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S.R. Masters

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Born

The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.sr-masters.com

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Genre

Thriller, Upmarket, Contemporary

Influences

hubris, the macabre, dinosaurs.

Member Since

July 2017

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S R Masters grew up around Birmingham in the UK and lives in Oxford with his wife and children. His award winning short fiction and quirky novels have been published internationally. Labelled as "a writer to watch" by Publishers Weekly, his books include THE TRIAL (HarperCollins), THE KILLER YOU KNOW (Sphere) and HOW TO KILL WITH KINDNESS (HarperCollins).

His next book is a roller coaster thriller called THE DROP, out with HarperCollins (UK) and Sourcebooks (US) in 2026. ...more

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S.R. Masters’s books

Average rating: 3.38 · 3,459 ratings · 605 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Killer You Know 3.41 avg rating — 1,689 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trial 3.31 avg rating — 1,563 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Kill with Kindness 3.71 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Drop: A Novel 3.53 avg rating — 72 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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.

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S.R. Masters and 3 other people liked Syd's review of The Drop: A Novel: "I'm not good at writing reviews, but I'll try my best! Thank you to Netgalley for this book in exchange for my honest review! This was a roller-coaster of emotions. Go ahead you can laugh, the pun was intended... no one's laughing 😅 anywayssss. I real" Read more of this review »
Nov 05, 2025 05:29AM · see review
S.R. Masters liked Ricky Reads's review of The Drop:: "What a wild ride! The Drop follows a group of college friends who get an exclusive test ride on a brand-new roller coaster in the desert. When things go wrong, they find themselves stranded at the peak, where secrets and betrayals begin to surface. I" Read more of this review »
Nov 03, 2025 05:29AM · see review
S.R. Masters liked Liz's review of The Drop: A Novel: "Just Say No to visiting under-construction amusement parks. (jokes aside, i couldn’t put this one down.)"
Oct 29, 2025 09:49AM · see review
S.R. Masters rated a book it was amazing A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I utterly adored this. Such a beautiful little book about young love.
Apr 12, 2025 02:41PM · like · see review
S.R. Masters has read How to Kill with Kindness by S.R. Masters (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Thank you so much for reading/discovering my third novel, How to Kill with Kindness. You can find my other two novels, The Trial and The Killer You Know, here on Goodreads if you like quirky thrillers. Also you can follow me here, or come to my websi ...more
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S.R. Masters has read The Trial by S.R. Masters (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
BONUS EPILOGUE Thanks for reading The Trial/The Drug Trial! If you came across an earlier edition of the book, you may not know that there is a bonus epilogue that came with a re-released eBook edition of the book in 2023. If you missed this, sign up ...more
Jun 04, 2024 07:32AM · 1 like · like · see review