Samantha M. Bailey is a Canadian writer of thriller novels from Toronto, Ontario, whose 2022 novel Watch Out for Her was selected for the 2025 edition of Canada Reads."Thriller writer Samantha M. Bailey sleuthed out Olympian Maggie Mac Neil as her Canada Reads champion". The Next Chapter, February 7, 2025.
Bailey published her debut novel, Woman on the Edge, in 2019."How a moment on a Toronto subway platform led Samantha M. Bailey to write a bestselling thriller". The Next Chapter, March 6, 2020. The book, which became an international bestseller, was optioned by Wildling Pictures and Little Mama Media in 2024 for development as a film.Kim Izzo, "Wildling Pictures, Little Mama option Woman on the Edge novel". Playback, July 12, 2024.
Watch Out for Her, Bailey's second novel, was published in 2022,Dene Moore, "In her new book ‘Watch Out for Her’ Toronto writer Samantha Bailey spins common domestic tropes into a story of suspicion and obsession". Toronto Star, April 21, 2022. and was followed by A Friend in the Dark in 2024."52 works of Canadian fiction coming out in spring 2024". CBC Books, March 28, 2024.
Watch Out for Her was defended in Canada Reads by Olympic swimmer Maggie Mac Neil."Olympic gold medallist Maggie Mac Neil champions Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey". CBC Books, January 23, 2025.
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