Murder is easy … when it doesn’t look like murder. Can you unravel the mystery of four?

Sam Blake: Shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year 2016, 2021 & 2022

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 ten weeks, and her books have been listed in the Irish top ten for a total of twenty-eight 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 in May 2023.

Pick up signed copies of all her books at Kennys.ie

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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. Her debut novel ‘Little Bones’  launched the bestselling Cat Connolly trilogy.

Moving away from police procedurals, now writing psychological thrillers for Corvus Atlantic, Sam’s focus is on strong female characters. ‘Keep Your Eyes On Me’ went straight to No 1 in January 2020 and ‘The Dark Room’ hit the bestseller list in January 2021. Staying in the top ten for over a month, The Dark Room was shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year 2021. Released as a worldwide digital exclusive, ‘High Pressure’ is a bonus spiderweb book linking Sam’s series and standalone books. ‘Remember My Name’ became Sam’s latest No 1 bestseller in January 2022, and has also been shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year.

Sam lives in a 200-year-old cottage with several cats and an occasional poltergeist who moves things at the most inconvenient moments. 

Check out Sam’s writing courses where she takes you through her writing process to guide you to write your own bestseller.

Latest news & events

Catch up with Sam Blake here.

Listen up! Radio, podcast and video.

I’ve been invited by some lovely radio and podcast hosts to talk to them about The Mystery of Four, plus I enjoyed a brilliant chat with Karen at the UK Crime Book Club on Facebook. I love how each of these are so different and dip into different aspect of my books and the story development in The Mystery of Four.

The Mystery of Four Eason no 1 bestseller

The Mystery of Four Out Today!

It’s been in the shops for a few days, but the official release date is today! The Mystery of Four is already an Eason No 1 bestseller (yay!) and my 8th book to be published…

Listen up! Radio, podcast and video.

I’ve been invited by some lovely radio and podcast hosts to talk to them about The Mystery of Four, plus I enjoyed a brilliant chat with Karen at the UK Crime Book Club on Facebook. I love how each of these are so different and dip into different aspect of my books and the story development in The Mystery of Four.

The Mystery of Four Eason no 1 bestseller

The Mystery of Four Out Today!

It’s been in the shops for a few days, but the official release date is today! The Mystery of Four is already an Eason No 1 bestseller (yay!) and my 8th book to be published…

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