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JOHN CONNOLLY
MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER
NO.1
SUNDAY TIMES
AND
IRISH TIMES
BESTSELLER
ALL TV RIGHTS UNDER OPTION
MULTI-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR
‘Required Reading’
New York Post
‘Exceptional’
Kirkus Reviews
‘Vivid...exceptional...suspenseful’
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO CHARLIE PARKER
John Connolly is the creator of maverick anti-hero detective,
Charlie Parker, the former NYPD detective. Parker first appears in
EVERY DEAD THING on a quest for the killer of his wife and
daughter. He is a man consumed by violence, guilt, and the desire
for revenge.
This is the beginning of a dark journey – to avenge the voiceless
victims of crime: the poor, women, and children. It is a journey on
which his dead wife and child will be constant ghostly companions.
Cunningly plotted and viscerally thrilling, each novel is
self-contained, and while they can be enjoyed as a compelling
thriller, collectively the Parker novels form a rich and involving epic
sequence in which characters reappear and clues laid down in
earlier stories are solved in later ones.
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CELEBRATING
35
YEARS
Founded in 1988 by Darley Anderson, the Darley Anderson
Literary, TV and Film Agency is one of the leading commercial
literary agencies in London.
Our focus has always been entertainment fiction with global
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Front cover artwork adapted from THE FURIES by John Connolly (p.31)
Back cover artwork adapted from MY HOT FRIEND by Sophie White (p.68)
(Credit info - Illustrator: Debs Lim, Designer: Cathal O’Gara)
DÉBUT AND NEW: CRIME AND THRILLERS
CALLIE KAZUMI 7
EMMA KAVANAGH 8
JOHN CONNOLLY 9
R.B. EGAN 10
PAULA JOHNSTON 11
HOLLY CRAIG 12
MIRA V SHAH 13
CRIME AND THRILLERS
TANA FRENCH 14
MARTINA COLE 16
TIM WEAVER 18
IMRAN MAHMOOD 20
G.R. HALLIDAY 21
STEPHEN SPOTSWOOD 22
CHRIS CARTER 24
MARTYN FORD 26
JACQUI ROSE 27
LEE CHILD 28
JOHN CONNOLLY 30
T.M. LOGAN 32
CATHERINE STEADMAN 34
C.M. EWAN 36
EMMA BAMFORD 37
L.V. MATTHEWS 38
SOPHIE WHITE 39
B.A. PARIS 40
K.L. SLATER 42
EGAN HUGHES 44
ANNA-LOU WEATHERLEY 45
SANDIE JONES 46
PHOEBE MORGAN 47
DÉBUT AND NEW: POPULAR AND GENERAL FICTION
SARA BRAGG 50
ALLY ZETTERBERG 51
EMMA STEELE 52
DONNA MARCHETTI 53
KATE GALLOWAY 54
HONOR CARGILL-MARTIN 55
POPULAR AND GENERAL
BETH O’LEARY 56
SOPHIE COUSENS 58
PHAEDRA PATRICK 60
HAZEL PRIOR 62
KERRY FISHER 64
SALLY PAGE 66
JO PLATT 67
SOPHIE WHITE 68
BETH REEKLES 69
MANDY BAGGOT 70
SAMANTHA TONGE 72
MARGARET DICKINSON 74
ANNIE MURRAY 76
NEW TITLES LIST
LONDON 2023 RIGHTS GUIDE
CONTENTS
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Callie Kazumi
CLAIRE, DARLING (working title)
CONTEMPORARY SUSPENSE THRILLER ABOUT LOVE, LIES AND
CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
ON DISCOVERING THAT HER FIANCÉ HAS BEEN LYING TO HER, CLAIRE IS
THRUST INTO THE RECESSES OF HER CHILDHOOD TRAUMAS AND BEGINS
TO REALISE HOW LITTLE SHE KNEW HIM. AND HERSELF.
FOR FANS OF COLLEEN HOOVER, B.A. PARIS AND FRIEDA MCFADDEN
PR assistant, Claire Arundale, is excited to drop off a surprise lunch at her fiancé Noah’s office to celebrate their
anniversary. She arrives with his favourite takeaway and a heart-shaped helium balloon tied to the bag. However, when
she asks the receptionist to call Noah, Claire is told that no one with his name works there.
Confused, Claire asks to check again, but it is the same result: no one called Noah Coors is listed. Sensing Claire’s
increasing embarrassment, the receptionist asks for help from the boss and it is then that the truth is revealed: Noah did
work at the company, but he left months ago.
Completely blind-sided, Claire tries to call Noah, but he doesn't pick up. She tries texting him without any reply. Where
is Noah and why has he lied to her?
Alongside her friend Sukhi, Claire begins to unpick all the lies and betrayals Noah has been hiding from her, desperate
to find out the truth.
Who is this man she thought she was going to spend the rest of her life with?
UK publication: On submission
244 typescript pages
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: On submission
NORTH AMERICAN: On submission
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Callie Kazumi is a British-Japanese graduate of Stirling University studying Journalism and Politics, where she
realised that she enjoyed shocking headlines and making up twisted plots in her head far more than reporting reality.
She wrote her first book after her father gifted her Stephen King's On Writing, which inspired her into action. Callie is a
Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Hodder, Hachette UK. In her spare time, she is a book blogger. She currently lives
in London with her husband and Bichon Frise, Betsy.
DÉBUT
SUSPENSE THRILLER
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Emma Kavanagh
THE TIME OF THE FIRE
TIMELY SPECULATIVE ECO-THRILLER, SET OVER A DAY AGAINST
THE BACKDROP OF A DEVASTATING CALIFORNIAN WILDFIRE
WHAT IF THE CLUES TO SOLVING YOUR FATHER’S DEATH LIE IN ANOTHER
LIFETIME?
‘AN INTRICATE AND INVOLVING MYSTERY, WITH EXPERTLY DEPLOYED
PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERCURRENTS’ Sunday Mirror
A mysterious death.
On the anniversary of her mother’s death, CEO-in-waiting Robyn Sandoval goes for a morning run. Her father – a local
California Fire hero - had been desperate to speak to her, with something he wanted her to know before she starts her
new job: running the corporation who own most of the Northern Californian town, Destino. But when Robyn arrives, she
finds him murdered.
A devastating fire.
Meanwhile, in the surrounding area, after months of drought, a dangerous forest fire sparks. Despite all warnings,
Destino has never burned; its unique position protected by a mountain ridge, a favorable wind direction, and a belief
long held by the community that they are safe.
A life split in two.
Robyn is shaken to the core by her father’s death, her life shattered in two. She collapses at his home as the police
search around her, but when she wakes everything is different: she is in someone else’s home with a man she doesn’t
know. She is still in Destino and, as she lifts her hands, they are hers, but her arms are covered with tattoos. In this life,
she is called Scarlett and both her parents are still alive…
To understand what is happening, Robyn must confront her past and both versions of the present: seeing the impact
that lots of seemingly small decisions can have on our future. Because in her world, the fire is spreading and the time to
find answers is running out…
UK publication: Summer 2024
217 typescript pages
Praise for Emma Kavanagh:
‘Kavanagh keeps the suspense high to the chilling conclusion’ Evening Telegraph
‘Emma is a highly gifted writer’ Crime Squad
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Orion Fiction (Sarah Benton)
NORTH AMERICAN: To be submitted
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Emma Kavanagh graduated with a PhD in Psychology from Cardiff University, Wales, after which she worked as a
psychology consultant, specialising in human performance in extreme situations and providing training and consultation
for police, military forces and NATO throughout the UK and Europe. She is the author of six novels and a non-fiction
title, HOW TO BE BROKEN. She is planning another non-fiction title: HOW TO LOVE A PSYCHOPATH, which will look
at those with psychopathic traits and how those traits impact the people who love them, and a second standalone
eco-thriller. Emma lives in South Wales with her husband and their two sons.
ECO-THRILLER
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John Connolly
THE LAND OF LOST THINGS
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED - AND LONG WISHED FOR -
SEQUEL TO THE SENSATIONAL MODERN CLASSIC THE BOOK OF LOST
THINGS
TWICE UPON A TIME – BECAUSE THAT IS HOW SOME STORIES SHOULD
CONTINUE…
THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS SOLD IN 24 LANGUAGES; AN INTERNATIONAL
BESTSELLER; OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD
‘A BOOK THAT MOVED ME QUITE PROFOUNDLY’ Irish Independent
‘GRIM AND GRIPPING BUT A POIGNANT AND IMAGINATIVE EVOCATION OF
THE DISTRESS OF LOSING A LOVED ONE’ Daily Telegraph
Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident. She is a body without a spirit, a stolen child.
Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud to her the fairy stories she loves in the hope they might
summon her back to this world.
But it is hard to keep faith, so very hard…
Now an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to
Ceres. Something wants her to enter, and to journey – to a land coloured by the memories of Ceres’s childhood, and the
folklore beloved of her father, to a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; to a land where old enemies are
watching, and waiting.
To the Land of Lost Things.
UK publication: 7th September 2023 US publication: 19th September 2023
368 pages
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Hodder & Stoughton (Swati Gamble and Jo Dickinson)
NORTH AMERICAN: Simon & Schuster/Atria (Emily Bestler)
RUSSIAN: Eksmo
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option
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INDONESIAN; ITALIAN; JAPANESE; KOREAN; PORTUGUESE; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL); SERBIAN; SPANISH;
TURKISH
John Connolly is the bestselling and award-winning author of the incredible Charlie Parker series, where he marries the
supernatural with crime and mystery with lyrical genius. They are the sweet-spot between commercial and literary.
THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS:
FANTASY THRILLER
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R.B. Egan
THE OFFER (working title)
ADDICTIVE DUBLIN-SET BOOK CLUB THRILLER WHERE ONE
WOMAN IS MADE AN IMPOSSIBLE OFFER
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR ONE MILLION EUROS?
FANS OF LISA JEWELL, HEIDI PERKS AND T.M. LOGAN
From the outside, Nicole and Mark Reid have the perfect life, but behind the facade everything is broken; huge debt, bills
unpaid, the couple barely talking to each other. Only their two daughters keep them together. Then, Nicole receives an
offer that could change everything.
It’s the middle of the night and Nicole is alone, desperately trying to finish work on her second job, when a message pops
up on her laptop screen: ‘READ ME’. Certain it is spam, she ignores it, but then a new message says:
‘There is a million euros in your bank account. All you need to do is drive a car. Yes, or no?’
With shaking hands, Nicole checks their online banking. The money is there. The message is real. And so starts a chain
of decisions and events with deadly consequences.
