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An incredible new unputdownable thriller which will keep you gripped from the first page to the last! He watches your every move We’ve all experienced it. That creeping sensation of eyes on your back, the faint echo of footsteps following yours. He controls you Across the country, a madman is carefully choosing his victims. Once he has you in his sights, he won’t let go. He will make you pay You think you’re in control of your own life? Think again. Because The Puppet Master is coming for you, and he won’t stop until you’re dead… What readers are saying about The Puppet Master ‘I was gripped from the very beginning until the very last page!’ ‘I love a dark and messed up serial killer book and The Puppet Master is exactly that!’ ‘The conclusion will have you holding your breath’ ‘A gritty, emotional rollercoaster of a story’ ‘Real on-the-edge-of-your-seat stuff’ ‘Hook you in from the start and keeps you glued to the pages from beginning to end’ ‘It's dark, it's creepy, just so unsettling and I loved every second’ ‘Cancel all your plans because once you start you won't want to stop’ ‘Without a shadow of a doubt, Sam Holland is a natural born storyteller with a very vivid and disturbing imagination!’

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'Nothing beats the frisson of fear and excitement that accompanies the arrival of a new Sam Holland novel' Alison Belsham, author of the Detective Lexi Bennett books 'Twisty and hauntingly dark…Lock yourself for one nail-biting ride!' Rachel Blok, author of Under the Ice ‘As dark as dark can be. As brilliant as it is disturbing' Graham Bartlett, author of Bad for Good ‘The Puppet Master will terrify and haunt you…a cracking thriller from a writer at the top of her game’ Heather Critchlow, author of Unsolved 'Crazy-gripping, dark, meticulously plotted and shocking, with the best, sexy but damaged hero' Cressida McLaughlin, author of The Happy Hour Praise for Sam Holland ‘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 ‘Fast and furious, Sam Holland doesn’t take her foot off the pedal for a second’ Victoria Selman, author of Truly Darkly Deeply ‘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 ‘Lots of fun in a very nightmarish way’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange ‘Fierce, frightening, twisted and addictive’ Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End ‘So dark you almost have to look away yet so compelling you can't stop turning the next page’ Tim Glister, author of Red Corona ‘Clever and addictive’ Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children ‘Troubling and twisty and terrifying’ Stig Abell, author of Death Under a Little Sky ‘Dark, twisted, and utterly brilliant’ M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show ‘I loved this book and absolutely devoured it’ Catherine Cooper, author of The Island ‘I raced through this page-turner’ Elle Croft, author of The Guilty Wife

Praise for Sam Holland ‘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 ‘Fast and furious, Sam Holland doesn’t take her foot off the pedal for a second’ Victoria Selman, author of Truly Darkly Deeply ‘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 ‘Fierce, frightening, twisted and addictive. The Twenty grips you by the throat and keeps on squeezing until the very end’ Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End ‘So dark you almost have to look away yet so compelling you can't stop turning the next page’ Tim Glister, author of Red Corona ‘Can you read a book while peeking through your fingers? When it’s as clever and addictive as The Twenty, you can’ Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children ‘Troubling and twisty and terrifying’ Stig Abell, author of Death Under a Little Sky ‘One of the most disturbing, shocking serial killers in recent memory…dark, twisted, and utterly brilliant’ M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show ‘I loved this book and absolutely devoured it’ Catherine Cooper, author of The Island ‘I raced through this page-turner and slept with the light on after finishing it!’ Elle Croft, author of The Guilty Wife ‘Fascinating, complex characters, whose relationships are every bit as humanly messy as the crime scenes they face’ Dominic Nolan, author of Vine Street ‘Gripped me right from page one’ L.V. Matthews, author of The Twins ‘Characters that leap off the page and more than enough murders to satisfy the most bloodthirsty’ Rachael Blok, author of Under the Ice

'Nothing beats the frisson of fear and excitement that accompanies the arrival of a new Sam Holland novel' Alison Belsham, author of the Detective Lexi Bennett books ‘As dark as dark can be. As brilliant as it is disturbing' Graham Bartlett, author of Bad for Good ‘The Puppet Master will terrify and haunt you…a cracking thriller from a writer at the top of her game’ Heather Critchlow, author of Unsolved 'Crazy-gripping, dark, meticulously plotted and shocking, with the best, sexy but damaged hero' Cressida McLaughlin, author of The Happy Hour Praise for Sam Holland ‘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 ‘Fast and furious, Sam Holland doesn’t take her foot off the pedal for a second’ Victoria Selman, author of Truly Darkly Deeply ‘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 ‘Lots of fun in a very nightmarish way’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange ‘Fierce, frightening, twisted and addictive’ Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End ‘So dark you almost have to look away yet so compelling you can't stop turning the next page’ Tim Glister, author of Red Corona ‘Can you read a book while peeking through your fingers? When it’s as clever and addictive as The Twenty, you can’ Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children ‘Troubling and twisty and terrifying’ Stig Abell, author of Death Under a Little Sky ‘Dark, twisted, and utterly brilliant’ M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show ‘I loved this book and absolutely devoured it’ Catherine Cooper, author of The Island ‘I raced through this page-turner and slept with the light on after finishing it!’ Elle Croft, author of The Guilty Wife

Author Information

Having always been fascinated with the dark and macabre, Sam Holland studied psychology at university then spent the next few years working in HR, before quitting for a full-time career in writing. A self-confessed serial killer nerd, her debut novel, 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. Sam can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @samhollandbooks.

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