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Holly Seddon

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in Bath, The United Kingdom

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Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction

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Holly Seddon is the international bestselling author of eight thrillers, including TRY NOT TO BREATHE, THE HIT LIST, 59 MINUTES and THE SLEEPER. Her novels are twisty, high-concept thrillers exploring love, family, identity and the extraordinary things people do when their worlds are turned upside down.

Her latest novel, THE SLEEPER, is an alternate-reality thriller about a woman who wakes to a London where the Cold War never ended — and discovers that, in this world, she was never born.

Before becoming an author, Holly worked as a journalist and editor and has lived in London and Amsterdam. She now lives in Kent with her family and co-hosts the popular Honest Authors Podcast with fellow author Gillian McAllister.

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Average rating: 3.79 · 34,237 ratings · 4,692 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Try Not to Breathe 3.91 avg rating — 18,970 ratings — published 2016 — 55 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
	59 Minutes 3.60 avg rating — 5,619 ratings — published 2025 — 12 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
	Don't Close Your Eyes 3.75 avg rating — 4,647 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Hit List 3.80 avg rating — 1,580 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Love Will Tear Us Apart 3.56 avg rating — 1,324 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Woman on the Bridge 3.72 avg rating — 926 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
	The Short Straw 3.25 avg rating — 1,009 ratings — published 2023 — 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 Sleeper 4.25 avg rating — 48 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
	Broken Worlds: Dystopian Stories by Thomas Brown (Goodreads Author), Shira Hereld, Miles Gatrell (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Holly Seddon Box Set: Try Not to Breathe / Don't Close Your Eyes / Love Will Tear Us Apart 4.24 avg rating — 21 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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Book signing in Ashford, Kent

I'll be at Waterstones Ashford this Saturday (10 February) from 11am until 1pm, signing copies of my books including The Short Straw. Do come along and say hi!

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Wish I Was Here: An Anti-Memoir

by M. John Harrison

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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)

by Octavia E. Butler

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Flights

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Holly Seddon and 12 other people liked Stephanie's review of The Sleeper: "Holy cow I COULD NOT PUT THIS DOWN. Between this and 59 Minutes, Holly Seddon has cemented herself as a must read author. Her novels are absolutely bananas. Like homegirl ARE YOU OKAY? I love whatever is wrong with her. This concept was so damn cleve" Read more of this review »
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Holly Seddon made a comment on Sheri’s review of The Hit List " Hi Sheri, as you enjoyed The Hit List, I wanted to let you know that my latest thriller, 59 Minutes, is coming out in the UK on 25th September and in ...more "
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Holly Seddon made a comment on Leona’s review of The Hit List " Hi Leona, as you enjoyed The Hit List, I wanted to let you know that my latest thriller, 59 Minutes, is coming out in the UK on 25th September and in ...more "
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Holly Seddon made a comment on Janine’s review of The Hit List " Hi Janine, as you enjoyed The Hit List, I wanted to let you know that my latest thriller, 59 Minutes, is coming out in the UK on 25th September and in ...more "
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Quotes by Holly Seddon (?)

“Time is not a good healer. Time is a blank page on which the left behind scribble their regrets and their confessions.”
― Holly Seddon, Try Not to Breathe

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“When I woke up this time, the dream was still hanging around me, caught in my sheets and my hair.”
― Holly Seddon, Try Not to Breathe

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“Fear was the undercurrent, always threatening to whip his legs from under him. Fear was a secondary heartbeat only he could hear, that could get so quiet it was almost imperceptible, or so loud it drowned everything else out.”
― Holly Seddon, Try Not to Breathe

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August 2017 Group Read

Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake, #1) by Rachel Caine

Stillhouse Lake - Rachel Caine

6 votes, 26.1%

Final Girls - Riley Sager

4 votes, 17.4%

Into the Water - Paula Hawkins

4 votes, 17.4%

Missing Pieces - Heather Gudenkauf

2 votes, 8.7%

Killing Trail (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery #1) by Margaret Mizushima

Killing Trail - Margaret Mizushima

1 vote, 4.3%

The Drowned Girls (Angie Pallorino, #1) by Loreth Anne White

The Drowned Girls - Loreth Anne White

1 vote, 4.3%

UNSUB - Meg Gardiner

1 vote, 4.3%

The Darkest Lies by Barbara Copperthwaite

The Darkest Lies - Barbara Copperthwaite

1 vote, 4.3%

The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1) by Michael Connelly

The Late Show - Michael Connelly

1 vote, 4.3%

Every Last Lie - Mary Kubica

1 vote, 4.3%

Pretty Baby - Mary Kubica

1 vote, 4.3%

The Secrets You Keep - Kate White

0 votes, 0.0%

The Good Widow - Liz Fenton

0 votes, 0.0%

Blood Red (Mundy's Landing, #1) by Wendy Corsi Staub

Blood Red - Wendy Corsi Staub

0 votes, 0.0%

"A" is for Actress (Malibu Mystery, #1) by Rebecca Cantrell

"A" is for Actress - Rebecca Cantrell

0 votes, 0.0%

Don't Close Your Eyes - Holly Seddon

0 votes, 0.0%

Whispers and Lies - Joy Fielding

0 votes, 0.0%

All Fall Down - Erica Spindler

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The Child - Fiona Barton

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Now You See Her - Joy Fielding

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“There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.”
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Thanks for adding me Holly. Your name brings back wonderful childhood memories for my love of Holly Hobbie dolls :)

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