UK publication: On submission
386 typescript pages
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Under offer
NORTH AMERICAN: On submission
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Dubliner R.B. Egan has worked as an actor and managed a hotel and safari business in Tanzania for some years before
settling in Dublin with his young family. He is currently working on his second standalone thriller, THE LANDLORD
(working title) about a woman who moves into the spare room of an infamous Irish lecturer’s beautiful house. Everything
seems perfect until she is told the only house rule; ‘Do not go into the garden…’
DÉBUT
THRILLER
11
Paula Johnston
ALL IN HER HEAD (working title)
GLASGOW-SET DUAL NARRATIVE COMPULSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL
THRILLER FROM AN EXCITING NEW COMMERCIAL VOICE
ARE YOU SURE IT’S NOT ALL IN YOUR HEAD?
AN ODE TO FEMALE POWER WITH A SUPERNATURAL EDGE REMINISCENT
OF COLLEEN HOOVER’S VERITY
Cassie Torrance and Blair Cameron are polar opposites.
Cassie is anxious…her horoscope said she would be.
Cassie needs a job…one that’s not fake tarot card reading.
Cassie is alone…well, apart from the voices in her head.
Blair pretty much has it all worked out, she’s pretty perfect if you ask her.
Until one day the cards deal Cassie and her newest clients a hand that will change her life forever.
Enter Finlay Munro.
UK publication: On submission
273 typescript pages
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Jade Kavanagh)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: On submission
NORTH AMERICAN: On submission
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Paula Johnston lives on the outskirts of Glasgow with her fat cat Rio and spends her time writing, collecting crystals
and sage-ing her flat endlessly. Her first title, THE LIES SHE TOLD, self-published in Summer 2020, received huge
support from bookshops, reaching #13 in the Amazon Psychological Fiction Chart with 1,200 global ratings on Amazon.
This inspired Paula to take the more traditional route with ALL IN HER HEAD, her début with the Darley Anderson
Agency.
DÉBUT
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
12
Holly Craig
THE SHALLOWS
CONTEMPORARY THRILLER SET IN THE TROPICAL ISLANDS OF
AUSTRALIA
HER FRIEND IS DEAD. HER HUSBAND IS FLEEING. BUT WHO CAN EMMA
TRUST WHEN SHE IS A LIAR HERSELF?
‘PACKED WITH TWISTS AND TURNS, THIS IS A ROLLER-COASTER OF A
THRILLER’ Ali Lowe
Her best friend is dead.
Emma and Ariella, neighbours in one of Sydney’s most exclusive suburbs, appear to have it all – perfect homes, perfect
husbands, perfect lives. But they both know dark secrets lurk beneath the surface and shallow waters can’t hide
Ariella’s. Now she has been found murdered.
Her daughter filmed the killing.
Not knowing what she’s filmed, Emma’s daughter Kiki innocently uploads footage of Ariella’s brutal death. Emma fears
the worst – the killer will know what she and Kiki have seen. Their safe suburban lives no longer exist.
Her husband knows more than he’s revealing.
Emma’s husband Charles forces the family to leave their perfect life and escape on their yacht. His dangerous plan to
flee leaves Emma desperately seeking answers. Plus, now she’s trapped. Why are they on the run? What is Charles
hiding? And who else knows Emma’s own secret?
Emma must uncover Ariella’s truth, while keeping her own buried deep.
But her secret isn’t safe and neither is she.
UK publication: 1st September 2023
352 pages
Praise for THE SHALLOWS:
‘I flew through it’ L.V. Matthews
‘A dark and murky read that is ultimately filled with epic, strong women’ Susi Holliday
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Jade Kavanagh)
WORLD ENGLISH: Thomas & Mercer (Victoria Haslam)
AUDIO: Audible
CZECH: Grada
RUSSIAN: Arkadia
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Holly Craig is a secondary school English teacher from Western Australia who lives outside Perth. She has degrees in
creative writing, journalism, public relations and English teaching. Holly has recently completed the Curtis Brown
Creative course. She is currently writing her second thriller, due to be published in Spring 2024.
DÉBUT
THRILLER
13
Mira V Shah
HER
DARKLY COMPELLING PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA OF FRIENDSHIP,
OBSESSION AND FAMILY SECRETS
TWO WOMEN ARE SUCKED INTO EACH OTHER’S WORLDS, IN DESPERATION
AND OBSESSION, WITH DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES
‘SHAH IS ONE TO WATCH’ Louise Beech
Rani's life is far from idyllic - with two small children and a partner in a tiny, rented flat that has never felt like home, she
has always wished for a different life.
Then, Natalie moves into the large house across the road - and Rani can't help but be drawn to her. To her life of luxury,
to her perfect husband, her perfect house.
But not all is as it seems behind closed doors, and as Rani gets closer to Natalie, she discovers everyone has secrets -
and some will stay with you for a lifetime…
UK paperback publication: 23rd November 2023 www.miravshah.com
336 pages
Praise for HER:
‘Mira V Shah has brought something fresh and exciting to the domestic suspense genre’ Sophie Flynn
‘Tense and compelling’ Catherine Cooper
‘You won’t be able to put it down!’ Sarah Lawton
‘What a book! HER is a well-paced, dark, psychological thriller with a cast of beautifully drawn and believable
characters. A highly accomplished debut’ S. V. Leonard
‘An emotive, darkly gripping debut. HER is a devastating look at what happens when you start to scrape away at the
'perfect' life - with some sucker-punch twists right at the end!’ Louise Mumford
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Hodder & Stoughton (Lily Cooper)
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Mira V Shah was born in London to two Indian-African parents. She studied History at the University of Warwick before
doing the law conversion course at BPP Law School and practising as a commercial litigator in the City. She lives in
North London with her partner, three dogs and one feral cat. Mira wrote her début novel, HER, during the first Covid-19
lockdown while studying on the three-month Curtis Brown Creative course. She is currently writing her next novel.
DÉBUT
PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA
14
Tana French
MULTI AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
OVER 7 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
SOLD IN 42 LANGUAGES
'ONE OF THE MOST COMPULSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL MYSTERIES SINCE DONNA
TARTT'S THE SECRET HISTORY'
Times
‘THE WORD “UNPUTDOWNABLE” WAS COINED FOR NOVELS LIKE THIS. AN ABSOLUTE
MASTERPIECE’
John Boyne
‘CEMENTS FRENCH’S PLACE IN THE FIRST RANK OF LITERARY NOVELISTS’
Observer
RIGHTS AVAILABLE IN:
BULGARIAN; CROATIAN; DANISH; DUTCH; ICELANDIC; KOREAN; SERBIAN; THAI; UKRAINIAN
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Not available
CRIME / LITERARY
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Tana French
THE HUNTER
THE SEQUEL TO THE SUNDAY TIMES PAPERBACK THRILLER OF
THE YEAR 2021, THE SEARCHER, FROM THE SENSATIONAL NEW
YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
NO.2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.9 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER;
NO.1 GERMAN SPIEGEL BESTSELLER; OVER SEVEN MILLION COPIES SOLD
WORLDWIDE; SOLD IN 42 LANGUAGES
‘A TOUR DE FORCE OF SUSPENSE AND STORYTELLING. COMES CLOSER TO
PERFECTION THAN ANYTHING I'VE READ IN THE LAST DECADE’ Sarah Hilary
Don’t miss the new breath-taking masterpiece from multi-million-copy and award-winning bestselling author, Tana
French.
Featuring veteran detective Cal Hooper, French follows up THE SEARCHER with this superb, similarly engrossing story
of sinister small-town secrets, peopled by credible and compelling characters.
UK publication: TBC US publication: Spring 2024 www.tanafrench.com
TBC pages
Praise for Tana French:
'Terrific - terrifying, amazing' Stephen King
‘French offers a masterclass in unreliability’ Sunday Times
'I'm a big fan of Tana French' Ian Rankin
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Under option
NORTH AMERICAN: Viking (Andrea Schulz)
GERMAN: Fischer
Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the USA and Malawi and now lives in Dublin with her family. Tana is the author of
the six Dublin Murder Squad novels, which have been adapted for the BBC by Euston Films, released in October 2019,
and the bestselling titles, THE WYCH ELM and THE SEARCHER. THE HUNTER is her ninth novel.
CRIME / LITERARY
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Martina Cole
THE UNDISPUTED QUEEN OF CRIME
WINNER OF THE CWA DIAMOND DAGGER AWARD 2021 -
THE HIGHEST HONOUR IN BRITISH CRIME WRITING
OVER 16 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
SOLD IN 33 LANGUAGES
RIGHTS AVAILABLE IN:
BULGARIAN; CHINESE (COMP.); CHINESE (SIMP.) CROATIAN; DUTCH; FINNISH; FRENCH; GERMAN; GREEK; ICELANDIC;
JAPANESE; KOREAN; LITHUANIAN; POLISH; PORTUGUESE; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL); ROMANIAN; RUSSIAN; SERBIAN;
SWEDISH; THAI;TURKISH; UKRAINIAN
For translation rights information, please contact Mary Darby mary@darleyanderson.com
Visit the author’s website at www.martinacole.co.uk
CRIME
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Martina Cole with Jacqui Rose
LOYALTY
THE 26TH PHENOMENAL THRILLER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING
AND BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CRIME
A NO.1 BESTSELLING PHENOMENON; OVER 16 MILLION COPIES SOLD; MORE
NO.1 ORIGINAL BESTSELLERS THAN ANY OTHER AUTHOR
‘SUPERSTAR CRIME WRITER’ This Morning
Two young girls with totally different personalities become firm friends when they are taken into care. On reaching
adulthood, the two women go their separate ways - one to the criminal underworld of gangland London, the other to a
quieter, suburban life - but soon, the bonds of loyalty formed as children are tested…
And it becomes clear: if you want to survive in this world there's one thing you need to value above all else: loyalty.
UK publication: 12th October 2023 www.martinacole.co.uk
TBC pages
Praise for Martina Cole:
‘Cole writes as she sees it, refuses to patronize or condescend to either her characters or fans’ Independent on Sunday
‘Her gripping plots pack a mean emotional punch’ Mail on Sunday
‘Crime-Queen Martina Cole dispatches yet another grimy tale’ iPaper
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Headline (Mari Evans)
AUDIO: Headline
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Darley Anderson)
Martina Cole was born and brought up in Essex. She is the bestselling author of 25 novels set in London’s gangland. She
continues to be unmatched in her phenomenal success. Martina divides her time between Kent and Cyprus - when she
can. Due to health reasons, Martina Cole has chosen to collaborate with writer Jacqui Rose to finish her upcoming
novel, LOYALTY.
CRIME
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Tim Weaver
David Raker
MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
TWELVE-TIME TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
THREE-TIME RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
‘A WRITER AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME’
Claire Douglas
‘WEAVER TRIUMPHS AGAIN WITH THIS INTRICATE MYSTERY’
Daily Mail
MYSTERY / THRILLER
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Tim Weaver
THE LAST GOODBYE
THE TWELFTH DAVID RAKER THRILLER FROM TWELVE-TIME
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
FATHER AND SON ENTER A GHOST HOUSE AT A THEME PARK. CCTV RECORDS
THEM ENTERING - BUT THEY NEVER EXIT. HOW CAN THEY HAVE VANISHED?
