S.R. Masters's Blog

New Novel THE DROP Announced

My next novel THE DROP, about class, ambition, and four friends trapped at the top of a roller coaster in the middle of a desert, is coming soon. OMC/HarperCollins will be releasing in the UK, and I'm delighted Sourcebooks will be releasing in the US and Canada. 

 Read more about the book here.

My Third Novel How to Kill with Kindness is OUT NOW

It took a little longer than expected, but my third novel HOW TO KILL WITH KINDNESS is out now in on all formats in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada and Australia. 
It's a standalone thriller about trying to be a better person, set in a beautiful little Oxfordshire village called Nether Appleford, which calls itself "the kindest village in England". It's got a tree at the village centre, on which locals hang little hearts reporting on the kind acts they've experienced from other villagers. Sounds gre...

New Novel HOW TO KILL WITH KINDNESS Announced

 

Really pleased that my third novel, HOW TO KILL WITH KINDNESS, will be out in the UK, US, CANADA, and elsewhere at the end of April courtesy of One More Chapter/HarperCollins. It's the story of a cynical woman, Tess, who decides to become a better person by moving to England's "kindest village". The full blurb is below, and you can pre-order here:

👉 https://mybook.to/YAL3JSz

The village of Nether Appleford calls itself ‘England’s Kindest Village’. Overseen by the Kindness Committee, this close-kn...

The Trial eBook Bonus Edition

So... a bit of news. A new edition of the eBook of The Trial has been launched to coincide with a run on Kindle Unlimited. It has a new exclusive story called "A Taste for Murder", and a bonus epilogue, for those that wanted a little bit more from the world of Elle, Benji, and Apollo Wellbeing. If you already own the eBook, simply redownload on your device to free access the new edition.  

Exciting Things I Can't Talk About

It's been a year since The Trial came out. How has that happened? Since then, some cool stuff has been happening here, but I can't really talk about any of it... yet. I've become a bit less active on social media for various reasons and I'm trying to put as much time as I can into writing new things (it's all busy on that front). But I just wanted to pop an update on here to say a) Hi, and b) new stuff is coming. 

Book 3 is written and has a cool title and everything. It's likely to see daylight ...

The Trial Selected for Karin Slaughter's Killer Reads

If you happen to find yourself in an ASDA during March, keep an eye out for an exclusive edition of The Trial, which has been selected to be part of Karin Slaughter's Killer Reads. This is a brand new printing of the book, and features some exclusive bonus material at the back of the book including a Q and A. 

A Short Story for Halloween

 

 

Desert Walk

by S.R. Masters

(originally published in Press Start to Play)

 

Sam Atherstone had played nearly every computer game on the planet—he'd worked out the exact number not long ago and written about it on the blog that paid his bills—yet the excitement he felt when his housemate, Jamie, handed him the grey Jiffy bag that had come in the Saturday morning post caused his hands to shake so much that he couldn't get it open, and Jamie, tired of waiting, grabbed the bag from him and opened it...

Film and TV Rights Sold for The Trial

A little update: film and TV rights for my latest novel, THE TRIAL, have been bought by the amazing The Forge Entertainment, creators of incredible shows like National Treasure and The Miniaturist. 

There are a lot of steps still to go before rights turn into entertaining images, of course, but I'm only human, so obviously I've started fantasy casting already. Maybe I could even make a Hitchcock style cameo as one of the goats. You can read more about the deal here on my agency's page. 

Anyway, ba...

The Trial is out NOW

My second novel, THE TRIAL is out now in the UK in paperback, ebook, and audiobook. 
You can buy from all good bookshops high street and online, and there's even copies in Tesco. Check out the Novels link above for a list of purchase links. Or just click here to go to the Amazon paperback page.
It's also out in the US in digital as THE DRUG TRIAL, and you can grab a copy here. 

New Novel Announcement

Published July 2022 by Harper Collins...

Pre-order here: http://mybook.to/TheTrial