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The Echo Man

By: Sam Holland
Narrated by: Sarah Lambie,Leighton Pugh
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Summary

An incredible new thriller from an exciting new talent!

The murders have begun....

Across England, a string of murders is taking place. Each different in method, but each horrifying and brutal.

But the killer is just getting started....

Jess Ambrose is plunged into the investigation when her house is set ablaze. With her husband dead and the police pointing at her, she runs. Her only hope is disgraced detective Nate Griffin, who is convinced Jess is innocent.

And he’s going to shock the world....

Soon, Jess and Griffin discover the unthinkable: this murderer is copying the world’s most notorious serial killers. And now, imitation isn’t enough. The killer dubbed the Echo Man is ready to create his own masterpiece, and it will be more terrifying than anything that has come before....

©2022 Sam Holland (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"Echoes of Lisa Gardner, Jeffery Deaver, Stuart MacBride—The Echo Man evokes that same classic, satisfying, red-blooded fear. But Sam Holland’s stellar debut is very much its own beast, wily and brawny and dangerous: a lethal new predator in an alluringly old-school skin." (A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window)

"Sam Holland has created one of the most disturbing, shocking serial killers in recent memory. Superbly plotted with compelling protagonists, it's dark, twisted and utterly brilliant." (M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show)

"I loved this book and absolutely devoured it. So dark—and the author clearly knows their stuff about serial killers! Not for the faint hearted—brilliant." (Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet

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Gruesome

Don’t listen if you are squeamish, lot of violence and graphic descriptions of murders. However, I was hooked. The story was exciting and scary. Narration ok, females narration of male voices was a bit annoying.

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Brilliant!

Loved this book. Craving someone who writes like Carter. Not one has come close.... till now. This has been my favourite listen in such a long time. cannot wait for Sam's new book in May.
Great characters, a few twists....and lots of Kills!

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Brilliant but

I loved this all the way through until the odd ending , i did guess the killer early on. Characters completely changed their personalities and everything was swiftly explained away.

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The Echo Man

I’m almost finished this book and I’m fairly enjoying it but I have to say it really reminds me of my favourite film Se7en…. Okay it’s not got the seven sins or indeed Morgan Freeman but it has the creepy serial killer, note books, lots of gore and a severe twist at the end.

If you have a strong stomach and want something fast paced this is the book for you…it’s an unbelievable debut novel.

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Extremely graphic

This serial killer police procedural was extremely graphic in terms of violence. Almost too the point of wondering how far the author was going to go.

I sort of felt that it was went too far in terms of incredulity though still an exciting read, Readers of a sensitive disposition might want to check trigger warnings as it’s very intense

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Amazing

what a fantastic story amazon recommended it to me based on what I like and it did not disappoint. I hope there are more to come

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Great twist

A great thriller. Spent most of the book trying to guess the killer, little nuggets of evidence sending me one way or other only to finish with a twist I had pretty much ruled out.

This was my first book from this author and they have now jumped onto my must read list.

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Great story

Great thriller, be prepared for graphic violence though. Narration and pace is good. Ideal length.

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Cat and mouse l

Gripping story of cat and mouse. Wish it was more descriptive in the serial killers killing scenes. Fantastic overall.

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Ok, if somewhat tedious

A slightly nauseating tale relying on graphic sadism to stumble along.
Needed a bit more than long, repetitive narratives of soul searching introspection to keep the gore from becoming tedious.

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