Crime & thrillers

Sam Blake’s No 1 runaway bestselling debut, Little Bones, launched a string of international bestsellers.

Across her crime and thrillers Sam has been an Irish Times No 1 for seven weeks, an Eason No 1 bestseller for twelve weeks, and her books have been listed in the Irish top ten for a total of thirty-five weeks. Her first procedural ‘Little Bones’, and psychological thrillers ‘The Dark Room’ and ‘Remember My Name’ were shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year (2016, 2021, 2022)

‘Something Terrible Happened Last Night’ is her YA crime debut, out now. Order it signed and dedicated from Halfway Up The Stairs.

Rights enquiries to simon@simontrewin.co.uk

Introducing Sam Blake

Sam Blake has been writing fiction since her husband set sail across the Atlantic for eight weeks, and she had an idea for a book.

Join her Readers’ Club for a glimpse behind the scenes and to get a free e-copy of her ‘addictive thriller’ High Pressure!

Sam is originally from St. Albans in Hertfordshire but now lives in Ireland, at the foot of the Wicklow mountains in a 200-year-old-cottage with several cats and an occasional poltergeist who moves things at the most inconvenient moments. Her debut novel, Little Bones, launched the Cat Connolly trilogy and was a runaway bestseller. 

Moving away from police procedurals to write psychological thrillers for Corvus Atlantic, the first, Keep Your Eyes On Me, went straight to No 1 in January 2020. All Sam’s books have been bestsellers and she has been shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year three times. 

Sam is also writing YA crime for Gill Books and Something Terrible Happened Last Night, her YA debut is due May 2023.

Released as a worldwide digital exclusive, ‘High Pressure’ is a bonus spiderweb book linking Sam’s adult series and standalone books. Join her Readers’ Club and you can download it for free!

Check out Sam’s writing courses where she takes you through her writing process to guide you to write your own bestseller, and her online writers group, Writers Ink where writers at all stages can find coaching, mentoring and critique in a successful and supportive community.

Latest news & events

Catch up with Sam Blake here.

National Crime Reading Month Blazing Through June

National Crime Reading Month is quickly becoming an exciting and significant ‘festival’ that takes place in June every year, culminating with the hugely prestigious Daggers, the Crime Writers Association’s internationally recognised award at the beginning of July.

Something Terrible in the News

There isn’t a Young Adult only top 10 in the Irish bestseller lists – YA gets mixed with children’s books, but I’m thrilled that Something

Cover of Something Terrible Happened Last Night by Sam Blake, out May 4, with Raven's Hill School crest in the background

Something Terrible is Happening…

There are just THREE WEEKS to go to the release of my YA debut Something Terrible Happened Last Night, and Gill Books have sent me an amazing video of it being printed!!

National Crime Reading Month Blazing Through June

National Crime Reading Month is quickly becoming an exciting and significant ‘festival’ that takes place in June every year, culminating with the hugely prestigious Daggers, the Crime Writers Association’s internationally recognised award at the beginning of July.

Something Terrible in the News

There isn’t a Young Adult only top 10 in the Irish bestseller lists – YA gets mixed with children’s books, but I’m thrilled that Something

Cover of Something Terrible Happened Last Night by Sam Blake, out May 4, with Raven's Hill School crest in the background

Something Terrible is Happening…

There are just THREE WEEKS to go to the release of my YA debut Something Terrible Happened Last Night, and Gill Books have sent me an amazing video of it being printed!!

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