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Holly Watt



Holly Watt started her career at theSunday Times, before working on the investigation teams at the Telegraph, where she played a key role in exposing the MPs’ expenses scandal, and the Guardian. She is currently a senior reporter at the Guardian before working on the investigation teams at the Telegraph, where she played a key role in exposing the MPs’ expenses scandal, and the Guardian. She is currently a senior reporter at the Guardian.
 

Awards: CrimeFest (2020), CWA (2019)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Casey Benedict
   1. To the Lions (2019)
   2. The Dead Line (2020)
   3. The Hunt and the Kill (2021)
   4. The End of the Game (2023)
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Novels
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Awards
2020 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award : To the Lions
2019 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger : To the Lions

Award nominations
2021 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee) : The Dead Line
2020 Barry Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : To the Lions


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Based on a True Story (2026)
Sarah Vaughan
"Are there better words than 'there's a new Sarah Vaughan coming out?' Vaughan's books race along so thrillingly - you can never put them down. I zoomed through Based on a True Story, but the characters have really stayed with me. Vaughan had created a delightfully suspicious group of party-goers, all with their own questionable ambitions and motives. I particularly adored the Cornish setting - Vaughan captures the light and magic of that coastline so beautifully."
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The Art of a Lie (2025)
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
"No one captures the mood and flavour of Georgian London like Laura Shepherd-Robinson. From the reeking back streets to the perfumed delights of the sweet shop, The Art of a Lie is vivid and dazzling. The action races along. This book is a delight."
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The Scarlet Papers (2023)
Matthew Richardson
"An extraordinary novel."

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