A NO.2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD;
THREE-TIME RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB AUTHOR; NO.1 KINDLE
BESTSELLER; RIGHTS SOLD IN 15 LANGUAGES
‘AN EXCELLENT SERIES’ Observer
TWO DISAPPEARANCES
At the country's newest theme park, Tom Preacher and his son Leo are queuing for the ghost house. CCTV cameras record
them entering - but they never exit. No one can find them inside - and no one can explain how they vanished.
TWO FAMILIES
When she was five, Rebekah Murphy's mother suddenly walked out with no explanation. She never came back. Now,
haunted by years of unanswered questions, Rebekah asks missing persons investigator David Raker to find out what
happened.
ONE DEVASTATING SECRET
At first, the two disappearances - decades apart - seem unrelated. But as Raker digs deeper, he starts to unravel an
elaborate history of lies binding the cases together. Worse, there's someone terrifying hiding in the shadows - and they're
going to make sure the truth never comes out...
UK hardback publication: 8th June 2023 www.timweaverbooks.com
400 pages
Praise for Tim Weaver:
'Weaver’s books get better each time’ Guardian
'Unsettling, brilliantly plotted, and satisfyingly complex, these books are unputdownable. If you haven't yet met Raker, you're
in for a treat' Mick Herron
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Penguin / Michael Joseph (Maxine Hitchcock)
AUDIO: Michael Joseph
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Not available
Options in CROATIAN; CZECH; DANISH; FINNISH; GREEK; ITALIAN; POLISH; RUSSIAN; TURKISH
Tim Weaver is the Sunday Times bestselling author of twelve David Raker thrillers and the novella collection, THE
SHADOW AT THE DOOR. He has been nominated for a National Book Award and shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Steel
Dagger Award. He is also the host and producer of the chart topping Missing podcast, which features experts in the field
discussing missing persons investigations from every angle. A former journalist and magazine editor, he lives near Bath with
his wife and daughter. He is currently writing the next David Raker novel and working on original material for the screen.
MYSTERY / THRILLER
20
Imran Mahmood
FINDING SOPHIE
UNIQUE THRILLER FROM CRIMINAL BARRISTER AND CRITICALLY
ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF BBC AND NETFLIX HIT YOU DON’T KNOW ME
SOPHIE KING IS MISSING. HER DISTRAUGHT PARENTS ARE STANDING TRIAL
FOR MURDER. SOMEONE IS DEAD AND SOMEONE IS GUILTY. BUT WHOM?
I KNOW WHAT I SAW LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER
CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2022 AND THE CWA GOLD DAGGER 2022
‘THE DEFINITION OF A COMPULSIVE PAGE-TURNER’ Chris Whitaker
Someone is guilty.
When their teenage daughter goes missing, distraught parents Harry and Zara will stop at nothing to find her.
Someone knows what happened.
The police have no leads and, as the weeks pass, there’s no news. Harry and Zara’s suspicion of a local resident and his
involvement in Sophie’s disappearance quickly becomes an obsession and they will do anything to get the answers to
their questions.
The Trial
A year later, Harry and Zara each stand accused of the same murder. Both deny everything. But someone is dead, and
their precious daughter is still missing…
Where is Sophie?
UK hardback publication: Spring 2024 US hardback publication: TBC 2024
390 typescript pages
Praise for Imran Mahmood:
‘Highly original and deftly plotted’ Sunday Express
‘It’s worth clearing the decks for this cleverly plotted page-turner’ Guardian
‘It’s the voice that does it’ Tana French
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) AUDIO: Bloomsbury
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Raven Books (Alison Hennessey) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
NORTH AMERICAN: Bantam Dell (Jenny Chen)
Options in ITALIAN; POLISH; PORTUGUESE; ROMANIAN; RUSSIAN; TURKISH
Imran Mahmood is a practising criminal barrister and award-winning novelist. The adaptation of YOU DON’T KNOW ME
was nominated for a BAFTA. Imran is currently under commission to write original content for TV and is working on his
next novel.
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CRIME / LITERARY
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G.R. HALLIDAY
THE PASSENGER (working title)
THE HAUNTING NEW DETECTIVE THRILLER FEATURING DI MONICA
KENNEDY
A WOMAN IS FOUND STANDING KNEE-DEEP IN A REMOTE SCOTTISH LOCH.
THE ONLY WORDS SHE IS SAYING ARE ‘EMILY HIRST’. WHO IS EMILY HIRST?
‘I’D READ ANYTHING WITH DI MONICA KENNEDY IN IT. SHE’S ONE OF MY
FAVOURITE DETECTIVES’ Sarah Pearse
A woman is found standing knee-deep in a remote Scottish loch, her arms outstretched, the only words she is saying are
‘Emily Hirst’.
Five years ago, a super yacht left the west coast with 18 passengers onboard, including a woman called Emily Hirst. The
Explorer’s maiden voyage was meant to be a big celebration; onboard were the people who had helped build The Explorer.
But then, at 10.30pm, all contact was lost. The yacht was never seen again. Left behind was a community ripped apart by
loss with no answers to what happened that night.
DI Monica Kennedy is called in to try and identify the mystery woman. Is she really the Emily Hirst who had boarded The
Explorer? But more questions than answers emerge. Because no one can identify Emily. No one knew her and no one can
explain why she was on The Explorer.
As Monica tries to find out who the woman is, the community are determined that they will also finally find out the truth
behind what really happened to The Explorer on the night it disappeared. Because someone must know something, but no
one - including the mystery woman - are willing to talk.
UK publication: On submission www.grhalliday.com
TBC pages
Praise for G.R. Halliday:
‘Intricate and layered… [it] will keep you reading into the night’ Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
‘Dark, gripping and atmospheric’ Gordon Brown
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: On submission
NORTH AMERICAN: To be submitted
FILM & TV RIGHTS: In negotiation
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G.R. Halliday grew up near Stirling in Scotland. He spent his childhood obsessing over the unexplained mysteries his
father investigated, which has proved excellent inspiration for his début, FROM THE SHADOWS, which was shortlisted for
the McIlvanney Debut Prize 2019. G.R. Halliday now lives in the rural Highlands outside of Inverness, where he is able to
pursue his favourite past times of mountain climbing and swimming in the sea, before returning home to his semi-feral cats.
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CRIME DETECTIVE
22
Introducing
THE
PENTECOST AND PARKER
MYSTERIES
From award-winning playwright
STEPHEN SPOTSWOOD
RIGHTS SOLD IN 12 LANGUAGES
WINNER OF THE NERO AWARD
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2022
‘TWO CHARACTERS WHO ARE DESTINED TO BECOME CRIME
FICTION ROYALTY’
M.W. Craven
‘A DELIGHT... IT’S A PLEASURE TO WATCH PENTECOST AND PARKER’
New York Times Book Review
'RAZOR-SHARP, TONS OF FLAIR AND A SNAPPY SENSE OF HUMOUR'
Tana French
'A HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED, AUSPICIOUS FIRST ENTRY IN WHAT WE MUST
HOPE WILL BE A LONG-RUNNING SERIES'
Irish Times
CRIME SET IN MID-CENTURY NEW YORK
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Stephen Spotswood
MURDER CROSSED HER MIND:
A PENTECOST AND PARKER NOVEL
FOURTH PENTECOST AND PARKER NOVEL - AN ICONIC
CRIME-SOLVING DUO; AN AWARD-WINNING SERIES
WILL AND LILLIAN ARE TRACKING THE SUSPICIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A
WOMAN WHO MIGHT HAVE KNOWN TOO MUCH...
BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK; SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY
NEW BLOOD DAGGER AWARD 2021; WINNER OF THE NERO AWARD 2021;
SHORTLISTED FOR THE LGBTQ MYSTERY LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD 2022
‘UNDENIABLY ENGAGING’ Kirkus Reviews
Vera Bodine, an elderly shut-in with an exceptional memory, has gone missing and famed detective Lillian Pentecost and
her crackerjack assistant Willowjean “Will” Parker have been hired to track her down. But the New York City of 1947 can be
a dangerous place, and there’s no shortage of people who might like to get a hold of what’s in Bodine’s head.
Does her disappearance have to do with the high-profile law firm whose secrets she still keeps; the violent murder of a
young woman, with which Bodine had lately become obsessed; or is it the work she did with the FBI hunting Nazi spies
intent on war-time sabotage? Any and all are on the suspect list, including their client, Forest Whitsun, hot-shot defense
attorney and no friend to Pentecost and Parker.
The clock is ticking to get Bodine back alive, but circumstances conspire to pull both investigators away from the case. Will
is hot on the trail of a stick-up team who are using her name–and maybe her gun–for their own ends. While Lillian again
finds herself up against murder-obsessed millionaire Jessup Quincannon, who has discovered a secret from her
past – something he plans to use to either rein the great detective in… or destroy her.
To solve this mystery, and defeat their own personal demons, the pair will have to go nose-to-nose with murderous
gangsters, make deals with conniving federal agents, confront Nazi spies, and bend their own ethical rules to the point of
breaking. Before time runs out for everyone.
US hardback publication: 5th December 2023
384 pages
Praise for the PENTECOST AND PARKER novels:
‘Pentecost and Parker are a great crime-fighting partnership whose popularity is bound to increase’ Publishers Weekly
‘Even when I guessed a plot twist, surprises awaited a few pages later… I urge every mystery lover to get acquainted with
them’ New York Times
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Headline (Claire Foss)
NORTH AMERICAN: Doubleday (Bill Thomas)
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Stephen Spotswood is an award-winning playwright and spends much of his time creating genre-bending, female-centric
stories for the stage. When not in rehearsal, he works as a medical journalist. He lives with his wife in Washington DC. He is
currently writing the fifth novel in the Pentecost and Parker series.
CRIME SET IN MID-CENTURY NEW YORK
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Chris Carter
ROBERT HUNTER SERIES
NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER
NO.1 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER
SOLD IN 25 LANGUAGES
OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD GLOBALLY
SERIAL KILLER THRILLER
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Chris Carter
GENESIS
TWELFTH RUTHLESS THRILLER IN THE INTERNATIONALLY
BESTSELLING ROBERT HUNTER SERIES
A SERIES OF SINISTER POEMS ARE FOUND INSIDE THE CORPSES OF
SEEMINGLY UNCONNECTED VICTIMS. HAS HUNTER FINALLY MET HIS MATCH?
NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER; NO.1 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER;
SOLD IN 25 LANGUAGES; OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD
'WONDERFUL STORYTELLING, WITH A SUPERBLY DRAWN KILLER, IT
UNDERLINES EXACTLY HOW GOOD CARTER HAS BECOME’ Daily Mail
‘Do you believe the Devil exists, Detective?' the officer at the end of the line asks. 'Because if you don't... I'm sure
you will once you get here.'
This is how Robert Hunter is called to one of the most vicious crime scenes he has ever attended. The disturbing nature of
the murder is heightened when the autopsy reveals a poem, left by the killer, inside the body of their victim.
When another murder occurs, the methods and signature of each death differ so greatly that forensics fail to link the two
crimes. But then a second part of the killer's poem is found, implying that the murders are only just beginning.
Robert Hunter must now catch the most disciplined and systematic murderer that he has ever encountered. A killer who
thrives on the victims' fear and to whom death is a lesson that needs to be taught.
UK paperback publication: 19th January 2023 www.chriscarterbooks.com
512 pages
Praise for Chris Carter:
'Former criminal psychologist Carter knows what he's talking about when it comes to creating bone-chilling serial killers, so
be prepared for a terror ride' Heat
'Carter has a background in criminal psychology and the killers at the centre of his novels are all the more terrifying for it'
Mail on Sunday
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UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Catherine Armstrong) POLISH: Sonia Draga
AUDIO: Simon & Schuster SLOVENE: Ucila
BENGALI: Chirkut Publications SWEDISH: Jentas
BULGARIAN: ERA Media FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
CZECH: BB Art
DANISH: Jentas
Chris Carter was born in Brazil. After graduating high school, he moved to the USA where he studied psychology and
worked as a Criminal Psychologist for several years. His novels have been met with wide acclaim and he is a consistent
bestseller in the UK and internationally. He currently lives in London and is writing his next novel.
SERIAL KILLER THRILLER
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Martyn Ford
ANY ONE OF US
THIRD STANDALONE THRILLER FROM NO.1 EBOOK BESTSELLING
AUTHOR
A SERIAL KILLER IS TARGETING THE CLASS OF ‘99. RUBY’S CLASSMATES ARE
BEING PICKED OFF ONE BY ONE. SHE MIGHT BE NEXT.
OVER 200,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS ALL TITLES
‘SO GRIPPINGLY INTENSE AND ADRENALINE-FILLED WITH A SHOCKING
ENDING I NEVER SAW COMING’ Chad Zunker
When Ruby hears from her best friend Elizabeth that two of their old classmates have been murdered, Ruby is more certain
than ever that leaving her hometown was the right decision. But after Elizabeth suddenly stops responding to texts, and
Ruby hears a third classmate has been killed, she knows in her heart what has happened. Elizabeth is dead too.
Missbrook Bay is a place haunted by memories Ruby wanted to forget, and people she never wanted to see again, but
Ruby has no choice but to go back to investigate. While staying with her ex-boyfriend, she notices a pattern in their full
school year photo - the killer seems to be working through victims in a specific order. And after her ex’s house is broken
into, Ruby realises nowhere and no one is safe.
There are still many faces left in that photo. Any one of them could be the next victim - and any one of them could be the
killer. And with each death, the killer is getting closer to Ruby.
UK publication: 13th October 2022 www.martyn-ford.com
331 pages
Praise for Martyn Ford:
‘Tension builds as the story twists and turns. A thoroughly engrossing and well-paced thriller’ J.B. Turner
‘Intense, visceral and emotive’ Jacqui Rose
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace)
WORLD ENGLISH: Thomas & Mercer (Kasim Mohammed)
AUDIO: Thomas & Mercer
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Martyn Ford is also a critically-acclaimed Faber Children’s author, whose first series is in active development for the
screen. He worked for many years as a newspaper reporter. He is currently working on his fourth standalone thriller.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
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Jacqui Rose
THE WOMEN
THE QUEEN OF THE URBAN THRILLER RETURNS WITH A GRITTY
TALE OF LIFE BEHIND THE BARS OF A WOMEN'S PRISON
THREE WOMEN HAVE EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR INSIDE HIS MAJESTY’S
PRISON ASHCROFT. BUT THEIR SENTENCE IS JUST THE BEGINNING…
‘GRITTY AND GRIPPING’ Kimberley Chambers
Welcome to His Majesty’s Prison Ashcroft.
Run by a bent governor determined to impose his will with an iron fist, it might as well be hell for its inmates. Fights and
favours are currency for survival, but nothing in life is free; there’s always a price to be paid, and for some it’s high.
Amy has been serving a five-year stretch for money laundering and is about to be released on parole, but is terrified of
her abusive husband waiting on the outside.
Ness is pregnant by her pimp and serving a ten-year stretch for stabbing him, but just wants to be reunited with her two
daughters. With no money, though, how are they going to survive?
Tess is the top dog, running the drugs and girls as hard on the inside as she did on the outside, but the women are
getting tired of her… and she’s not about to give up her title without a fight.
Whether serving time on the inside or outside, guilty or not, one thing is for certain: hell hath no fury like a woman
scorned…
UK publication: 30th March 2023
368 pages
Praise for Jacqui Rose:
‘A captivating read from one of my favourite authors’ Mel Sherratt
‘A thrilling and gripping novel’ Roberta Kray
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson)
WORLD ENGLISH: Pan Macmillan (Wayne Brookes)
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
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Jacqui Rose is the author of fourteen British crime novels including DISOBEY and DISHONOUR. She is currently
collaborating with Martina Cole on her new novel, LOYALTY.
CRIME / THRILLER
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Lee Child
JACK REACHER SERIES
A BILLION DOLLAR BRAND
OVER 150 MILLION COPIES SOLD ACROSS 27 NOVELS
TRANSLATED INTO OVER 50 LANGUAGES
THRILLER
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Lee Child and Andrew Child
THE SECRET
28TH UNMISSABLE JACK REACHER THRILLER: NO ONE
IS BIGGER THAN REACHER
BLOCKBUSTER SERIES AVAILABLE ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO; CONSISTENT
US, UK AND INTERNATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER; 150 MILLION COPIES SOLD;
THE REACHER SERIES IS TRANSLATED INTO 50 LANGUAGES
‘JACK REACHER IS TODAY’S JAMES BOND, A THRILLER HERO WE CAN’T GET
ENOUGH OF’ Ken Follett
1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have been found dead across the US. These deaths look like accidents and
don't appear to be connected. Until one body - the victim of a fatal fall from a hospital window - generates some
unexpected attention.
That attention comes from the Secretary of Defence, who promptly calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack
Reacher is assigned as the Army's representative.
Reacher may be an exceptional soldier, but sweeping other people's secrets under the carpet isn't part of his skill set. As
he races to discover the link between these victims, and who killed them, he must navigate around the ulterior motives of
his new 'partners'. And all while moving into the sight line of some of the most dangerous people he has ever
encountered.
His mission is to uncover the truth. The question is: will Reacher bring the bad guys to justice the official way… or his
way?
UK hardback publication: 24th October 2023 US hardback publication: 24th October 2023 www.jackreacher.com
400 typescript pages
Praise for Reacher:
‘If you haven't read any Jack Reacher, you have a treat in store...' Times
‘There’s only one Reacher. Accept no substitutes’ Mick Herron
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) DUTCH: Luitingh-Sijthoff
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Transworld (Sarah Adams) FINNISH: Karisto Oy
NORTH AMERICAN: Bantam Dell (Kara Welsh) THAI: WeLearn
AUDIO: Random House Audio
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ICELANDIC; ITALIAN; JAPANESE; KOREAN; NORWEGIAN; POLISH; ROMANIAN; RUSSIAN; SERBIAN;
SLOVENIAN; SPANISH; SWEDISH
Lee Child is the creator of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, twenty-eight-book series of Jack Reacher
novels. He was appointed CBE in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours. Child now divides his time between Manhattan
and Sussex.
Andrew Child ran a small independent theatre company and subsequently worked in telecommunications for fifteen
years. He is also the author of a number of thrillers including RUN, FALSE POSITIVE and FALSE WITNESS. Child and
his wife live on a wildlife preserve in Wyoming. THE SECRET is the fourth collaboration of Lee and Andrew Child.
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John Connolly
CHARLIE PARKER SERIES
MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER
NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER
MULTI-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR
CRIME THRILLER
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John Connolly
THE FURIES
TWENTIETH NOVEL IN THE UNNERVING AND
UNFORGETTABLE PAGE-TURNING CHARLIE PARKER SERIES
TWO NOVELS IN ONE FROM THE MASTER OF THE MODERN SUPERNATURAL
THRILLER - CHARLIE PARKER IS DRAWN INTO A WORLD OF MODERN FURIES
A NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER; OVER NINE MILLION
COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE; MULTI-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR
‘A MUST-READ FOR THE AUTHOR’S FANS AND A GOOD INTRODUCTION TO THE
SERIES FOR NEWBIES’ Booklist
The Furies: mythological snake-haired goddesses of vengeance, pursuers of those who have committed unavenged
crimes.
Now, private investigator Charlie Parker is drawn into a world of modern furies. In The Sisters Strange, the return of the
criminal Raum Buker to Portland, Maine brings with it chaos and murder, as an act of theft threatens not only to tear apart
his own existence, but also that of Raum's former lovers, the enigmatic sisters Dolors and Ambar Strange.
And in The Furies, Parker finds himself fighting to protect two more women as the city of Portland shuts down in the face of
a global pandemic, but it may be that his clients are more capable of taking care of themselves than anyone could have
imagined…
UK paperback publication: 2nd March 2023 US publication: 5th September 2023 www.johnconnollybooks.com
512 pages
Praise for THE FURIES:
‘Masterly genre-splicing thrillers… Connolly's grip is inexorable… the violent scenarios he paints are couched in prose that
is often poetic’ Financial Times
‘Menace has never been so seductive’ Guardian
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Hodder & Stoughton (Swati Gamble and Jo Dickinson)
NORTH AMERICAN: Atria / Emily Bestler Books (Emily Bestler)
AUDIO: Hodder & Stoughton
BULGARIAN: Prozorets
GREEK: Harlenic Hellas
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Not available / please contact Rebeka Finch
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John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. His début, EVERY DEAD THING, swiftly launched him into the front rank of
thriller writers, and all his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times and Irish Times bestsellers. He is the first
non-American writer to win the US Shamus Award (for EVERY DEAD THING).
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‘THIS IS THE THRILLER OF THE
DECADE’
My Weekly
‘NO ONE DOES IT BETTER
THAN T.M. LOGAN’
Chris Whitaker
‘UNBEARABLY TENSE FROM
THE VERY FIRST CHAPTER,
AND CONSTANTLY SHOCKING.
