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Sam Holland

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Sam Holland is the award-winning author of the Major Crimes series, following detectives as they investigate murders committed by brutal serial killers in the south of England. Her debut, The Echo Man, shocked and enthralled readers and reviewers alike with its sinister depiction of a serial killer copying notorious real-life murderers of the past.

Her books have been published in 15 countries worldwide, including the US, Germany and the Netherlands, where she became the first author to win the Bronze Bat for her debut and the Silver Bat for best thriller in consecutive years at the Nederlands Thrillerfestival.

The Countdown Killer is the latest in the series and is out now.

She also writes as Louisa Scarr and is the author of the Butler and W ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 21,770 ratings · 3,552 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Echo Man (Major Crimes, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 12,397 ratings — published 2022 — 10 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
	The Twenty (Major Crimes, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 5,265 ratings — published 2023 — 30 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
	The Puppet Master (Major Crimes, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 2,924 ratings — 10 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
	The Countdown Killer (Major Crimes, #4) 4.50 avg rating — 1,184 ratings — published 2025 — 4 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
	The Killer in Room Five 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 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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“How strange life can be, she thinks, the mixture of good and evil, of excitement and dread.”
― Sam Holland, The Puppet Master

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“Jess’s stomach turns over but she can’t look away, gripped by the horror on display.”
― Sam Holland, The Echo Man

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“Normal lives, and Romilly feels an irrational wave of anger at the mundane nature of it all. How dare they continue their existence when hers is being destroyed.”
― Sam Holland, The Twenty

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