Major Crimes - The Twenty (Major Crimes, Book 2)

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.

”'Some authors spook you. Some authors unnerve me. Very few authors frighten you ” - but very few authors are Sam Holland. The Twenty is 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’AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

‘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 -

‘Fascinating, complex characters, whose relationships are every bit as humanly messy as the crime scenes they face. And the crime scenes are every bit as personal as the relationships they cling onto. Relentless, twisted, terrifying; like its killer, The Twenty stalks readers as prey’Dominic Nolan, author of Vine Street -

‘The Twenty gripped me right from page one - superbly written, beautifully plotted, with a cast of fantastic characters. I inhaled it’LV Matthews, author of The Prank -

‘A truly gripping page turner that will make your veins pump and your fingers curl. Holland has created a cast of compelling, complex and broken characters who find themselves fighting for survival against a brutal killer. Once it has you in its grasp you will not be able to put The Twenty down. A terrifying triumph’Heather Critchlow, author of Unsolved -

‘The Twenty has the pace of a rocket! I couldn’t put it down. Characters that leap off the page and more than enough murders to satisfy the most bloodthirsty - drawn with a careful hand. Sam Holland delivers and then some’Rachael Blok, author of Into the Fire -

‘Sharp as a razor and jam packed with heart-in-mouth moments that’ll leave you reeling’Robert Scragg, author of End of the Line -

‘A sharp, visceral, fast paced novel that you won’t be able to put down - not one for the faint hearted! Sam Holland is fast becoming the master of the serial killer thriller’Niki Mackay, author of iWitness -