AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND BROADCASTER SAMANTHA LEE HOWE RETURNS WITH A GRIPPING POST-WAR MYSTERY A Thorn in the Rose Paperback | 12 February 2026 (Mel Greenway Investigates, Book 1) Secrets bloom where the…
Mel Greenway Cover Reveals
I’m delighted to reveal the draft covers for the first two titles in my new ‘co-sexy’ crime thriller series, Mel Greenway Investigates. The books are being published by No Exit Press (part of…
New Book News: Mel Greenway Investigates
I’m delighted to announce a new book series. I’ve been sitting on this for a while! BEDFORD SQUARE PUBLISHERS ACQUIRE TITLES FROM HUSBAND AND WIFE Editor-at-Large Maxim Jakubowski is thrilled to announce…
THE SOUL THIEF
BEWARE THE SOUL THIEF We all love a creepy novel for the winter, and 2024 brings a new, terrifying book from S L Howe. The Soul Thief is described as a Gothic…
‘The House of Killers’ Optioned for TV Series
I’m delighted to share the news that THE HOUSE OF KILLERS has been optioned by Terri Dwyer at BuffaloDragon for a planned TV Series. As with these things it may take a…
The Stranger in Our Bed Wins Best Thriller!
At Christmas time in 2019 my lovely friend Pam Sharrock gave me a notebook. It was a fun gift but it said THE PLAN in a star on the top and then…
Bucketloads of Shhhhhh
It’s been a busy week! Initial edits completed on a new novel, duly delivered to my amazing agent … As usual fingers and toes are all crossed that the editors like it…
New Crime Collection: CRIMES OF PASSION
Absolutely thrilled that Telos Publishing have picked up my new collection of Crime thriller short stories … Crimes of Passion. I love writing short stories in between (and sometimes around and at…
CrimeFest 2023
Off to Crimefest soon. I have two panels. I’m so looking forward to taking part again this year! If you’re there, please come along and support!! FRIDAY 16:00 – 16:50 Spying For…
National Diversity Awards 2023
So so thrilled to have been nominated for this prestigious award. Today I woke to discover that many more votes had been put in. Thank you to everyone who has voted so…