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The Countdown Killer

By: Sam Holland
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'A seriously dark, twisted, nail-bitingly tense thrill ride of a book' Cressida McLaughlin He's tracking people down one by one And you're next on the list…

A MAN MURDERED, LIVE ON CAMERA

When a DVD is delivered in the dead of night, DCI Cara Elliott hits play on a horrifying showreel of violence… This is death, on demand.

A KILLER COUNTING DOWN

Avid viewers are paying for the killings, with twisted specifications. A request, an abduction, a murder. And always in a forty-eight-hour pattern.

A MISSING DETECTIVE

But when the killer finds out they’re being investigated, they reveal their next target. In forty-eight hours, a police officer will be the one in front of the camera. The hunters have become the hunted, and the clock is ticking…

©2025 Sam Holland (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers
Crime Fiction Crime Thrillers Police Procedurals Suspense Women Sleuths
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Early praise for The Countdown Killer

'A seriously dark, twisted, nail-bitingly tense thrill ride of a book' Cressida McLaughlin, author of The Happy Hour and The Staycation

'What a ride! From the off, The Countdown Killer plunges you into dark and gripping action, with DCI Cara Elliott receiving a DVD of a snuff film late at night in the police station. Our favourites from the Major Crimes team are all back – damaged by the past but still fighting. The characters are supremely drawn, the tension edge-of-your-seat and the finale left me in tears. Holland is a writer who hit her stride with The Echo Man and delivers every time. A body blow of a thriller. Absolutely brilliant' Heather Critchlow, author of Unsolved

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

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