Killer in Room Five

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 11 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.Sam can be found on Instagram and Twitter at @samhollandbooks.

‘Dark, gruesome, twisty, and claustrophobic’ John Marrs, author of The One ‘Gritty, twisted and paced to perfection’ Tariq Ashkanani, author of Welcome to Cooper‘A thriller that will keep you up all night’ Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children‘A dark and tense twisted thriller that keeps you guessing’ Heidi Perks, author of Now You See Her‘This is the stuff of nightmares and I loved every word’ Michael Wood, author of the Matilda Darke series‘A gripping psychological thriller with a horror edge’ Callum McSorley, author of Squeaky Clean'Tense, eery, atmospheric’ GD Wright, author of After the Storm‘Had me locked in and fully invested from the first page’ Rachel Wolf, author of Five Nights‘The only time you'll put it down is to make sure that all your doors and windows are locked’ Trevor Wood, author of The Man on the Street 'Nightmarish and twisty with a blood-curdling finale that you won’t see coming' Heidi Amsinck, author of the Jensen Thriller books'Dark, twisted, creepy and mind-bending' Heather Fitt, author of The Flight'Will linger long in the memory' Rob Parker, author of the Cam Killick Norfork mysteries‘Will have you turning pages long into the night’ Emma Styles, author of No Country For Girls‘Clever, sensitive, brutal but, above all, an exceptional thriller' Graham Bartlett, author of Bad for Good Praise for Sam Holland ‘Fierce, frightening, twisted and addictive’ Chris Whitaker, author of All The Colours of the Dark‘Smart and brooding, icepick-sharp and shadow-dark; best of all, though, it’s scary as hell. Think you’re tough? Pick up this novel and prove it’ A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window‘If you like crime that’s dark, twisted, and keeps you up all night, Holland is the author for you’ Jack Jordan, author of Do No Harm‘Really disturbing and gripping but with a trademark sexy cop at the heart to offset the serial killer gore. Lots of fun in a very nightmarish way’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange