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Holly Seddon

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Try Not to Breathe (2016)

ⓘ About Holly Seddon

Holly Seddon is an international English bestselling novelist of Try Not to Breathe, The Woman on the Bridge, Love Will Tear Us Apart, Don’t Close Your Eyes, and The Hit List. She was born and raised in the English countryside, where she became obsessed with music and books. After school, Holly Seddon worked as an editor and a journalist. She lives in Kent with her beloved family, where she spends most of her days writing. Holly Seddon’s 2016 novel, Try Not to Breathe is a character-driven story with plenty of twists and turns, misery, guilt, secrets, and mystery innate in most 21st-century psychological thrillers that will hook you in from the first page to the last. It is the story of two damaged women who become best friends.

All Book Series by Holly Seddon

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Try Not to Breathe

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2016

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2016
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Don't Close Your Eyes

Book 2 of 8 · published 2017

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2017
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Love Will Tear Us Apart

Book 3 of 8 · published 2018

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2018
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The Hit List

Book 4 of 8 · published 2020

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2020
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The Woman on the Bridge

Book 5 of 8 · published 2022

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2022
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The Short Straw

Book 6 of 8 · published 2023

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2023
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59 Minutes

Book 7 of 8 · published 2025

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2025
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The Sleeper

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2026

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2026

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Holly Seddon?

Holly Seddon is an international English bestselling novelist of Try Not to Breathe, The Woman on the Bridge, Love Will Tear Us Apart, Don’t Close Your Eyes, and The Hit List. She was born and raised in the English countryside, where she became obsessed with music and books. After school, Holly Seddon worked as an editor and a journalist.

Which Holly Seddon series should I start with?

Holly Seddon's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Try Not to Breathe (2016).

How many books has Holly Seddon written?

Holly Seddon has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2016 and 2026. They all sit in a single category — Standalone Novels — rather than in numbered series.

In what order should Holly Seddon's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 8 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Holly Seddon's books organised into series?

This guide splits Holly Seddon's 8 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (8 books).