T.M. LOGAN IS A MASTER OF
MISDIRECTION’
Sharon Bolton
‘THE EPITOME OF A SUMMER
PAGE TURNER, THE SHORT,
CHOPPY CHAPTERS DELIVER
BUCKETS OF TENSION’
Sunday Mirror
T.M. Logan
MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
RIGHTS SOLD IN 22 LANGUAGES
TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
THRILLER
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T.M. Logan
THE ROOM (working title)
EIGHTH INTENSE, HEART-POUNDING THRILLER FROM THE
MASTER OF TWISTS
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED TV ADAPTATIONS OF THE HOLIDAY AND THE CATCH
NOW AVAILABLE
IT’S THEIR DREAM HOME… UNTIL THEY FIND A HIDDEN DOOR. IT SEEMS
THEIR NEW HOME HAS ITS SECRETS, BUT WHO ELSE IS HIDING THINGS?
NO.4 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; SALES OVER TWO MILLION COPIES;
RIGHTS SOLD IN 22 LANGUAGES
‘LOGAN BELONGS IN THE TOP ECHELONS OF BRITISH THRILLER WRITERS’
Sunday Express
Adam and Jess are finally moving into their new home with their three young children. It’s a rambling Victorian villa right
at the very top of their price range, but it is a forever home and worth the financial sacrifices. On the day they move in,
Adam discovers a hidden door behind a fitted wardrobe – a door to a tiny room that is not on the floor plans.
Inside is a chair and a small dusty chest of drawers full of random forgotten items: a scarf, a postcard, an old wallet, rings,
an expensive antique watch, an old Blackberry mobile. Jess says they should throw it all out and knock through to make
that room bigger. But Adam resists – he wants to retain the character of the house.
Adam is keeping secrets of his own – he lost his job the week before they moved, and hasn’t told Jess yet. So he decides
to sell the items he can and then he finds an old charger cable for the Blackberry. But switching the old phone alerts
someone who has been waiting.
Without realising it, Adam is stirring up the past – and putting his family in terrible danger.
UK publication: March 2024 www.tmlogan.com
TBC pages
Praise for T.M. Logan:
‘Nobody does it better than T.M. Logan – he’s the master of the addictive thriller!’ My Weekly
‘A master of the edge-of-your-seat thriller’ Platinum Magazine
‘Superbly plotted and packed full of danger, this is [his] best, most adrenaline-fuelled thriller yet’ Louise Candlish
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bonnier Zaffre (Sophie Orme)
AUDIO: Bonnier Zaffre
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
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T.M. Logan is a former Daily Mail science reporter. He lives in Nottinghamshire with his family. Tim has consulted on both
adaptations of THE HOLIDAY and THE CATCH. He is currently working on his next standalone thriller.
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‘A DARKLY
GLITTERING GEM OF A
THRILLER’
Kirkus, starred review
‘SHARPLY MODERN
AND TIMELESS’
Washington Post
‘DEFTLY PACED,
ELEGANTLY CHILLY
THRILLER… A PROPER
PAGE-TURNER’
New York Times
Catherine Steadman
MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
RIGHTS SOLD IN 29 LANGUAGES
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
‘MILLIONAIRES, MARRIAGE AND MURDER MAKE FOR A POTENT COCKTAIL IN
THIS COMPELLING TALE SET AMONG NEW YORK’S ELITE’
T.M. Logan
THRILLER
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Catherine Steadman
THE FAMILY GAME
FOURTH MUST-READ THRILLER FROM NO.1 NEW
YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SOMETHING
IN THE WATER
THE RULES: LISTEN CAREFULLY. DO YOUR RESEARCH. TRUST NO ONE. AND
MOST IMPORTANTLY, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.
‘STEADMAN CONSTRUCTS THE FAMILY’S GLAMOROUS WORLD WITH WIT
AND A KNOWING EYE. BOTH SHARPLY MODERN AND TIMELESS’
Washington Post
Harriet Reed is newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir to an extremely powerful American family.
When Edward’s father hands her a tape of a book he’s been working on, she is desperate to listen.
But as she presses play, it’s clear that this isn’t a novel. It’s a confession to murder.
Feeling isolated and confused, Harriet must work out if this is all part of a plan to test her loyalty. Or something far darker.
Because this might be a game to the Holbeck family - but games can still be deadly.
Ready or not, here they come...
UK publication: 29th September 2022 US hardback publication: 18th October 2022
336 pages
Praise for THE FAMILY GAME:
‘Addictive, bloodcurdling, cinematic...This pitch-dark fairy tale will leave most readers spellbound’ Publishers Weekly
‘This is sublime thriller writing’ B.P. Walter
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) TURKISH: Nemesis
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Suzanne Baboneau) UKRAINIAN: Ridna Mova
NORTH AMERICAN: Ballantine Books (Kara Cesare) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option
AUDIO: Simon & Schuster (UK) / Ballantine Random House (US)
CROATIAN: Mozaik Knjiga
FRENCH: Les Escales
POLISH: Wydawnictwo Kobiece
RUSSIAN: Eksmo
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Catherine Steadman is an actress and author based in London. She has appeared in leading roles on British and
American television as well as on stage in the West End where she has been nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award.
She grew up in New Forest, Hampshire, and now lives in North London with her husband and daughters. Catherine's first
novel, SOMETHING IN THE WATER, was a number one New York Times bestseller with rights sold in twenty-nine
territories. Steadman is a successful screenwriter and is currently writing her fifth novel.
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C.M. Ewan
THE HOUSE HUNT
HIGH OCTANE STANDALONE THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING
AUTHOR OF THE INTERVIEW
YOU’RE SHOWING YOUR HOME TO A POSSIBLE BUYER BUT SOMETHING
FEELS WRONG: HE DOESN’T WANT YOUR HOME. HE WANTS YOU.
NO.1 APPLE iBOOK BESTSELLER; TOP 10 KINDLE BESTSELLER; SPIEGEL
BESTSELLER
‘C.M. EWAN’S CHILLING THRILLER IS PACKED WITH HEART-STOPPING TWISTS
THAT MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN’ Daily Mail
Your estate agent calls. She’s running late and needs you to show a man around your home.
You let him in and begin the tour. He’s handsome, charming, engaged.
But something about him feels wrong. You ask him to leave and he refuses. Then he tells you something about you -
something inconceivable.
How far would you go to find the truth?
UK hardback publication: 31st August 2023 US publication: Summer 2024
400 pages
Praise for C.M. Ewan:
‘A fast-paced twisty read that races along like an action movie’ Sarah Pinborough
‘A terrifying, heart-stopping ride and a highly original and deeply disturbing thriller. I've been a Chris Ewan fan for a while,
but in this book he soars to another level entirely’ Sharon Bolton
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UK & COMMONWEALTH: Pan Macmillan (Vicki Mellor)
NORTH AMERICAN: Grand Central Publishing / Hachette (Beth deGuzman with Kirsiah Depp )
AUDIO: Macmillan
ARMENIAN: Da Vinci Publishing
ITALY: Editrice Nord
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sylvie Rabineau, WME)
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C.M. Ewan is the bestselling author of SAFE HOUSE, which was shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel
of the Year Award 2013 and THE GOOD THIEF’S GUIDE series. He lives in Somerset with his family where he writes full
time. THE HOUSE HUNT is his third standalone novel and he is currently writing his next thriller. Previous titles:
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Emma Bamford
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER (working title)
SECOND UPMARKET THRILLER EXPLORING OBSESSION, BEAUTY,
LOVE AND SEX FROM AUTHOR OF DEEP WATER
A GHOSTWRITER IS HEARTBROKEN WHEN THE MAN SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH
DIES. UNTIL ONE DAY SHE SEES HIM ON THE STREET. ALIVE.
‘THRILLER FANS WILL EAGERLY AWAIT BAMFORD’S NEXT’ Publishers Weekly
After a chance meeting, struggling writer Maddy Wight is offered the opportunity of a lifetime: to finish the memoir of one of
the world’s most admired reclusive celebrity dermatologists, Dr Angela Reynolds. But there’s a catch. She has to move into
Dr Reynolds’ remote Scottish house for a month, and she won’t be allowed to communicate with the outside world.
On arrival nothing is as Maddy was told. Dr Reynolds is nowhere to be seen and instead she realises she’ll be living with a
stranger: Scott, the troubled co-director of Angela’s company, who refuses to talk to her. But as Maddy writes, the two
become close. They share dinners and walks across the moorlands, talking for hours. Gradually each begins to share
secrets, but their time is cut short when the book deadline is moved forward.
Back in London, at the book launch, Angela receives a call: Scott is dead. Alleged suicide. Devastated and heartbroken,
Maddy becomes obsessed with the idea that he was murdered…
And then she sees him, Scott. But it can’t be Scott and she’s knows it’s not Scott, but her grief is all consuming and a new
obsession emerges…
UK publication: Spring / Summer 2024 US publication: Spring / Summer 2024
311 typescript pages
Praise for Emma Bamford:
'Powered by a subtle, ominous tension. I loved this book’ Lee Child
‘Sinisterly unsettling’ Heat
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Suzanne Baboneau)
NORTH AMERICAN: Scout Press/S&S US (Alison Callahan)
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David)
Options in CZECH and RUSSIAN
Emma Bamford is an author and journalist. She spent several years sailing among some of the world’s most beautiful
islands and wrote two travel memoirs about her experiences, CASTING OFF and UNTIE THE LINES. A graduate of the
University of East Anglia’s Prose Fiction MA, she lives in the UK. Her début novel, DEEP WATER, was acquired in a
seven-figure pre-empt in North America. She is currently working on her next thriller. Previous title:
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L.V. Matthews
SILENT WATERS
POWERFUL THIRD NOVEL ABOUT FAMILY, SECRETS AND
MURDER FROM RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK AUTHOR
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AN OLD FRIEND THROWS POLICE DIVER JEN INTO
TURMOIL WHEN SHE FINDS OUT HER BROTHER LIED ABOUT WHERE HE WAS
THAT NIGHT
‘PLUNGES YOU TO THE COLD DEPTHS OF ITS CHARACTERS’ SECRETS AND
LIES BEFORE THERE’S ANY CHANCE OF REDEMPTION. A THRILLINGLY
MURKY TALE OF TAINTED LOVE AND BETRAYAL’ Janice Hallett
At 5am one summer's morning, police diver Jen Harper wakes to find herself submerged in the silt of a river with no
memory of how she got there.
Forty-eight hours later, she's called to dive in the same river in search of a missing woman, Claudia Franklin. But for Jen,
this is no ordinary job. Her and Claudia's families were entangled for decades – there is unresolved resentment between
them, unspoken secrets.
Jen hasn't seen Claudia for twelve years now. Or has she?
