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Samantha M. Bailey

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Born

Toronto, Canada

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https://samanthambailey.com/

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Thriller, Suspense, Fiction

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Samantha M. Bailey is the USA TODAY and #1 international bestselling author of WOMAN ON THE EDGE, optioned for series adaptation, WATCH OUT FOR HER, shortlisted for Canada Reads 2025, and A FRIEND IN THE DARK, an Amazon Charts bestseller. Her novels have sold in twelve countries. She lives in Toronto, where she can usually be found tapping away at her computer or curled up on her couch with a book. Samantha's next domestic suspense, HELLO, JULIET, will be published in April 2025.
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Average rating: 3.7 · 48,461 ratings · 5,630 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Woman on the Edge 3.79 avg rating — 21,095 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Friend in the Dark 3.63 avg rating — 16,352 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Watch Out for Her 3.58 avg rating — 9,395 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hello, Juliet 3.85 avg rating — 1,621 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Samantha Bailey rated a book it was amazing Strangers in the Villa by Robyn Harding (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Robyn Harding is back with an epic thrill ride! I was so lucky to get an ARC of STRANGERS IN THE VILLA, and I tore through it like it was a bag of chips. Dark, unsettling, chilling, atmospheric, twisty, and so addictive, this masterful suspense is on ...more
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Samantha Bailey rated a book it was amazing Roommating by Meredith Schorr (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Samantha Bailey answered Cherrie's question: Hi Samantha are there any plans to release Watch Out For Her on the Kindle in the UK please? Hi, Cherrie. I am so sorry that I somehow missed this question! As of now, it's available through the North American Kindle sites. But you can get it in paperback, I think. Thank you for asking! My other books, WOMAN ON THE EDGE and A FRIEND IN THE D See Full Answer
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Samantha Bailey voted for Not What She Seems as Readers' Favorite Mystery & Thriller in the Opening Round of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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Samantha Bailey rated a book it was amazing This Violent Heart by Heather Levy (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Heather Levy is one of my favorite authors. Her ability to explore important issues of identity while transporting the reader into an emotionally raw and viscerally suspenseful world is exceptional. THIS VIOLENT HEART wrapped my own heart in its fist ...more
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Samantha Bailey rated a book it was amazing Not What She Seems by Yasmin Angoe (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In a small town, secrets collide with the grief and guilt of our fierce, feisty heroine, Jac Brodie. As her world is falling apart, Jac pieces together a mystery that could change her life as she knows it. With an expertly drawn setting, pulse-poundi ...more
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Samantha Bailey rated a book it was amazing Running Cold by Susan Walter (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A heart-racing, action-packed suspense, RUNNING COLD takes you from the sunny splendor of California to the bitterly frigid Rocky Mountains. Susan Walter has created a remarkably compelling mystery with a fierce protagonist whose past as an Olympic g ...more
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Samantha Bailey rated a book it was amazing The Haters by Robyn Harding (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Robyn Harding has a gift for digging deep into her characters' psyches, making their predicaments feel very real. This immense talent is on full display in THE HATERS, a highly addictive thriller about Camryn Lane, a debut author whose life implodes ...more
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Samantha Bailey rated a book it was amazing It Could Be Worse by Dara Levan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
With a unique melodic structure, IT COULD BE WORSE is an authentic, emotionally resonant novel about how the past deeply affects our present experiences. Dara Levan’s extraordinary understanding of human nature and astonishing ability to lay bare the ...more
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Samantha Bailey rated a book it was amazing If I Lose Her by Brianne Sommerville (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Debut author Brianne Sommerville makes a splash in the thriller genre with her captivating, compelling IF I LOSE HER. I flew through this riveting, suspenseful story of a new mother whose past traumas might be unraveling her current reality, or someo ...more
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“I could have lost him forever. There’s no guarantee of tomorrow. We never know when our last conversation with someone might be.”
― Samantha M. Bailey, A Friend in the Dark

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“Divorce was never an option for me. For Dave, it seems to be the only option. And I don’t understand what I did wrong or how the man who once blushed and stammered every time he spoke to me could give me up without a fight.”
― Samantha M. Bailey, A Friend in the Dark

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“I was blindsided. The man in front of me was a stranger and not the person who’d been my rock and best friend for almost a quarter of a century. The only certainty I’d had in life was Dave.”
― Samantha M. Bailey, A Friend in the Dark

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