The Puppet Master

An incredible new unputdownable thriller which will keep you gripped from the first page to the last!

He watches your every move

We’ve all experienced it. That creeping sensation of eyes on your back, the faint echo of footsteps following yours.

He controls you

Across the country, a madman is carefully choosing his victims. Once he has you in his sights, he won’t let go.

He will make you pay

You think you’re in control of your own life? Think again. Because The Puppet Master is coming for you, and he won’t stop until you’re dead…

What readers are saying about The Puppet Master

‘I was gripped from the very beginning until the very last page!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I love a dark and messed up serial killer book and The Puppet Master is exactly that!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The conclusion will have you holding your breath’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A gritty, emotional rollercoaster of a story’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Real on-the-edge-of-your-seat stuff’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Hook you in from the start and keeps you glued to the pages from beginning to end’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘It's dark, it's creepy, just so unsettling and I loved every second’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Cancel all your plans because once you start you won't want to stop’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Without a shadow of a doubt, Sam Holland is a natural born storyteller with a very vivid and disturbing imagination!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Reviews

'Superbly sinister. This dark descent into one of the most twisted cases you’ll read was the very definition of unputdownable!' Robert Rutherford, author of Seven Days

'Deftly plotted, compelling, and full of great characters, darkness and heart' Alex North, author of The Whisper Man

'A terrific writer with a smart, keep-on-guessing, plot-twisting story' Chris Carter, author of the Robert Hunter series

'I could not put it down. Brilliantly dark and devious' Marion Todd, author of the Clare Mackay series

‘The novel as whole is intelligent, moving and exciting’ Literary Review

‘Dark and deliriously addictive’ Trevor Wood, author of The Man on the Street

‘Another masterclass from Sam Holland. A born storyteller’ James Delargy, author of 55

'From cover to cover this is pure hold-your-breath fiction. I loved it' Michael Wood, author of For Reasons Unknown

'A visceral, rubber-necking joy of a crime thriller…You won’t stop turning the pages. Brilliantly disturbing!' Russ Thomas, author of Firewatching

‘Another brilliant book by Sam Holland…Pacy and taut, and with such brilliantly drawn relationships' LV Matthews, author of The Twins

'Nothing beats the frisson of fear and excitement that accompanies the arrival of a new Sam Holland novel' Alison Belsham, author of the Detective Lexi Bennett books

'Twisty and hauntingly dark' Rachel Blok, author of Under the Ice

‘As dark as dark can be. As brilliant as it is disturbing' Graham Bartlett, author of Bad for Good

‘The Puppet Master will terrify and haunt you’ Heather Critchlow, author of Unsolved

'Crazy-gripping, dark, meticulously plotted and shocking, with the best, sexy but damaged hero' Cressida McLaughlin, author of The Happy Hour