Sam Holland
@samhollandbooks.bsky.social
Writer of dark stuff. Moonlights as Louisa Scarr. Owner of Max.
Out now:
🔪 THE KILLER IN ROOM FIVE
🎧 SLEEPING BEAUTIES
🐕 BROKEN HOUSE
Agent: Ed Wilson.
Out now:
🔪 THE KILLER IN ROOM FIVE
🎧 SLEEPING BEAUTIES
🐕 BROKEN HOUSE
Agent: Ed Wilson.
I have news - there's a new Sam Holland book out!
It’s called Sleeping Beauties - and it’s a little bit different in that it’s an Audible Original, and has been exclusively released in audiobook TODAY!
Grab it here: www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sleeping-...
It’s called Sleeping Beauties - and it’s a little bit different in that it’s an Audible Original, and has been exclusively released in audiobook TODAY!
Grab it here: www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sleeping-...
Sleeping Beauties
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. One survivor. Two detectives. Twenty-four hours to catch a killer. Detective Sergeant Theo Wilde is out of second chances. After a five-month suspension tha...
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July 16, 2026 at 10:36 AM
I have news - there's a new Sam Holland book out!
It’s called Sleeping Beauties - and it’s a little bit different in that it’s an Audible Original, and has been exclusively released in audiobook TODAY!
Grab it here: www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sleeping-...
It’s called Sleeping Beauties - and it’s a little bit different in that it’s an Audible Original, and has been exclusively released in audiobook TODAY!
Grab it here: www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sleeping-...
🚨DEAL ALERT🚨
The Killer in Room Five is 99p on Kindle - for a short time only! Grab it now here: amzn.eu/d/07Aws3TQ
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The Killer in Room Five is 99p on Kindle - for a short time only! Grab it now here: amzn.eu/d/07Aws3TQ
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June 1, 2026 at 11:53 AM
🚨DEAL ALERT🚨
The Killer in Room Five is 99p on Kindle - for a short time only! Grab it now here: amzn.eu/d/07Aws3TQ
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The Killer in Room Five is 99p on Kindle - for a short time only! Grab it now here: amzn.eu/d/07Aws3TQ
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It's publication day for The Killer in Room Five! I'm absolutely thrilled and can't wait to get it out there - I just hope you all enjoy it!
Available from Asda, Waterstones, Amazon and your favourite local bookshop now! Grab it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Room-...
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Available from Asda, Waterstones, Amazon and your favourite local bookshop now! Grab it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Room-...
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May 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM
It's publication day for The Killer in Room Five! I'm absolutely thrilled and can't wait to get it out there - I just hope you all enjoy it!
Available from Asda, Waterstones, Amazon and your favourite local bookshop now! Grab it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Room-...
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Available from Asda, Waterstones, Amazon and your favourite local bookshop now! Grab it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Room-...
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In Thursday's newsletter, I'm giving away copies of The Killer in Room Five, as well as some conveniently colour-matching Chocolonely! For a chance to win, simply sign up to the newsletter and await instructions! 💙📚⚡📚 #booksky
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May 19, 2026 at 12:37 PM
In Thursday's newsletter, I'm giving away copies of The Killer in Room Five, as well as some conveniently colour-matching Chocolonely! For a chance to win, simply sign up to the newsletter and await instructions! 💙📚⚡📚 #booksky
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ONE WEEK UNTIL PUB DAY! (ARGH 😱)
And here’s a little intro to what the book’s all about…
Preorder here: amzn.eu/d/09iYltsV
#crimefiction #newbook #serialkillerthriller #booksky
And here’s a little intro to what the book’s all about…
Preorder here: amzn.eu/d/09iYltsV
#crimefiction #newbook #serialkillerthriller #booksky
May 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
ONE WEEK UNTIL PUB DAY! (ARGH 😱)
And here’s a little intro to what the book’s all about…
Preorder here: amzn.eu/d/09iYltsV
#crimefiction #newbook #serialkillerthriller #booksky
And here’s a little intro to what the book’s all about…
Preorder here: amzn.eu/d/09iYltsV
#crimefiction #newbook #serialkillerthriller #booksky
Reposted by Sam Holland
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
If you like your thrillers bloody, frantic and terrifying, then #TheKillerInRoomFive from @samhollandbooks.bsky.social and @harpercollins.bsky.social is for you. Definitely one to read with all the lights on.
