Sam Lloyd grew up in Hampshire, where he learned his love of storytelling. These days he lives in Surrey with his wife, three young sons and a dog that likes to howl. His first three thrillers, The Memory Wood, The Rising Tide and The People Watcher were published to great critical acclaim.
The Bodies by Sam Lloyd has possibly the best hook of any thriller/psychological suspense in the last few years...t’s a blood-chilling, mind-bending, stress-inducing nightmare...I loved it, raced through it, can’t praise it highly enough.’ * Helen Fields, million-copy bestselling author of The Institution and the DI Callanach Thrillers * A twisty, relatable and relentlessly gripping thriller that plays on every parent’s darkest fear. The tension never lets up for a moment. * TM Logan, author of The Daughter and The Dream Home * A suburban Breaking Bad. Expertly plotted. The definition of unputdownable. A fantastic thriller. * Lisa Ballantyne, bestselling author of The Guilty One * A nightmare scenario - and just when you think the nightmare is over, it gets worse. I was so tense I could barely breathe! * Jackie Kabler, author of The Life Sentence * Praise for Sam Lloyd * : * Lloyd is a rare new thriller talent. * Daily Mail * Remarkable. Stunning prose and compulsive reading. It's undoubtedly the best thriller I've read in a long, long time. * Lesley Kara * An intense, atmospheric, and truly original thriller. * Shari Lapena * Forget everything you think you know about thrillers. You’ll be breathless with anticipation, tingling with hope, and numb with dread from beginning to end. * Press Association * A darkly chilling and original novel . . . a series of twists keeps readers captivated until a shocking climax. * Daily Express *