
The Killing Sense
The instant No.1 Bestseller 2025 'A riveting crime thriller' Andrea Mara
Sam Blake(Author)
Corvus (Publisher)
Published on 2. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-1-80546-015-2 (ISBN)
Description
***THE INSTANT IRISH TIMES No. 1 BESTSELLER***
'A riveting, textured, glamorous crime thriller set in contemporary Paris - magnifique!' ANDREA MARA
'If Dan Brown was a woman, her name would be Sam Blake' EDEL COFFEY
Danger is closer than you think...
Single Mum Kate Wilde has escaped an abusive marriage and hasn't had a holiday in years, so when she wins a five-day trip to Paris to learn about perfume - in a competition she can't remember entering - it's a dream come true. Or is it?
Almost as soon as she arrives, Kate's ex texts with evidence that he's in Paris too. Kate can feel she's being watched, and she's sure someone has been in her apartment. Then she discovers that there's a killer in the city focusing on red headed women like her. And his kill count is rising.
Who should she fear the most?
All Kate's senses are on alert. But can her instincts keep her safe?
Praise for Sam Blake:
'Griptastic' Liz Nugent
'A high-octane thrill ride' Catherine Ryan Howard
'Packed with twists' Woman's Own
'A riveting, textured, glamorous crime thriller set in contemporary Paris - magnifique!' ANDREA MARA
'If Dan Brown was a woman, her name would be Sam Blake' EDEL COFFEY
Danger is closer than you think...
Single Mum Kate Wilde has escaped an abusive marriage and hasn't had a holiday in years, so when she wins a five-day trip to Paris to learn about perfume - in a competition she can't remember entering - it's a dream come true. Or is it?
Almost as soon as she arrives, Kate's ex texts with evidence that he's in Paris too. Kate can feel she's being watched, and she's sure someone has been in her apartment. Then she discovers that there's a killer in the city focusing on red headed women like her. And his kill count is rising.
Who should she fear the most?
All Kate's senses are on alert. But can her instincts keep her safe?
Praise for Sam Blake:
'Griptastic' Liz Nugent
'A high-octane thrill ride' Catherine Ryan Howard
'Packed with twists' Woman's Own
Reviews / Votes
A riveting, textured, glamorous crime thriller set in contemporary Paris - magnifique! Sam Blake's best novel yet. -- Andrea Mara, No 1 bestselling author of SOMEONE IN THE ATTIC I truly felt as if I was running through the streets of Paris! Twisty plotting, very enjoyable -- Jane Casey, No 1 bestselling author of A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY Sam Blake is an absolute powerhouse of the crime and thriller genre and a class act in tightly-plotted fiction. The tension starts on page one and doesn't let up until the very last page. The pace is breathtaking, the characters absolutely compelling and all beautifully set in the intoxicating location of Paris. If Dan Brown was a woman, her name would be Sam Blake. -- Edel Coffey, No 1 bestselling author of BREAKING POINT Clever, gripping and exquisitely told. The Killing Sense is deeply researched giving it a vivid sense of place populated by captivating characters whose fear of, and determination to catch, a serial killer will keep you reading long into the night. -- Graham Bartlett, bestselling author of BAD FOR GOOD An intriguing and glamorous mystery as a dream holiday in Paris becomes the stuff of nightmares -- Catherine Kirwan, author of A LESSON IN MALICE Blake weaves a number of different perspectives into this fast-paced novel, which features its fair share of (appropriately) red herrings and offers a sharp-eyed tourist's take on the lesser-spotted backstreets, sewers and grimier corners of the City of Light. * Irish Times * Fast-moving and full of charming descriptions of Paris, this is popular serial-killer fiction of the most effective kind * Literary Review * A masterfully crafted thriller that immerses you in the haunting streets of Paris as a tense game of cat and mouse unfolds. Blake has a sharp eye for detail and a gift for building suspense. The Killing Sense is both chilling and compelling.This is 'one more chapter' reading at its finest -- Amanda Cassidy, bestselling author of THE PERFECT PLACE The quiet menace builds perfectly in this addictive thriller set against an exquisitely drawn Paris background. Utterly compelling. -- Victoria Dowd, author of THE SMART WOMAN'S GUIDE TO MURDER 'Vivid characterisation and intriguing plotting. Griptastic! -- Liz Nugent on THREE LITTLE BIRDS Deliciously twisted * Daily Mail on REMEMBER MY NAME *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Atlantic Books
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80546-015-2 (9781805460152)
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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.
She has had a string of No. 1 bestsellers, including Keep Your Eyes on Me and Remember My Name, and has been shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year three times.
Sam is the Chair of the Society of Authors and has served on the board of the Crime Writer's Association, as well as being the founder of Europe's biggest online writer's magazine, Writing.ie.
Originally from St. Albans in Hertfordshire, Sam now lives at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains, near Dublin in Ireland.
Follow her on social @samblakebooks. Visit www.samblakebooks.com for news and events and get a bonus free thriller when you subscribe to her newsletter.
She has had a string of No. 1 bestsellers, including Keep Your Eyes on Me and Remember My Name, and has been shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year three times.
Sam is the Chair of the Society of Authors and has served on the board of the Crime Writer's Association, as well as being the founder of Europe's biggest online writer's magazine, Writing.ie.
Originally from St. Albans in Hertfordshire, Sam now lives at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains, near Dublin in Ireland.
Follow her on social @samblakebooks. Visit www.samblakebooks.com for news and events and get a bonus free thriller when you subscribe to her newsletter.