car pulling up in the middle of the night. And then a thought crystallised in her mind with frightening clarity.
Arthur, their nearest neighbour. Guy put his number in her phone in case she needed him. What if Guy told the man he was going away? Guy could never see it, but Arthur was strange. Strange and creepy. If he knew she was alone with the carer, maybe he was the one hanging around. What if he had slipped into the house earlier and hid until they were asleep? The noise Lea heard could have been Arthur moving around the house.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
December 4, 2018
Vengeance Blind out now!
My new novel, Vengeance Blind is out and on sale for just 99c or free on Kindle Unlimited. I hope you enjoy!
When recovering alcoholic, Belle Hammer, is injured in a car accident, she becomes completely reliant on her husband, Guy. But when Guy is called away for work, he hires a young caregiver to babysit his wife. Alone in an isolated lake house, Belle finds herself in the care of a strange young woman and, as paranoia and suspicion builds with each passing hour, it soon becomes clear that the two woman are not alone.
When recovering alcoholic, Belle Hammer, is injured in a car accident, she becomes completely reliant on her husband, Guy. But when Guy is called away for work, he hires a young caregiver to babysit his wife. Alone in an isolated lake house, Belle finds herself in the care of a strange young woman and, as paranoia and suspicion builds with each passing hour, it soon becomes clear that the two woman are not alone.
September 1, 2018
Small Town Nightmare
I’m excited to share my new release, Small Town Nightmare, with you. When I write, there’s always a part of me that wants to delve deeper into my character’s psyche and not just expose their skeletons, but drag them into the light. In Small Town Nightmare, the story is as much about the fragility and the resilience of the mind as it is about crime, suspense and action.
The story begins when a young man, Tim, goes missing and his older sister, Lucy sets out to find him. What follows, reveals how unbreakable the relationship between siblings can be and, the darker side of sibling bonds.
I hope you enjoy, Small Town Nightmare! Please remember to leave a review.
Thanks
Anna Willett
SMALL TOWN NIGHTMARE: a gripping thriller full of mystery and suspense
The story begins when a young man, Tim, goes missing and his older sister, Lucy sets out to find him. What follows, reveals how unbreakable the relationship between siblings can be and, the darker side of sibling bonds.
I hope you enjoy, Small Town Nightmare! Please remember to leave a review.
Thanks
Anna Willett
SMALL TOWN NIGHTMARE: a gripping thriller full of mystery and suspense
July 11, 2018
Giveaway and free book
Giveaway!
To celebrate the release of Unwelcome Guests on audio, I’m giving away two free copies.
Follow the link to enter:
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Retribution Ridge Free on the 12 and 13th of July.
The perfect book to read on Friday the 13th.
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To celebrate the release of Unwelcome Guests on audio, I’m giving away two free copies.
Follow the link to enter:
https://www.facebook.com/Anna-Willett...
Retribution Ridge Free on the 12 and 13th of July.
The perfect book to read on Friday the 13th.
https://www.amazon.com/RETRIBUTION-RI...
