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Samantha Lee Howe began her professional writing career in 2007 and has been working as a freelance writer for small, medium and large publishers ever since. She is a multi-award winning screenwriter and a *USA Today* Bestselling author.
Samantha’s breakaway debut psychological thriller, *The Stranger In Our Bed*, was released in February 2020 with Harper Collins imprint, One More Chapter. The book rapidly became a *USA Today* bestseller, and has now been turned into a feature film for USA, Canada, China, the UK, and various countries in Europe. It won Best Thriller at the *National Film Awards*.
Samantha lives in South Yorkshire with her husband, Historian, Writer and publisher, David J Howe and their cat Skye. She is the proud mother of a lovely daughter called Linzi.
Former army mechanic Mel Greenway investigates the abduction of bride-to-be Lorelie Courtney at crumbling Avonby estate in post-war Britain. As police investigator Derrin Bradley struggles for answers, Mel uncovers abuse, buried secrets, and links to their military past. Captured herself, Mel must use courage and ingenuity to survive and prevail.
A tense locked-room mystery set in a crumbling country estate, this novel blends classic whodunnit suspense with sharp social commentary. When a priceless Turner vanishes during a private dinner party, Mel must uncover the thief before her in-laws return—while hiding her worsening illness and navigating simmering class resentment, old betrayals, and a fraught reunion with estranged lover Derrin.
Former army mechanic Mel Greenway uncovers a body in the gardens of the decaying Avonby estate, dragging her into a web of secrets, lies, and old resentments. As tensions rise with Inspector Derrin Bradley—her former lover turned investigator—Mel races to solve the mystery before a killer silences her for good.