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The Echo Man by Sam Holland

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The Echo Man

Major Crimes (Related to this series)

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publish Date
14 April 2022
Run Time
11 hours 41 minutes
Format
Audiobook

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What to expect

*Don't miss the chilling new crime thriller from Sam Holland, THE PUPPET MASTER. Available to order now!*

An incredible thriller which will keep you up all night…

Once you start reading you won’t be able to put it down!

The murders have begun…
Across England, a string of murders is taking place. Each different in method, but each horrifying and brutal.

But the killer is just getting started…
Jess Ambrose is plunged into the investigation when her house is set ablaze. With her husband dead and the police pointing at her, she runs. Her only hope is disgraced detective Nate Griffin, who is convinced Jess is innocent.

And he’s going to shock the world…
Soon, Jess and Griffin discover the unthinkable; this murderer is copying the world’s most notorious serial killers. And now, imitation isn’t enough. The killer dubbed The Echo Man is ready to create his own masterpiece, and it will be more terrifying than anything that has come before…

‘Evokes a classic, satisfying, red-blooded fear…a stellar debut’ A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

‘Sam Holland has created one of the most disturbing, shocking serial killers in recent memor’ M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show

‘Utterly compelling, the story rushes forward relentlessly…a writer to watch’ Daily Mail

‘Twisted and unsettling with complex, troubled characters’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange

‘I loved this book and absolutely devoured it…brilliant’ Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet

‘I raced through this absolute page-turner and slept with the light on after finishing it!’ Elle Croft, author of The Guilty Wife

‘Sam Holland will keep you gripped’ Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children

Critics Review

  • ‘Dark, disturbing and totally addictive. A first class serial killer thriller from a bold new voice’ Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End

    ‘Echoes of Lisa Gardner, Jeffery Deaver, Stuart MacBride – The Echo Man evokes that same classic, satisfying, red-blooded fear. But Sam Holland’s stellar debut is very much its own beast, wily and brawny and dangerous: a lethal new predator in an alluringly old-school skin’ A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

    ‘Addictively dark and instantly gripping. Every crime fiction fan should read this book. Holland will bring out the rubbernecker in you – once you start reading, you won’t be able to look away’ Jack Jordan, author of Do No Harm

    ‘One of the most disturbing, shocking serial killers in recent memory…dark, twisted, and utterly brilliant’ M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show

    ‘Utterly compelling, the story rushes forward relentlessly…a writer to watch’ Daily Mail

    ‘Twisted and unsettling with complex, troubled characters’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange

    ‘I loved this book and absolutely devoured it’ Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet

    ‘I raced through this page-turner and slept with the light on after finishing it!’ Elle Croft, author of The Guilty Wife

    ‘Sam Holland will keep you gripped’ Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children

    ‘Terrifying but compulsive, this gripping novel was so dark I’m sleeping with the lights on’ Eleanor Ray, author of Everything is Beautiful

    ‘A masterful thriller – gritty, original, fast-paced and utterly riveting’ Abby Davies, author of Mother Loves Me

    ‘A whiplash thriller, gut-wrenching tension, probably the most fun you can have with a sadistic murderer’ Dominic Nolan, author of Past Life

    ‘Graphic and gruesome, a real bloodbath of a book!’ Victoria Selman, author of Blood for Blood

    ‘So dark and atmospheric…reads like a Who’s Who of serial killers’ Russ Thomas, author of Firewatching

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Details

Author
Sam Holland
Narrator
Sarah Lambie, Leighton Pugh
Duration
11 hours 41 minutes
Release Date
14 April 2022
ISBN
9780008461621
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Genre
Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime & mystery: police procedural, Crime & mystery: women sleuths, Crime & mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime & mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Psychological thriller

Synopsis

*Don't miss the chilling new crime thriller from Sam Holland, THE PUPPET MASTER. Available to order now!* An incredible thriller which will keep you up all night… Once you start reading you won’t be able to put it down! The murders have begun…Across England, a string of murders is taking place. Each different in method, but each horrifying and brutal.But the killer is just getting started…Jess Ambrose is plunged into the investigation when her house is set ablaze. With her husband dead and the police pointing at her, she runs. Her only hope is disgraced detective Nate Griffin, who is convinced Jess is innocent.And he’s going to shock the world…Soon, Jess and Griffin discover the unthinkable; this murderer is copying the world’s most notorious serial killers. And now, imitation isn’t enough. The killer dubbed The Echo Man is ready to create his own masterpiece, and it will be more terrifying than anything that has come before…‘Evokes a classic, satisfying, red-blooded fear…a stellar debut’ A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window‘Sam Holland has created one of the most disturbing, shocking serial killers in recent memor’ M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show‘Utterly compelling, the story rushes forward relentlessly…a writer to watch’ Daily Mail‘Twisted and unsettling with complex, troubled characters’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange‘I loved this book and absolutely devoured it…brilliant’ Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet‘I raced through this absolute page-turner and slept with the light on after finishing it!’ Elle Croft, author of The Guilty Wife‘Sam Holland will keep you gripped’ Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children

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