The Countdown Killer

`I've fallen in love with the characters in this series' ????? `Her books are like magnets: one page turns into five, turns into fifty, and suddenly it's 2 a.m.' ????? 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. Praise for Sam Holland's thrillers `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 `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.' Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End `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 `I raced through this page-turner and slept with the light on after finishing it!' Elle Croft, author of The Guilty Wife `Fascinating, complex characters, whose relationships are every bit as humanly messy as the crime scenes they face' Dominic Nolan, author of Vine Street Readers love The Countdown Killer. `I've fallen in love with the characters in this series' ????? `Her books are like magnets: one page turns into five, turns into fifty, and suddenly it's 2 a.m.' ????? `An unputdownable read and I read most of it in 24 hours' ????? `Captured me from the first page and didn't let go' ????? `Gripping, disturbing, and timely' ????? `Honestly, my favourite so far - which says a lot as I was obsessed with The Echo Man!' ????? `One of my most anticipated reads, and it did not disappoint!' ????? `A must-read for fans of gritty police procedurals and serial killer fiction' ????? `A compelling crime thriller with interestingly flawed characters you hope come out the other side intact' ????? `The pacing is electric, with tension that never lets up and twists that genuinely surprised me' ????? `More than just a police procedural thriller' ????? `The writing is immersive and addictive - I completely binged the second half in one sitting' ????? `This series is one of my all-time favourite thrillers, and The Countdown Killer totally lived up to the hype. Actually, scratch that-it might be my favourite one yet' ????? `Words cannot explain how much I loved this book' ?????