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Simon Trewin 24.5.66 – 25.6.26
Simon Trewin was a dear friend as well as my agent, and his loss is devastating for everyone who knew him. The outpouring of love for him since his diagnosis with a horribly aggressive brain tumour at the end of March, has been incredible.
AI Update – SoA Human Authored Scheme & Don’t Steal This Book Campaign
In a world of generative AI, recognising human creativity is vital #HumanAuthored The UK Society of Authors, in partnership with the US Authors Guild, launched the UK’s
Brave New World? Justice for creators in the age of GenAI | #JusticeForCreators
Have you read the groundbreaking report launched by the SoA and partners about the impact of Gen AI – Brave New World? Justice for creators in the age of GenAI? If you’re a creator, you need to – and join your union to add your voice…
Your Every Move Launched!
Thank you so much to everyone who came to help me launch Your Every Move!! Here are some of the photos from the night!
Your Every Move: Instant No 1 Bestseller!
Sam Blake’s new book Your Every Move is out now and was an instant No 1 bestseller, and it’s getting great reviews!
The Killing Sense Out in Paperback!
The Killing Sense is now out in shops in the handy paperback size, and it has the opening chapter of my January 2026 book Your Every Move in the back!
The Killing Sense Shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year!
The Killing Sense has been shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year! I’m absolutely thrilled but it’s a very tough category so I’ll need ALL your votes to be in with a chance of winning!
Warning: Sam Blake Sam Fake
For anyone who got a notification from Amazon that I have written a dark romantasy trilogy, I haven’t. Please don’t buy any of the books.
The Killing Sense – In The News & Reviews
I’m delighted that The Killing Sense was in the Irish top ten for six weeks. What a lovely start to the year! Huge thanks to
Perfume, Paris and a Serial Killer: The Killing Sense
The Killing Sense began life as a picture in my head of a woman with red hair on a train – the Eurostar. I’d discovered
Something’s About to Blow Up Wins the International Education Services Teen & YA Novel Of The Year 2024 at the An Post Irish Book Awards
Woo hoo! I really couldn’t believe it when Something’s About to Blow Up was announced as winner of the International Education Services Teen/YA Novel of
Read it First: Something’s About to Blow Up
My next YA thriller Something’s About to Blow Up published May 23rd, and you can read the opening chapter here! If you prefer to see
Three Little Birds in the News
Three Little Birds is getting incredible reader feedback and has spent six weeks in the Irish Times top 10! Here’s some of the coverage to
Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin elected new Chair of the Board of the Society of Authors – Press Release
Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, novelist and founder of writing.ie, takes over from Joanne Harris to begin two-year term as Chair of the SoA’s board of directors.
Double Award Shortlisting for Something Terrible Happened Last Night! Vote Now!
I’m utterly thrilled that Something Terrible Happened Last Night has been shortlisted for the Great Reads Awards AND shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Teen/YA book of the year – quite incredible!
The Discover Irish Children’s Books Campaign
Author Sarah Webb’s campaign Discover Irish Kids Books aims to get Irish books into the Irish children’s top ten bestseller list – which, she has realised, rarely features ANY Irish books.
National Crime Reading Month Blazing Through June
National Crime Reading Month is quickly becoming an exciting and significant ‘festival’ that takes place in June every year, culminating with the hugely prestigious Daggers, the Crime Writers Association’s internationally recognised award at the beginning of July.
Something Terrible in the News
There isn’t a Young Adult only top 10 in the Irish bestseller lists – YA gets mixed with children’s books, but I’m thrilled that Something
Something Terrible is Happening…
There are just THREE WEEKS to go to the release of my YA debut Something Terrible Happened Last Night, and Gill Books have sent me an amazing video of it being printed!!
The Mystery of Four in the News
The Mystery of Four spent SEVEN weeks in the Irish top ten and has had fabulous reviews – here’s just some of the coverage.
Listen up! Radio, podcast and video.
I’ve been invited by some lovely radio and podcast hosts to talk to them about The Mystery of Four, plus I enjoyed a brilliant chat with Karen at the UK Crime Book Club on Facebook. I love how each of these are so different and dip into different aspect of my books and the story development in The Mystery of Four.
Knocked off the top spot by the Prince!
But every cloud has a silver lining – we both made the TV news in a whirlwind week!
The Mystery of Four Out Today!
It’s been in the shops for a few days, but the official release date is today! The Mystery of Four is already an Eason No 1 bestseller (yay!) and my 8th book to be published…
Remember My Name Shortlisted for Crime Novel of the Year!
I’m absolutely thrilled that Remember My Name has been shortlisted for Irish Independent Crime Novel of the Year 2022 at the An Post Irish Book
Join Sam Blake’s Readers’ Club!
Join my Readers’ Club and get a free e-copy of my addictive thriller ‘High Pressure’!
Sam Blake Readers’ Club is a very special group dedicated to lovers of crime fiction, a place where I can give you an exclusive look behind the scenes, previews of what’s coming and a chance to chat to me directly at special Readers’ Club events – both on and off-line. Wherever you are in the world, the Readers’ Club will have something for you.
The Mystery of Four: Coming January 2023
I’m very excited that early copies of my new thriller THE MYSTERY OF FOUR, which will be hitting bookshops in January 2023, are arriving with
Crime Pays in National Crime Reading Month
National Crime Reading Month, developed by author Sam Blake, has been hailed by the Crime Writers’ Association as the biggest campaign to date, as over 100 crime fiction events were hosted across the UK and Ireland this June.
Remember My Name in the News!
Remember My Name hit the original fiction No 1 slot In Ireland and has had amazing press and PR – both in Ireland and the UK – here’s a selection!
High Pressure: A Worldwide Digital Exclusive!
I’ve been dying to share news of this – High Pressure is a very special new Sam Blake that is coming out as a digital exclusive on September 22nd (available for preorder now) – you don’t need to have read the others to enjoy it, but it’s a spiderweb book, connecting the Cat series books with the standalones, so if you have read other books, you’re in for a treat!
The Dark Room Extract #IrelandReads
#IrelandReads is a fabulous public libraries initiative running in partnership with publishers, booksellers, authors and many others as part of the Government’s ‘Keep Well’ campaign. On
The Dark Room: Eason No 1 Bestseller!
I’m absolutely thrilled with the response to The Dark Room, it’s hit the No 1 slot in Eason for THREE weeks in a row, and
Come Inside: The Inspiration Behind The Dark Room
Inspiration comes at the strangest times. I write when I’m on holiday (in fact I write ALL the time), and I was just finishing a