The Book Centre Crime Fiction Book of the Year

Shortlist 2025

The Killing Sense

By Sam Blake

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?

About 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.

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.

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