{"product_id":"the-twenty-isbn-9781639102563","title":"The Twenty","description":"\u003cb\u003eA relentless serial killer thriller loosely based on the real-life Smiley Face Killer—for fans of Harlan Coben crime thrillers and the blood-curdling fiction of Thomas Harris!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Some authors spook you. Some authors unnerve me. Very few authors frighten you—but very few authors are Sam Holland.” —AJ Finn, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Window\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen DCI Adam Bishop arrives at the crime scene in the dead of night, the sight of the body is bad enough—but what Adam notices next chills him to his core. More bodies surface. And the spray-painted numbers daubed above the corpses reveal the horrific truth: the killer is counting down. But to what end?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdam has no idea—until Dr. Romilly Cole knocks on his door with damning evidence pointing to a series of murders twenty five years earlier—a case she knows intimately from her past. Now, it’s personal—and the next knock on his door could be fatal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam Holland’s gripping debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Echo Man\u003c\/i\u003e, riveted readers and critics alike with its raw and brutal depiction of the unthinkable depredations of a serial killer. With \u003ci\u003eThe Twenty\u003c\/i\u003e, Holland kicks her depraved milieu into even higher gear with another up-all-night serial killer thriller that will leave readers breathless.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Twenty\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A wild ride . . . for fans of serial homicide.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Spectacular . . . An impressive crime thriller that will have you reading well into the night.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDeadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sam Holland is a master storyteller and each of her novels is a superb blend of horror and mystery.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eGumshoe Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Some authors spook you. Some authors unnerve me. Very few authors frighten you—but very few authors are Sam Holland. \u003ci\u003eThe Twenty\u003c\/i\u003e is smart and brooding, icepick-sharp and shadow-dark.”\u003cbr\u003e—AJ Finn, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Disturbing and gripping . . . Lots of fun in a very nightmarish way.”\u003cbr\u003e—Harriet Tyce, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A wonderfully dark and gruesome serial killer story that isn't afraid to put its protagonists through the wringer.”\u003cbr\u003e—Tariq Ashkanani, author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Relentless, twisted, terrifying; like its killer, \u003ci\u003eThe Twenty\u003c\/i\u003e stalks readers as prey.”\u003cbr\u003e—Dominic Nolan, author of \u003ci\u003eVine Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Twenty\u003c\/i\u003e gripped me right from page one—superbly written, beautifully plotted, with a cast of fantastic characters. I inhaled it.”\u003cbr\u003e—LV Matthews, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prank\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A truly gripping page turner that will make your veins pump and your fingers curl.”\u003cbr\u003e—Heather Critchlow, author of \u003ci\u003eUnsolved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Twenty\u003c\/i\u003e has the pace of a rocket! . . . Sam Holland delivers and then some.”\u003cbr\u003e—Rachael Blok, author of \u003ci\u003eInto the Fire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sharp as a razor and jam packed with heart-in-mouth moments that’ll leave you reeling.”\u003cbr\u003e—Robert Scragg, author of \u003ci\u003eEnd of the Line\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compulsive, complex and utterly brilliant!”\u003cbr\u003e—Marion Todd, author of \u003ci\u003eSee Them Run \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A sharp, visceral, fast paced novel that you won’t be able to put down—not one for the faint hearted! Sam Holland is fast becoming the master of the serial killer thriller.”\u003cbr\u003e—Niki Mackay, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lies We Tell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Clever and addictive . . . The killer’s crimes are gory, the investigators’ relationships are messy, and the narrative’s twists are shocking—but the prose is often lovely.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jo Furniss, author of \u003ci\u003eAll The Little Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Unrelentingly dark and masterfully plotted.”\u003cbr\u003e—Cressida McLaughlin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Staycation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dark and unflinching . . . The characters are so real and well drawn you feel their pain and urgency as if it were your own.”\u003cbr\u003e—Steph Sowden, author of \u003ci\u003eAfter Everything You Did\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Fast and furious, Sam Holland doesn’t take her foot off the pedal for a second.”\u003cbr\u003e—Victoria Selman, author of \u003ci\u003eTruly Darkly Deeply\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Spine-chilling \u003ci\u003e. . . \u003c\/i\u003e[A] brilliantly written thriller.”\u003cbr\u003e—Karen Hamilton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Girlfriend \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“So dark you almost have to look away yet so compelling you can’t stop turning the next page.”\u003cbr\u003e—Tim Glister, author of \u003ci\u003eRed Corona\u003c\/i\u003eHaving always been fascinated with the dark and macabre, \u003cb\u003eSam Holland\u003c\/b\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Echo Man\u003c\/i\u003e, shocked and  enthralled readers and reviewers alike with its sinister depiction of a  serial killer copying notorious real-life murderers of the past. \u003ci\u003eThe Twenty\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel.\u003cbr\u003eSam can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @samhollandbooks.","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300644376805,"sku":"NP9781639102563","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781639102563.jpg?v=1767741944","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-twenty-isbn-9781639102563","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}