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Samantha M. Bailey

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Born

Toronto, Canada

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https://samanthambailey.com/

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Genre

Thriller, Suspense, Fiction

Member Since

February 2019

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Shortlisted for Canada Reads 2025, Samantha M. Bailey is an award-nominated, USA TODAY, and #1 international bestselling author of psychological suspense. Her books have been sold in fourteen countries and optioned for screen. She lives in Toronto, where she can usually be found tapping away at her computer or curled up on her couch with a book. Samantha is currently working on her next novel.

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Average rating: 3.69 · 51,119 ratings · 5,851 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Woman on the Edge 3.79 avg rating — 21,994 ratings — published 2019 — 31 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
	A Friend in the Dark 3.63 avg rating — 16,895 ratings — published 2024 — 8 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
	Watch Out for Her 3.57 avg rating — 10,321 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
	Hello, Juliet 3.80 avg rating — 1,911 ratings — published 2025 — 3 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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Samantha Bailey voted for I Think We've Been Here Before as Readers' Favorite Science Fiction in the Final Round of the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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Samantha Bailey rated a book it was amazing Strangers in the Villa by Robyn Harding (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
Robyn Harding is back with an epic thrill ride! I was so lucky to get an ARC of STRANGERS IN THE VILLA, and I tore through it like it was a bag of chips. Dark, unsettling, chilling, atmospheric, twisty, and so addictive, this masterful suspense is on ...more
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Samantha Bailey answered Cherrie's question: Hi Samantha are there any plans to release Watch Out For Her on the Kindle in the UK please? Hi, Cherrie. I am so sorry that I somehow missed this question! As of now, it's available through the North American Kindle sites. But you can get it in paperback, I think. Thank you for asking! My other books, WOMAN ON THE EDGE and A FRIEND IN THE D See Full Answer
Nov 17, 2024 04:48AM · like Cherrie Thanks for coming back to me! Ah so strange it's only available in paperback as an import at present. I have the other two books on my Kindle but just ...more Nov 18, 2024 12:31PM · flag Samantha Bailey I think it's because my other books have publishers in the UK. I'm sorry! Thank you so much for wanting to read it! xo ...more Nov 19, 2024 05:53AM · flag
Samantha Bailey rated a book it was amazing This Violent Heart by Heather Levy (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
Heather Levy is one of my favorite authors. Her ability to explore important issues of identity while transporting the reader into an emotionally raw and viscerally suspenseful world is exceptional. THIS VIOLENT HEART wrapped my own heart in its fist ...more
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Samantha Bailey rated a book it was amazing Not What She Seems by Yasmin Angoe (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
In a small town, secrets collide with the grief and guilt of our fierce, feisty heroine, Jac Brodie. As her world is falling apart, Jac pieces together a mystery that could change her life as she knows it. With an expertly drawn setting, pulse-poundi ...more
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“I could have lost him forever. There’s no guarantee of tomorrow. We never know when our last conversation with someone might be.”
― Samantha M. Bailey, A Friend in the Dark

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“Divorce was never an option for me. For Dave, it seems to be the only option. And I don’t understand what I did wrong or how the man who once blushed and stammered every time he spoke to me could give me up without a fight.”
― Samantha M. Bailey, A Friend in the Dark

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“I was blindsided. The man in front of me was a stranger and not the person who’d been my rock and best friend for almost a quarter of a century. The only certainty I’d had in life was Dave.”
― Samantha M. Bailey, A Friend in the Dark

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