Holly Seddon was born and raised in the sleepy south-west of England and now lives slap bang in the centre of Amsterdam with her husband and four children. Throughout her 15-year career, Holly has been privileged to work in some of the UKs most exciting newsrooms.
Good Girls Die Last (2023) Natali Simmonds "What do you get when you cross a slippery slope with an unstoppable woman who has finally had enough? Good Girls Die Last: A kick ass tour de force that will have you welling up one moment and punching the air the next."
Nobody But Us (2022) Laure Van Rensburg "Misery meets Malcolm and Marie... An intoxicating, head-spinning and heavy-hitting revenge thriller."
Wrong Place Wrong Time (2021) Gillian McAllister "A genre-defining masterpiece that turns everything you think you know about crime, family and memory on its head. I'm so jealous of everybody who gets to read this for the first time. An instant classic."
The Imposter (2021) Anna Wharton "An intricate plot stuffed with surprises and underpinned with a huge helping of heart."
Strangers (2020) C L Taylor "Her best yet. Expertly woven and so pacy my heart was banging at the end!"
Little White Lies (2020) Philippa East "Breathtaking suspense, laser-precise observations and a mystery from which I could not look away. A phenomenal talent."
Someone We Know (2019) Shari Lapena "I fell hook, line and sinker for this book, only surfacing back to reality after the final page. Shari Lapena is a writer at the absolute top of her game. Someone We Know was masterfully plotted, the suspense ratcheted up with agonising precision and the ending so satisfying I wanted to flip back through the pages to see how she managed it. Brilliant."
Blood & Sugar (2019) Laura Shepherd-Robinson "I was completely swept away by Blood & Sugar, an immersive and exhilarating crime novel that dissects the brutal underbelly of eighteenth century London with razor blade clarity and brings to life one of the most shameful periods of British history."
Take Me In (2018) Sabine Durrant "I raced through Take Me In, watching in horror and recognition as a couple turn themselves inside out through fear, assumption and regret. I couldn't look away as they fell for the lies we often tell ourselves, with terrifying results. Sabine Durrant's writing just gets better and better."
The Craftsman (2018) (Craftsman Trilogy, book 1) Sharon Bolton "I was obsessed with The Craftsman, reading it every snatched moment I could. Pitch perfect creepiness, air punching female empowerment and sinister mysteries kept me hooked to the very last page."
Dark Pines (2017) (Tuva Moodyson Mystery, book 1) Will Dean "I loved Dark Pines and highly recommend this gorgeous slice of Nordic noir."
Troll (2017) D B Thorne "From the irresistible premise to the heart-thumping conclusion, Troll is incredibly clever, frequently terrifying and brilliantly written."
Obsession (2017) Amanda Robson "Amanda Robson has some devastating turns of phrase up her sleeve and she expertly injects menace into the domestic. It was clear from the very first chapter that this was going to a dark and disturbing journey."
The Stolen Child (2017) Sanjida Kay "The Stolen Child captivated me, terrified me and left me deeply moved."
Exquisite (2017) Sarah Stovell "Whip-smart, lushly written and truly page-turning...Sarah Stovell is a thrilling talent."