Published 21/5/26
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Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/34jn6md8
If you like your thrillers bloody, frantic and terrifying, then #TheKillerInRoomFive from @samhollandbooks.bsky.social and @harpercollins.bsky.social is for you. Definitely one to read with all the lights on.
Published 21/5/26
#BookSky
Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/34jn6md8
April 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
If you like your thrillers bloody, frantic and terrifying, then #TheKillerInRoomFive from @samhollandbooks.bsky.social and @harpercollins.bsky.social is for you. Definitely one to read with all the lights on.
Published 21/5/26
#BookSky
Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/34jn6md8
If you like your thrillers bloody, frantic and terrifying, then #TheKillerInRoomFive from @samhollandbooks.bsky.social and @harpercollins.bsky.social is for you. Definitely one to read with all the lights on.
Published 21/5/26
#BookSky
Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/34jn6md8
This Thursday I’m going to be sending out my newsletter - and I’m sharing the Prologue and first chapter of The Killer in Room Five!
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April 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
This Thursday I’m going to be sending out my newsletter - and I’m sharing the Prologue and first chapter of The Killer in Room Five!
There’s still time to sign up - head to my website at www.samhollandbooks.com/newsletter
#newsletter #sneakpeek #thekillerinroomfive #authorlife #booksky 💙📚⚡️📚
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Just putting the finishing touches to this month's newsletter where I'm going to be holding a wee bookish giveaway with bookmarks and chocolate! To be in with a chance of winning, sign up to my newsletter at www.samhollandbooks.com/newsletter.
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March 19, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Just putting the finishing touches to this month's newsletter where I'm going to be holding a wee bookish giveaway with bookmarks and chocolate! To be in with a chance of winning, sign up to my newsletter at www.samhollandbooks.com/newsletter.
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🚨I HAVE NEWS!🚨
I’m writing an audible original! It’s a police procedural featuring a new detective called Theo Wilde, tasked with protecting the latest victim of a serial killer as she lies in hospital. It’s called SLEEPING BEAUTIES and it’ll be out later this year.
#newbook #booksky 💙📚⚡️📚
I’m writing an audible original! It’s a police procedural featuring a new detective called Theo Wilde, tasked with protecting the latest victim of a serial killer as she lies in hospital. It’s called SLEEPING BEAUTIES and it’ll be out later this year.
#newbook #booksky 💙📚⚡️📚
March 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Is there such a thing as a cosy police procedural? If not, there should be! Against The Tide is warm and wise, digging deep into the lives of the police officers and victims involved in a series of violent burglaries in a small coastal town. Twisty and tense.
Out June.
Out June.
February 23, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Is there such a thing as a cosy police procedural? If not, there should be! Against The Tide is warm and wise, digging deep into the lives of the police officers and victims involved in a series of violent burglaries in a small coastal town. Twisty and tense.
Out June.
Out June.
Currently putting together my newsletter - to include the new COVER for The Killer in Room Five (spoiler: I love it), book recommendations, news and events and more.
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Newsletter and Social — Sam Holland
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February 18, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Currently putting together my newsletter - to include the new COVER for The Killer in Room Five (spoiler: I love it), book recommendations, news and events and more.
Still time to sign up: www.samhollandbooks.com/newsletter
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Reposted by Sam Holland
An absolutely fantastic day at @stockportnoir.bsky.social! Loved my panel with genre legends @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social, Abigail Dean and @samhollandbooks.bsky.social, wonderfully chaired by Kelly Peck. Huge thanks to everyone who came along and @serenitybookshop.bsky.social!
January 31, 2026 at 6:15 PM
An absolutely fantastic day at @stockportnoir.bsky.social! Loved my panel with genre legends @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social, Abigail Dean and @samhollandbooks.bsky.social, wonderfully chaired by Kelly Peck. Huge thanks to everyone who came along and @serenitybookshop.bsky.social!