UK publication: 6th July 2023
416 pages
Praise for SILENT WATERS:
‘Chilling, atmospheric and expertly plotted. A wonderfully intriguing mystery and a definite must-read!’ Karen Hamilton
'L.V. Matthews has done it again with a truly dark and complex thriller that will have you gasping for breath' Sophie Flynn
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Welbeck (Caroline Hogg)
AUDIO: WF Howes
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Option in CZECH
L.V. Matthews was born in rural Essex and now lives in Hampshire with her family. Before pursuing a career in writing,
she worked both in domestic and international sales for major UK publishing houses. She is currently writing her fourth
novel.
Previous titles:
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Sophie White
WHERE I END
ATMOSPHERIC AND COMPULSIVELY DARK NOVELLA FROM NO.2
IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER
ON A REMOTE IRISH ISLAND, THREE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN ARE BOUND
BY THE LOVE - OR LACK OF - THAT CONSUMES THEM
‘WHERE I END IS A BEAUTIFUL, STRANGE THING; HAUNTING, UNSETTLING,
AND EERIE. IT IS BOTH A COMPLETELY ORIGINAL EXPLORATION OF
MOTHERHOOD AND A SHOCKING HORROR STORY. I LOVED IT’ Louise O'Neill
‘THE FINEST IRISH HORROR NOVEL OF THE 21ST CENTURY. DEEPLY CREEPY
AND COMPELLING’ John Connolly
My mother. At night, my mother creaks. The house creaks along with her. Through our thin shared wall, I can hear the
makings of my mother gurgle through her body just like the water in the walls of the house...
Teenage Aoileann has never left the island. Her silent, bed-bound mother is a wreckage, the survivor of a private disaster
no one will speak about. Aoileann desperately wants a family, and when Sarah and her newborn baby move to the island,
Aoileann finds a focus for her relentless love.
A horror story about being bound by the blood knot of family, Ringu meets Ian McEwan's Enduring Love in Sophie
White's thrilling horror debut.
UK publication: 13th October 2022
232 pages
Praise for WHERE I END:
‘Brilliantly tense and effortlessly poetic’ Donal Ryan
‘Disturbing, brutal, chilling, this book truly is a horror. It's also Sophie White's best book yet’ Doireann Ní Ghríofa
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons)
IRELAND AND UK & COMMONWEALTH: Tramp Press (Sarah Davis-Goff)
ARABIC: Logha Publishing
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option
Sophie White is a novelist, essayist and podcaster from Dublin. She also holds a First-Class Honours degree in
Sculpture from NCAD. She is the author of seven books and she is currently the Arts Council Writer in Residence in
DCU. She is an Irish Times bestselling author, and her fifth book, the bestselling memoir CORPSING was shortlisted for
an Irish Book Award and the Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction. Sophie writes a weekly column ‘Nobody Tells You’ for the
Sunday Independent LIFE magazine and her journalism has been nominated for numerous media awards. TV
adaptations of her first two books are in development and she co-hosts the chart-topping comedy podcasts, Mother of
Pod and The Creep Dive. Her new fiction title, MY HOT FRIEND, can be found on p.68.
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‘DARK, DARING AND
IRRESISTIBLE. B.A. PARIS
TAKES A CLEVER, SINISTER
SURVIVAL STORY AND
FURTHER ELEVATES IT WITH
HER TRADEMARK STYLE AND
HEART. TRULY IMPOSSIBLE TO
PUT DOWN’
Chris Whitaker
B.A. Paris
MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
RIGHTS SOLD IN 42 LANGUAGES
TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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B.A. Paris
THE GUEST
SEVENTH CAPTIVATING STANDALONE PSYCHOLOGICAL
THRILLER FROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON
OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD; RIGHTS SOLD IN 42 LANGUAGES;
NO.5 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.9 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘THE KIND OF BOOK YOU DEVOUR IN ONE SITTING’ Independent
Iris and Gabriel have just got home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their dearest friends,
Laure, is in their house - sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris' clothes, even rearranging the furniture. She has walked out on
her husband - and their good friend - Pierre over his confession of an affair.
Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive. But as Laure's mood becomes more unpredictable, her presence begins to unravel
secrets in all their pasts - until things reach breaking point ...
UK hardback publication: 4th January 2024 US hardback publication: 20th February 2024 www.baparis.com
352 pages
Praise for B.A. Paris:
‘We’re in a new Golden Age of suspense writing because of amazing book like this, and I for one am loving it’ Lee Child
‘B.A. Paris is the queen of psychological thrillers and her latest does not disappoint’ My Weekly
‘Made me stay up way beyond my bedtime! B.A. Paris has a knack for getting into your head’ Jane Corry
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Hodder (Jo Dickinson)
NORTH AMERICAN: St Martin’s Press (Catherine Richards)
AUDIO (US): St Martin’s Press
POLISH: Albatros
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Options in ARABIC; CZECH; DANISH; DUTCH; ESTONIAN; FRENCH; GREEK; ITALIAN; KOREAN; LITHUANIAN;
SINHALESE; SWEDISH; TURKISH
B.A. Paris is the internationally bestselling author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, THE BREAKDOWN, BRING ME BACK,
THE DILEMMA, THE THERAPIST, and THE PRISONER. She worked in finance and as a teacher before beginning her
writing career. She lives in Surrey with her husband.
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K.L. Slater
The Queen of Suspense
OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE
‘I ABSOLUTELY FLEW
TOWARDS THE TENSE,
SECRET-FILLED
CLIMAX. I AM ALREADY
AWAITING THE NEXT
ONE WITH IMPATIENT
ANTICIPATION’
Angela Marsons
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K.L. SLATER
THE BEDROOM WINDOW
NEW HEART-RACING THRILLER FROM QUEEN OF SUSPENSE AS
A MOTHER GRAPPLES BETWEEN TRUTH AND HER SON’S SAFETY
OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD; NO.1 AUDIBLE AND KINDLE BESTSELLER;
RIGHTS SOLD IN 11 LANGUAGES
THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO CHILDREN. SO WHO DID I SEE AT THE WINDOW?
‘ANOTHER MASTERPIECE… I LOVED IT!’ Worcester Review
My darling little boy Albie adores playing at our new neighbours’ house. And after the terrible year we’ve had, I feel so
lucky that we can start over in this perfect place, with new friends who treat Albie like the son they never had. He can’t
stop talking about the tree house they’re building him, and the cookies they bake together.
But as time passes, something starts to feel wrong. Why don’t they ever open the front door more than a crack? They told
me they had no children so who does the small pink tricycle I saw in their hall belong to? And why can I hear a lullaby
drifting across the garden when I’m tucking my own boy into bed?
Then, one night, I see a small shadowy figure in their bedroom window…
I thought I’d learned my lesson about trusting the wrong people, but now I’m forced to wonder what this perfect couple are
hiding.
And if I try to save that little helpless figure in the window, will I do what I’ve always feared most, and put my beautiful
boy’s life in danger…?
UK publication: 19th May 2023 www.klslaterauthor.com
237 pages
Praise for K.L. Slater:
‘If you have ever read a KL Slater book, you know you are in for a bumpy ride of twists and turns’ Woman’s Own
‘She’s whipped up another winner in my book… an exciting adventure I really hated to put down come bedtime’
Books by Monnie
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
WORLD ENGLISH: Bookouture (Lydia Vassar-Smith)
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Options in CHINESE (COMP.); DUTCH; ESTONIAN; FRENCH; RUSSIAN
K.L. Slater is the number one bestselling author of nineteen psychological crime thrillers. She has sold over two million
copies of her books worldwide. She has also written four Carnegie-nominated Young Adult novels as Kim Slater for
Macmillan Children’s Books. Kim has an MA in Creative Writing and lives with her husband in a small Nottinghamshire
village, UK.
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Egan Hughes
THE FOUNDATION
PACY SUSPENSE THRILLER SET IN A WELLNESS AND
SELF-HELP RETREAT
YOUR PLACE IS RESERVED AT ‘THE KEY TO ATTRACTING YOUR BEST LIFE’.
THE FOUNDATION LOOKS FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU.
PERFECT FOR FANS OF CLAIRE DOUGLAS AND NINE PERFECT STRANGERS
‘ADDICTIVE, I WAS GRIPPED FROM THE OPENING CHAPTER’ Jo Spain
About to go broke and lose her home, Addie has a last stroke of luck.
Addie wins a place on a Law of Attraction retreat teaching that positive thinking brings positive results. Just what she
needs.
The rule: be positive.
The law: attraction.
Addie is ready for utter bliss and to manifest her best life. But someone’s breaking rules.
Do any other laws apply at The Foundation?
UK publication: On submission
TBC pages
Praise for Egan Hughes:
'Twisty and terrifying, [it] will keep you guessing until the end' B.A. Paris
'Utterly addictive' Crime Monthly
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: On submission
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Egan Hughes lives on the south coast of England. An early version of her first novel, THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY was
shortlisted for the First Novel Prize, and the most recent Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller Competition. She is
now based on the South Coast of England and works in marketing as a freelance copyeditor.
Previous titles:
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Anna-Lou Weatherley
THE LIE IN OUR MARRIAGE
GRIPPING, TENSE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM
AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST
AT MAGGIE AND LEN’S 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PARTY, A YOUNG
WOMAN'S BODY IS PULLED FROM THE RIVER. WHO IS SHE? AND IS LEN
HIDING A TERRIFYING SECRET?
OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD ACROSS ALL TITLES; TOP 10 EBOOK
BESTSELLER; NO.1 AUSTRALIAN KINDLE BESTSELLER; NO.8 US KINDLE
BESTSELLER
Slipping upstairs to find the special gift she’s made for her adoring husband, Maggie stumbles across something else
hidden amongst the dusty boxes of once-loved toys and family keepsakes…
A silky pink scarf printed with tiny black skeletons that doesn’t belong to her. She holds it up to her face, breathes in
the sweet sickly perfume, it’s scent familiar, and tendrils of fear snake through her body. The scarf is stained with
splashes of blood.
But as Maggie hurries to re-join the party and pours herself a glass of champagne to toast the man she’s enjoyed
decades of happy marriage with, she catches a news flash of the local girl’s murder. She stares at the girl with the
beautiful face, long ice-blonde hair and, draped loosely around her neck, Maggie recognises it instantly.
She’s wearing the scarf.
UK publication: 18th January 2023
320 pages
Praise for Anna-Lou Weatherley:
‘Unputdownable… will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end’ 5* NetGalley reviewer
‘Mind blowing… a must read’ 5* Goodreads reviewer
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson)
WORLD ENGLISH: Bookouture (Jennifer Hunt)
AUDIO: Audible
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Anna-Lou Weatherley began her award-winning career in women’s journalism, becoming the editor of two national
titles and contributing to a host of magazines and newspapers before writing novels full-time. She lives in London with
her partner, her two sons and her beloved dachshund, Iggy. She is currently writing her next novel.
