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Nick Holland

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Born

Barnsley, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.nickholland.info

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byrontinker

Genre

Thriller, Children's, Mystery

Influences

Raymond Chandler (thrillers)
Tove Jansson (children's) ...more

Member Since

January 2013

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Nick Holland was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire and went to University in Huddersfield and, later, San Diego.
Whilst living in the USA he developed a love of the books of Raymond Chandler and after returning to England decided to write a hard boiled thriller of his own, but set in Yorkshire. Thus 'The Girl On The Bus' was born. The Girl On The Bus has become a Kindle sensation, at point being the 5th most downloaded book in the United Kingdom and regularly featuring in the Amazon top 100 paid bestsellers!
A follow up to The Girl On The Bus will be released in Summer 2013.
Nick loves tortoises and was shocked to find only one children's novel about them: 'Esio Trot' by Roald Dahl. Taking matters into his own hands he wrote 'Tortoise Soup', a ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 628 ratings · 111 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Girl On The Bus (John Halle Thriller Book 1) 3.27 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	In Search of Anne Brontë 3.84 avg rating — 146 ratings — 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
	The Real Guy Fawkes 4.41 avg rating — 78 ratings — 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
	Emily Bronte: A Life in 20 Poems 4.34 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Aunt Branwell and the Bronte Legacy 3.98 avg rating — 57 ratings — 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
	Crave the Rose: Anne Brontë at 200 4.29 avg rating — 51 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
	The Last Of The Heroes (John Halle Thriller Book 2) 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013	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
	Tortoise Soup 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	A Christmas Shellebration! by Nick Holland (Goodreads Author), Russell Scott (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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
	Britain's Most Notorious Highwaywoman: The Life of Mary Frith 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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