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Major Crimes - The Puppet Master (Major Crimes, Book 3)

By Sam Holland

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…

Format: Paperback
Release Date: 09 May 2024
Pages: 464
ISBN: 978-0-00-861506-2
Price: £8.99 (Export Price) , £8.99, €None
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.The Puppet Master is her third novel.Sam can be found on Instagram and Twitter at @samhollandbooks.

”'Dark and deliriously addictive” - Trevor Wood, author of The Man on the Street

”'Another masterclass from Sam Holland. A born storyteller” - James Delargy, author of 55

'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' 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” - 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 -

”'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