Previous title:
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Sandie Jones
THE TRADE OFF
SIXTH IMMERSIVE THRILLER SET IN THE MIDST OF THE
LONDON TABLOID JOURNALISM SCENE
WOULD YOU PRINT A LIE ACROSS A FRONT PAGE? WHAT PRICE WOULD YOU
PAY TO UNCOVER THE TRUTH IF SOMEONE WOULD KILL TO BURY IT?
OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD; RIGHTS SOLD IN 15 LANGUAGES; NEW
YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR; NO.2 BARNES & NOBLE BESTSELLER
‘SANDIE JONES IS THE QUEEN OF THE TWISTY THRILLER’ Sarah Pearse
For Stella, deputy editor of The Globe, the choice has always been clear. It doesn’t matter how low she has to stoop –
getting the best story is what she’s built her reputation on.
For Jess, The Globe’s rookie reporter, the story stops when the truth does. But she knows that the dirty tricks of the
tabloids will be hard to overturn.
And when a celebrity is hounded by The Globe and pays the ultimate price, Jess wonders just how much Stella and the
paper are responsible. Determined to show the world what the tabloid is capable of, Jess will do whatever it takes to
uncover the truth, but she needs to watch her back, because someone else is prepared to kill to bury it.
Everyone has a price. What’s hers?
UK publication: 17th August 2023 US publication: 15th August 2023
336 pages
Praise for Sandie Jones:
‘Another pulse-pounding thriller’ Library Journal
‘A tense, absorbing and unpredictable thriller’ T.M. Logan
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Pan Macmillan (Vicki Mellor)
NORTH AMERICAN: St Martin’s Press (Catherine Richards)
AUDIO: Pan Macmillan
Options in CROATIAN; CZECH; ESTONIAN; FRENCH; HUNGARIAN; ITALIAN; MACEDONIAN; NORWEGIAN;
POLISH; PORTUGUESE; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL); RUSSIAN; SERBIAN; SINHALESE; TURKISH
Sandie Jones is the author of the bestselling THE OTHER WOMAN, THE FIRST MISTAKE, THE HALF SISTER, THE
GUILT TRIP, and THE BLAME GAME. A freelance journalist, she has contributed to national newspapers and magazines
for over 20 years, interviewing stars of the stage and screen. Her sixth novel, THE TRADE OFF, is set in that world,
giving it chilling authenticity and depth. Sandie lives in London with her husband and three children. Previous titles:
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Phoebe Morgan
THE TRIP
TENSE NEW THRILLER SET IN PARADISE FROM THE
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BABYSITTER AND THE WILD GIRLS
FOR FOUR FRIENDS, A HOLIDAY TO THAILAND IS THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME.
THAT IS UNTIL A STRANGER INFILTRATES THEIR GROUP...
SALES APPROACHING 250,000 COPIES ACROSS ALL TITLES; TRANSLATED
INTO 10 LANGUAGES
‘A SUPERBLY EXECUTED TALE WITH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TENSION
AND INTRIGUE’ Sun
Four friends go on the holiday of a lifetime to Thailand. Until a stranger, who calls himself Caleb, infiltrates their group.
Four friends who’d do anything for each other. Until the stranger is found dead.
Four friends who know how to keep a secret. But for how long?
Only one of them killed Caleb.
But all four are guilty of something…
UK publication: 18th July 2024 www.phoebemorganauthor.com
400 pages
Praise for Phoebe Morgan:
‘Superb… toxic, sinister and mysterious – this nail-biter is sure to keep you guessing’ Woman’s Own
‘Properly tense and full of surprises’ Harriet Tyce
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ (Kate Mills)
NORTH AMERICAN: Under option (William Morrow, Emily Krump)
AUDIO: HQ
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Options in CZECH; DUTCH; ITALIAN; MACEDONIAN; POLISH; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL)
Phoebe Morgan is an author and publisher at a London-based publishing house. Morgan was co-chair of The Society of
Young Publishers and won the London Book Fair Trailblazer Award 2018. Born in Suffolk, she studied English at Leeds
University and is now based in London. She is currently writing her next thriller.
Previous titles:
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49
50
Sara Bragg
THE MAN I LOVED BEFORE
SWEEPING BOOK CLUB DÉBUT ABOUT LOVE, TRAUMA AND
HOW A SINGLE MOMENT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
AFTER YEARS OF SILENCE, TESS REUNITES WITH HER OLD FRIENDS AND
FIRST LOVE, DAMON, AS LONG-BURIED MEMORIES BEGIN TO RESURFACE…
FOR FANS OF THE RICHNESS AND DEPTH OF THE PAPER PALACE AND THE
HEART OF LOVE AND OTHER WORDS
Twenty years after her last visit, Tess returns to the beautiful island of Paxos in order to celebrate her best friends’ vow
renewal. She hasn’t seen them since she fled the UK for Australia all those years ago, and they have never met her
children or her husband, Luke.
The sweeping ocean views, the chirruping crickets, and the hot Greek sun evoke long-buried memories and secrets for
Tess: ones she has spent years suppressing. Amongst them is Damon, her first and most passionate love; and Caleb,
the catalyst for change that she has tried to forget.
As their week in paradise draws to a close and the vow renewal approaches, Tess’ past collides with her present with
catastrophic consequences and she is left with an impossible choice.
UK publication: On submission
415 typescript pages
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: On submission
NORTH AMERICAN: On submission
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Sara Bragg started her career with a decade in publishing before she shifted to writing fiction. She currently lives on
Australia’s Gold Coast where she writes and designs beautiful websites for authors. If she's not at her desk, you'll usually
find her at a café with her laptop and an iced coffee, or on the beach with a good book. She lives with her husband and
two small children. She’s counting down the days until a King Charles Cavalier joins the family.
DÉBUT
BOOK CLUB
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Ally Zetterberg
THE HAPPINESS BLUEPRINT
FEEL-GOOD CONTEMPORARY LOVE STORY WITH HEART, SET IN
A STRUGGLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN MALMÖ, SWEDEN
KLARA RELIES ON GOOGLE FOR EVERYTHING. BUT IT CAN’T HELP HER
NAVIGATE HER GROWING, AND CONFUSING, FEELINGS FOR ALEX
FOR FANS OF THE DEPTH OF BETH O’LEARY’S THE FLATSHARE AND THE
HEART OF HELEN HOANG’S THE KISS QUOTIENT
Socially awkward Klara uses Google to navigate the world and the people in it. When her dad falls ill, she is forced to
return home to Sweden to run his construction company.
Alex is a local carpenter still reeling from the loss of a loved one. His therapist encourages him to set three tasks a day in
his iPhone calendar and, whilst completing the task “Find Job”, he crosses paths with Klara.
With managing her diabetes in a new country and dealing with the attitude some of the staff have towards their young
female boss, things threaten to get on top of Klara. So after several missed meetings and insulin mishaps, Klara and Alex
agree to sync their calendars. But when Outlook entries quickly turn flirty, Klara doesn’t know what to make of it all.
Borrowed wedding rings, the search for a missing witness, an autism diagnosis and the return of an ex all add to the
confusion until they are finally faced with the truth about themselves and their feelings.
Will Klara and Alex overcome their mixed messaging and finally sync up?
UK publication: On submission US publication: Spring 2024
289 typescript pages
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: On submission
NORTH AMERICAN: Mira / HarperCollins US (Meredith Clark)
GERMAN: Rowohlt Verlag
POLISH: Wydawnictwo Albatros
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Ally Zetterberg is a British-Swedish writer. She spent ten years working internationally as a fashion model before
becoming a full-time mum. She is passionate about writing relatable neurodivergent characters and representing those
living with medical conditions in commercial fiction. She speaks four languages (English, Swedish, German and French)
and spends her days doing her best to not get them mixed up. She is currently writing her second Scandi book-club
rom-com.
DÉBUT
BOOK CLUB / POPULAR FICTION
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Emma Steele
THE PLACES BETWEEN
ELEVATED LOVE STORY OF ADVENTURE, HOPE AND TRAGEDY
ROBBIE AND JENN HAVE RECONCILED – THIS TIME IT’S FOREVER. BUT
FOREVER MIGHT NOT BE AS LONG AS THEY THINK…
GERMAN RIGHTS SOLD IN A SIX FIGURE PRE-EMPT IN A TWO-BOOK DEAL; TV
RIGHTS UNDER OPTION WITH AMAZON GERMANY
FOR FANS OF THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE AND THE FREQUENCY OF US
Robbie and Jenn are meant to be. They’ve reconciled after eight months apart and both know that, this time, it’s forever.
But forever might not be as long as they think.
As a truck hurtles towards their car on their way home, Robbie is thrown into Jenn’s past and he finds himself a spectator
in the most important moments of her life. He may find more than he bargained for…
Can Robbie right the wrongs in their past? Can he get to the bottom of what drove Jenn away eight months ago? Most
importantly, can he change their present in order to save their future?
UK publication: TBC 2024
426 pages
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Welbeck
AUDIO: Bolinda Publishing
CZECH: Euromedia
GERMAN: Droemer
ROMANIAN: Bookzone
RUSSIAN: Alpina
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Amazon Germany
Emma Steele is an Edinburgh-based solicitor and writer, who has always enjoyed big love stories and exciting thrillers. In
2020, she completed the selective Curtis Brown Creative novel-writing course and started working on THE PLACES
BETWEEN during this time. Emma has had a short story published in the online literary magazine, Savant-Garde, and
continues to attend Skriva Writing School in Edinburgh. When Emma’s not reading or writing, she spends time with her
husband, two kids and excitable puppy in and around Edinburgh. Emma is currently working on her second title,
WHILE I’M HERE: Thirty-year-old Maggie receives a life-changing heart transplant, but when she wakes up in a life she
doesn’t recognise, she realises she may have adopted more than just her donor’s heart.
DÉBUT
POPULAR FICTION
53
Donna Marchetti
HATE MAIL
WICKED, SMART, AND SEXY ROM-COM FROM DÉBUT AUTHOR
NAOMI AND LUCA ARE BEST PEN-EMIES. BUT THEY’VE NEVER MET. AFTER
TWO YEARS OF NO LETTERS, LUCA GETS BACK IN TOUCH. CAN NAOMI
RESIST THE TEMPTATION AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?
GERMAN RIGHTS SOLD IN A PRE-EMPT; BRAZILIAN RIGHTS SOLD AT
AUCTION
FOR FANS OF ALI HAZELWOOD AND NORA EPHRON’S YOU’VE GOT MAIL FOR
THE TIK TOK GENERATION
It might be a stretch to say Naomi and Luca have been pen-pals since fifth grade but in fact, between their creative verbal
sparring, there’s been little room for hugs and kisses.
However, what starts out as a snail-mail rivalry turns into an unexpected friendship, mapping coastlines and decades.
That is, until the letters suddenly stop.
Now in her late-twenties, it’s been two years since Naomi last heard from Luca. Two years since the letter that changed
everything.
