A dark and twisting mystery featuring strong female leads from the Irish Times No. 1 bestselling author, perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths and Ann Cleeves.
Sam Blake Book order
Sam Blake's writing journey began in 1999, sparked by an idea conceived during her husband's eight-week Atlantic voyage. Under this pseudonym resides Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin, an author who has made her home in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland for longer than she lived in the UK. Beyond her creative work, she is a literary scout and a board member of the Society of Authors. Her narratives are crafted with a keen insight into human nature and compelling storytelling.






- 2024
- 2024
The explosive new YA thriller from bestselling author Sam Blake.
- 2023
Something Terrible Happened Last Night
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
A party to celebrate Katie's 17th birthday ends in a huge fight, which sends guest fleeing. When the girls return to clean up, they find more than broken bottles... There's a dead body on the living room floor.
- 2023
A brilliantly twisty country house-set thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author of Remember My Name
- 2022
A brilliantly twisty psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Keep Your Eyes on Me and The Dark Room.
- 2021
The Dark Room
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
A pacey and thrilling tale from the author of the number one Irish Times bestseller, Keep Your Eyes on Me.
- 2020
Keep Your Eyes on Me
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Keep Your Eyes on Me, a pacey, twisting tale of vengeance, is bestselling author Sam Blake's first stand-alone thriller.
- 2018
No Turning Back
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
She was a friend of Tom's and they both died on the same night - are their deaths connected and if so, how?As Cathy delves deeper, she uncovers links to the Dark Web and a catalogue of cold cases, realising that those involved each have their own reasons for hiding things from the police.
- 2017
Sam Blake creates unforgettable characters and dark plot twists full of intrigue Liz Nugent
- 2016
Little Bones
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
For fans of Alex Barclay and Niamh O'Connor, Little Bones introduces Cathy Connolly, a bright young heroine set to take the world of crime fiction by storm. Meet Cathy Connolly - cop, kickboxing champion and now a soon-to-be mother .