The Hollow Boys by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social is a chilling, razor-sharp novel that creeps under your skin and refuses to let go. A carefully crafted portrait of small-town America, thick with dread and humidity, where the worst has happened. Unforgettable, beautiful and bleak.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The Hollow Boys by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social is a chilling, razor-sharp novel that creeps under your skin and refuses to let go. A carefully crafted portrait of small-town America, thick with dread and humidity, where the worst has happened. Unforgettable, beautiful and bleak.
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Smart, devious, tense - no, I’m not describing last night’s final, it’s Harriet Tyce’s new book. The book follows Matthew, a juror on the ‘witch trial’ where two young women have been accused of murder. What follows is a slow descent into madness where no one and nothing is as it seems.
January 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Smart, devious, tense - no, I’m not describing last night’s final, it’s Harriet Tyce’s new book. The book follows Matthew, a juror on the ‘witch trial’ where two young women have been accused of murder. What follows is a slow descent into madness where no one and nothing is as it seems.
🚨GIVEAWAY🚨
I'm so excited to be giving away these 3 fantastic signed books on my newsletter - coming on Friday!
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I'm so excited to be giving away these 3 fantastic signed books on my newsletter - coming on Friday!
But if you’re not a subscriber, don’t worry, there’s still time - sign up here: www.samhollandbooks.com/newsletter
And good luck!
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January 19, 2026 at 1:49 PM
🚨GIVEAWAY🚨
I'm so excited to be giving away these 3 fantastic signed books on my newsletter - coming on Friday!
But if you’re not a subscriber, don’t worry, there’s still time - sign up here: www.samhollandbooks.com/newsletter
And good luck!
#giveaway #bookstagram #crimefiction #booksky 💙📚⚡📚
I'm so excited to be giving away these 3 fantastic signed books on my newsletter - coming on Friday!
But if you’re not a subscriber, don’t worry, there’s still time - sign up here: www.samhollandbooks.com/newsletter
And good luck!
#giveaway #bookstagram #crimefiction #booksky 💙📚⚡📚
Pleased to announce that The Puppet Master is out in Germany today! And for all those asking - The Echo Man will be published next year. Keep an eye out for dates!
December 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Pleased to announce that The Puppet Master is out in Germany today! And for all those asking - The Echo Man will be published next year. Keep an eye out for dates!
Merry Christmas from me and Max and the million attempts it took to get the spaniel to stay still for a photograph…
Thank you so much to anyone who has taken the time to read, review, edit, sell or share any one of my books this year! It makes a huge difference!
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Thank you so much to anyone who has taken the time to read, review, edit, sell or share any one of my books this year! It makes a huge difference!
#booksky 💙📚⚡️📚
December 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Merry Christmas from me and Max and the million attempts it took to get the spaniel to stay still for a photograph…
Thank you so much to anyone who has taken the time to read, review, edit, sell or share any one of my books this year! It makes a huge difference!
#booksky 💙📚⚡️📚
Thank you so much to anyone who has taken the time to read, review, edit, sell or share any one of my books this year! It makes a huge difference!
#booksky 💙📚⚡️📚
Treating myself this holiday with the latest in the Hal Challis series by Garry Disher. As well as being a fantastic book, it’s like hanging out with old friends. Fantastic stuff.
@viperbooks.bsky.social #bookreview #bookrecommendation #crimefiction #crimethriller
@viperbooks.bsky.social #bookreview #bookrecommendation #crimefiction #crimethriller
December 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Treating myself this holiday with the latest in the Hal Challis series by Garry Disher. As well as being a fantastic book, it’s like hanging out with old friends. Fantastic stuff.
@viperbooks.bsky.social #bookreview #bookrecommendation #crimefiction #crimethriller
@viperbooks.bsky.social #bookreview #bookrecommendation #crimefiction #crimethriller
Loved this beautiful festive romance! A touch of the supernatural makes this a lovely Christmassy story - I think we could all do with Nolan dropping down our chimney. 😉
#bookreview #bookrecommendation #christmasreads #romancereads #bookstagram #booksky
#bookreview #bookrecommendation #christmasreads #romancereads #bookstagram #booksky
December 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Loved this beautiful festive romance! A touch of the supernatural makes this a lovely Christmassy story - I think we could all do with Nolan dropping down our chimney. 😉
#bookreview #bookrecommendation #christmasreads #romancereads #bookstagram #booksky
#bookreview #bookrecommendation #christmasreads #romancereads #bookstagram #booksky
Carley Fortune was a new author for me and recommended by my editor, so when I saw this book it was clearly meant to be.
