Author Bio.
Sam Carrington lives in Devon with her husband and three children. She worked for the NHS for fifteen years, during which time she qualified as a nurse. Following the completion of a Psychology degree she worked for the prison service as an Offending Behaviour Programme Facilitator. Her experiences within this field inspired her writing. She left the service to spend time with her family and to follow her dream of being a novelist. Before beginning her first novel, Sam wrote a number of short stories, several of which were published in popular women’s magazines. Other short stories were included in two charity anthologies.
Sam moved quickly on to novel writing and completed her first project within six months. Although this novel attracted attention from agents, it was her next that opened up opportunities. She entered this novel, with the working title Portrayal, into the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award in 2015 and was delighted when it was longlisted.
Sam moved quickly on to novel writing and completed her first project within six months. Although this novel attracted attention from agents, it was her next that opened up opportunities. She entered this novel, with the working title Portrayal, into the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award in 2015 and was delighted when it was longlisted.
Being placed in such a prestigious competition was instrumental in her success securing a literary agent. When completed, this novel became SAVING SOPHIE, a psychological thriller which was published by Maze, HaprerCollins as an ebook in August. The paperback and audio editions are publishing on 15th December.
Book Bio.
Book Bio.
A teenage girl is missing. Is your daughter involved, or is she next?
Your daughter is in danger. But can you trust her?
Your daughter is in danger. But can you trust her?
When Karen Finch’s seventeen-year-old daughter Sophie arrives home after a night out, drunk and accompanied by police officers, no one is smiling the morning after. But Sophie remembers nothing about how she got into such a state.
Twelve hours later, Sophie’s friend Amy has still not returned home. Then the body of a young woman is found.
Karen is sure that Sophie knows more than she is letting on. But Karen has her own demons to fight. She struggles to go beyond her own door without a panic attack.
As she becomes convinced that Sophie is not only involved but also in danger, Karen must confront her own anxieties to stop whoever killed one young girl moving on to another – Sophie
Author links & purchase links.
Author links & purchase links.
Book published by Avon - @AvonBooksUK
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2a7FO8m.
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Sophie-gripping-psychological-brilliant-ebook/dp/B01DT37C1O
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Sophie-gripping-psychological-brilliant-ebook/dp/B01DT37C1O
Sam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sam_carrington1
Sam's FB author page: https://www.facebook.com/samcarringtonauthor/
My thoughts on Saving Sophie
Saving Sophie is Sam Carrington's brilliant debut novel.
Told from alternating views between Sophie and her mum, Karen.
Sophie returns home after a night out with her friends escorted by the police but upon her parents asking her how she became separated from her friends or she got home, Sophie cannot recall the night and all her friends are telling her is she was put in a taxi home. Karen is worried and thinks there maybe something Sophie isn't letting on. Karen texts Amy's mum asking if Amy has returned home - 12 hours later a body of a young woman is found, could it be Amy?
As the story unravels we learn what part Karen has to play in protecting Sophie and how she became to be in danger.
Saving Sophie is the sort of book that will leave you on the edge of your seat wanting to read on.
The storyline and the characters, I felt, came together and the book delivered.
Recommended to all fans of psychological thrillers, suspense and to those who love a good page turner. A well deserved 5 stars! ☆☆☆☆☆
My thanks go to Kaisha Holloway for allowing me to take part in this blog tour and to Sam Carrington for writing such a brilliant book!
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