The Twenty (Major Crimes, Book 2)

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A nail-biting new crime novel from the author of the award winning thriller The Echo Man!
The countdown has begun. Who will die next

A shocking crime scene
DCI Adam Bishop is rocked by a chilling discovery: five dead bodies, each marked with a number. A serial killer is counting down

A case that twists and turns
When Dr Romilly Cole learns of the murders, she is forced to confront a past she had hoped to bury. But getting involved with the case means colliding with Bishop a risky move with a complicated history.

A race against time to stop a killer
As the bodies keep falling, Romilly and Adam link the crimes to an old case and they realise Romilly holds the key to the mystery. But the clocks ticking, and the killings edge closer to home with every new victim

The Twenty is smart and brooding, icepick-sharp and shadow-dark; best of all, though, its scary as hell. Think youre tough Pick up this novel and prove it
A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

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

Riveting reading Packed with suspense, it is a story that horrifies and hypnotises at the same time
Daily Mail

Fast and furious, Sam Holland doesnt take her foot off the pedal for a second
Victoria Selman, author of Truly Darkly Deeply

If you like crime thats 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

* THE ECHO MAN won the Bronze Bat for Best Debut Thriller at the Netherlands Thriller Festival on 30 October 2022.

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Riveting reading Packed with suspense, it is a story that horrifies and hypnotises at the same time Daily Mail

The Twenty is smart and brooding, icepick-sharp and shadow-dark; best of all, though, its scary as hell. Think youre tough Pick up this novel and prove it A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

Fast and furious, Sam Holland doesnt take her foot off the pedal for a second Victoria Selman, author of Truly Darkly Deeply

If you like crime thats 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 its 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

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

A truly gripping page turner that will make your veins pump and your fingers curl Heather Critchlow, author of Unsolved

Characters that leap off the page and more than enough murders to satisfy the most bloodthirsty Rachael Blok, author of Under the Ice

Sharp as a razor and jam packed with heart-in-mouth moments thatll leave you reeling Robert Scragg, author of the Porter & Styles series

Author Bio

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.