Really enjoyed it. Loved Charlie and Alice, and following their journey was a joy.
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Really enjoyed it. Loved Charlie and Alice, and following their journey was a joy.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Carley Fortune was a new author for me and recommended by my editor, so when I saw this book it was clearly meant to be.
Really enjoyed it. Loved Charlie and Alice, and following their journey was a joy.
#booksky 💙📚
Really enjoyed it. Loved Charlie and Alice, and following their journey was a joy.
#booksky 💙📚
I would argue that The Killer in Room Five (out in May) is not as bloody as some of my other books. Creepy, dark, nasty, yes - but not as violent. However, these two paragraphs are taken from one of the chapters when it definitely is.
What can I say? It was fun.
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What can I say? It was fun.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I would argue that The Killer in Room Five (out in May) is not as bloody as some of my other books. Creepy, dark, nasty, yes - but not as violent. However, these two paragraphs are taken from one of the chapters when it definitely is.
What can I say? It was fun.
#booksky 💙📚⚡💙
What can I say? It was fun.
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Putting the final touches to December's newsletter - the last of the year! Remembering my favourite books from 2025, and looking forward to what's coming from my desk in 2026.
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Newsletter and Social — Sam Holland
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December 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Putting the final touches to December's newsletter - the last of the year! Remembering my favourite books from 2025, and looking forward to what's coming from my desk in 2026.
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A sinister twisting tale of cold-case crimes, family ties, secrets and stalkers. I loved hanging out with Jensen and Henrik in their home city of Copenhagen and while this is the fifth in a series, it definitely works if you haven’t read any of the others. Tense and intriguing.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A sinister twisting tale of cold-case crimes, family ties, secrets and stalkers. I loved hanging out with Jensen and Henrik in their home city of Copenhagen and while this is the fifth in a series, it definitely works if you haven’t read any of the others. Tense and intriguing.
#booksky 💙📚⚡️📚
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🚨Early Christmas Present Alert!🚨
Memorial Park, the second in the Lucy Halliday ‘dog book’ series is now 99p. Grab it while you can! 🐕🐾🐕🐾🐕🐾
Link to buy here: amzn.eu/d/2mymewi #booksky 💙📚⚡📚
#kindledeal #bargain #crimethriller #crimefiction #dogbook
Memorial Park, the second in the Lucy Halliday ‘dog book’ series is now 99p. Grab it while you can! 🐕🐾🐕🐾🐕🐾
Link to buy here: amzn.eu/d/2mymewi #booksky 💙📚⚡📚
#kindledeal #bargain #crimethriller #crimefiction #dogbook
December 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🚨Early Christmas Present Alert!🚨
Memorial Park, the second in the Lucy Halliday ‘dog book’ series is now 99p. Grab it while you can! 🐕🐾🐕🐾🐕🐾
Link to buy here: amzn.eu/d/2mymewi #booksky 💙📚⚡📚
#kindledeal #bargain #crimethriller #crimefiction #dogbook
Memorial Park, the second in the Lucy Halliday ‘dog book’ series is now 99p. Grab it while you can! 🐕🐾🐕🐾🐕🐾
Link to buy here: amzn.eu/d/2mymewi #booksky 💙📚⚡📚
#kindledeal #bargain #crimethriller #crimefiction #dogbook
Starting the week with this absolutely wonderful review from @thecriticmag ! “First rate.” Thank you so much, Jeremy Black! 💙📚⚡️📚
thecritic.co.uk/murders-for-...
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thecritic.co.uk/murders-for-...
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Murders for December | Jeremy Black | The Critic Magazine
“He’d read a lot of detective novels. Terrible ones, exciting ones, bestsellers. Those that were mysteriously praised to the skies, despite their leaden flaws, and those he unearthed dead and yellowed...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Starting the week with this absolutely wonderful review from @thecriticmag ! “First rate.” Thank you so much, Jeremy Black! 💙📚⚡️📚
thecritic.co.uk/murders-for-...
#bookreview #happyauthor #mondayinspo #mondaymotivaton #authorlife #brokenhouse #booksky
thecritic.co.uk/murders-for-...
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