But when, one day, a new letter turns up out of the blue at her desk at the local news station, Naomi is determined not to
let Luca have the final word. The only catch, there’s no return address.
Naomi embarks on a campaign to track Luca down, but as she gets closer to uncovering the truth, she must ask herself
whether there’s something more behind their letters, and whether she’s brave enough to meet the man behind the words.
UK publication: On submission
336 typescript pages
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Rebeka Finch)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: On submission
NORTH AMERICAN: On submission
GERMAN: Aufbau Verlag
POLISH: Wydawnictwo Albatros
PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Faro Editorial
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Donna Marchetti spent her childhood moving around a lot - from Florida, to Chile, to Arizona - before finally settling
down in Upstate New York. By day, she works as an accounting assistant, and the rest of her time is spent writing and
dreaming up new book ideas. When she's not writing, she can be found hiking with her three dogs or competing in agility
with her dalmatian on the weekends. She is currently working on her next commercial rom-com.
DÉBUT
POPULAR FICTION
54
Kate Galloway
WILD SWIMMING
UPLIFTING, ESCAPIST AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING STORY OF
SELF-DISCOVERY, SET IN THE BEAUTIFUL HIGHLANDS OF
SCOTLAND
ON A LIFE-CHANGING ‘MYSTERY’ HOLIDAY, FLIC DISCOVERS THAT THE
ITINERARY OF HIKING, SKINNY-DIPPING AND CLIFF-JUMPING ARE LESS
SCARY THAN CONFRONTING HER PAST
GERMAN RIGHTS SOLD IN PRE-EMPT
FOR FANS OF THE SUMMER JOB AND LIBBY PAGE
Flic is turning thirty-five and, like every year, is keen to avoid a big celebration with family and friends. Running out of
excuses, she decides to book herself onto a wellbeing trek in a secret holiday destination; a decision she regrets when
she realises the scale of the challenge she’s signed herself up for and the location of the trip. Destination: Highlands and
Islands, Scotland.
Not one to give up at the first hurdle, Flic sets off on the trek with a group of strangers. As she tackles tent-building, wild
toileting, and foraging, she also realises that she must re-learn how to build relationships and open up to others if she
wants to truly be happy.
But as her birthday approaches, the memories it evokes come crashing down and Flic finds her past lurking in wait in the
wilds of Scotland.
UK publication: On submission
205 typescript pages
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: On submission
GERMAN: S. Fischer Verlag
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Kate Galloway is the best-selling author of uplifting, romantic fiction. Short-listed for the Romantic Novelists’ Association
award for New Writers, Kate started writing as a child and never stopped. With a degree and masters in psychology and
therapy, it’s the humanity of the characters that drive Kate’s plots. Kate lives in the beautiful county of Norfolk and loves
Irn-Bru and macarons. She can often be found with both, as she ferries her daughter back and forth to the local stables.
This is Kate’s début with Darley Anderson Agency.
DÉBUT
POPULAR FICTION
55
Honor Cargill-Martin
MESSALINA: A STORY OF EMPIRE,
SLANDER AND ADULTERY
SEX AND POLITICS, SLANDER AND MISOGYNY IN THE
JULIO-CLAUDIAN IMPERIAL COURT
A FRESH, MODERN TAKE ON MESSALINA THAT DEBUNKS RUMOURS AND
RECLAIMS THE IDENTITY OF THIS POWERFUL ROMAN EMPRESS
‘AN ELECTRIFYING TRUE STORY [WITH] A SENSATIONAL CAST OF
POWERFUL FEMALE PROTAGONISTS, BROUGHT TO LIFE BY THE NEXT STAR
OF NARRATIVE NON-FICTION’ Dan Jones
The story of Messalina – third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the
Roman world.
Nightly visits to a brothel and a 24-hour sex competition with a prostitute - these are just some of the stories told about
the Roman empress Messalina. These tales have defined the empress’ legacy but the real story is much more complex.
In this book, the classicist Honor Cargill-Martin reappraises one of the most slandered and underestimated female figures
in ancient history. Looking past the most salacious stories, we find a woman struggling to assert her position in the
overwhelmingly male world of Roman high politics - and succeeding. Intelligent, passionate, and ruthless when she
needed to be, Messalina’s story encapsulates the heyday of the Julio-Claudian dynasty with its cutthroat politics and
unparalleled luxuries.
Cargill-Martin sets out not to ‘salvage’ Messalina’s reputation, but to look at her life in the context of her time and to
reclaim the humanity of a life story previously defined by currents of high politics and patriarchy.
UK publication: 11th May 2023 US publication: 6th June 2023
352 pages
Praise for MESSALINA:
‘Brisk, fun and fascinating, this delicious début is the perfect marriage of scholarship and wit’ Suzannah Lipscomb
‘It left me longing for the surely-inevitable Netflix series’ Professor Andrew Roberts, author of The Storm of War
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Honor Cargill-Martin is an author, classicist, and art historian from London. She read Classical Archaeology and Ancient
History at Oxford, winning a scholarship and graduating with a first-class degree in 2019. She has masters degrees in
Greek and Roman history and Italian Renaissance Art. She is currently studying for a doctorate focusing on political sex
scandals in Ancient Rome at Christ Church College Oxford. She has published a number of children’s fiction titles.
MESSALINA is her first non-fiction title.
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Beth O’Leary
SOLD IN 35 LANGUAGES
GLOBAL SALES OVER TWO MILLION COPIES
TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER IN ALL TITLES
THE FLATSHARE TV SERIES WITH PARAMOUNT PLUS
THE SWITCH IN DEVELOPMENT WITH AMBLIN and RACHEL
BROSNAHAN TO STAR
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‘BETH WEAVES HER STORIES
TOGETHER WITH SUCH CHARM AND
GRACE, I COULDN’T HELP BUT FALL IN
LOVE’
Lindsey Kelk
‘PERFECT ESCAPISM’
Lucy Diamond
‘MANY WRITERS MAKE YOU FEEL
GOOD, BUT O’LEARY ALSO MAKES YOU
THINK’
Gillian McAllister
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Beth O’Leary
THE WAKE-UP CALL
FIFTH NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING
AUTHOR OF THE FLATSHARE
TWO SWORN ENEMIES. ONE FAILING HOTEL. LOVE IS THE LAST THING THEY
NEED…
TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; GLOBAL SALES OF THE FLATSHARE
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES; RIGHTS SOLD IN 35 LANGUAGES
‘AN UTTERLY DELICIOUS READ. AMAZING CHEMISTRY, CHARACTERS TO
FALL IN LOVE WITH, AND ALL THAT BETH O'LEARY MAGIC. IRRESISTIBLE’
Louise O’Neill
It's the busiest time of the year, and Forest Manor Hotel is quite literally falling apart. So when sworn enemies Izzy and
Lucas are given the same shift on the hotel's front desk, they have no choice but to put their differences aside.
The hotel won't stay afloat without some sort of miracle. But when Izzy returns a guest's lost wedding ring, the reward
convinces management this might fix everything. With four rings still sitting in lost property, the race is on for Izzy and
Lucas to save their beloved hotel - and their jobs.
As their bitter rivalry turns into something much more complicated, Izzy and Lucas begin to wonder if there's more at
stake here than the hotel's future. Can the two of them make it through the season with their hearts intact?
UK publication: 26th September 2023 US publication: 26th September 2023 www.betholearyauthor.com
416 pages
Praise for Beth O’Leary:
‘This is a knockout’ Publishers Weekly, starred review
‘Beth O’Leary crafts novels with such wit, heart and truth’ Sophie Kinsella
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Beth O’Leary is a Sunday Times bestselling author whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages.
Her début, THE FLATSHARE, sold over a million copies and is now a major TV series. Her subsequent novels, THE
SWITCH, THE ROAD TRIP and THE NO-SHOW, were all instant bestsellers and THE SWITCH has been optioned by
Amblin Partners, Steven Spielberg's production company. Beth writes her books in the Hampshire countryside with a very
badly behaved Golden Retriever for company. If she's not at her desk, you'll usually find her curled up somewhere with a
book, a cup of tea and several wooly jumpers (whatever the weather). She is currently writing her sixth novel, THE
LIFELINE.
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Sophie Cousens
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
RIGHTS SOLD IN 18 LANGUAGES
‘I AM THE BIGGEST FAN OF SOPHIE COUSENS! SHE ALWAYS
DELIVERS A TRUE, LAUGH-OUT-LOUD, ROM-COM WITH A TON OF DEPTH’
Lizzy Dent
‘A TOTAL PAGE-TURNER - WITH AN
ENDEARING PROTAGONIST AND PACKED WITH HUMOUR AND
WARMTH, BEFORE I DO IS A DAZZLING ROMANCE. THIS BOOK IS DEFINITELY
'THE ONE'!’
Beth Reekles
For translation rights queries for THIS TIME NEXT YEAR and JUST HAVEN’T MET YOU YET, please get in touch
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Sophie Cousens
THE GOOD PART
FOURTH ROM-COM WITH A SPECULATIVE TWIST FROM NEW
YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THIS TIME NEXT YEAR
A DOWNTRODDEN 26-YEAR-OLD WAKES UP TO THE LIFE SHE’S ALWAYS
WANTED, BUT IS IT REALLY A DREAM COME TRUE?
'ROMANTIC, WISE AND LOVELY' Marian Keyes
At twenty-six, Lucy Young is tired. Tired of fetching coffees for senior TV producers, tired of going on disastrous dates,
and definitely tired of living in a damp flat share with flatmates who never buy toilet roll. She could quit her job for a better
living, but she’s not ready to give up on her dreams. Not just yet. After another diabolical date lands her in a sudden
storm and no money for the bus fare, Lucy finds herself seeking shelter in a tiny shop, where she stumbles upon a
curious wishing machine. Pushing her last coin into the slot, Lucy closes her eyes and wishes with everything she’s got:
Please, let me skip to the good part of my life.
When she wakes the next morning to a handsome man, a ring on her finger, a high-powered job, and storybook perfect
little boy and baby girl, Lucy can’t believe this is real - especially when she looks in the mirror, and staring back is her own
forty-something face. Has she really skipped ahead to the future she’s always wanted, or has she simply forgotten a huge
chunk of her life? And as Lucy begins to embrace this new life and new relationships, she’ll have to ask herself: Can she
go back, and if so, does she want to?
UK publication: 5th October 2023 US publication: 7th November 2023 www.sophiecousens.com
320 pages
Praise for Sophie Cousens:
‘Cousens charms with this witty and emotionally rich story. This is sure to charm’ Publishers Weekly
‘Utterly charming, clever, and truthfully romantic. Sophie Cousens' books always surprise and delight’ Lauren Ho
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UK & COMMONWEALTH: Hodder (Kim Atkins)
NORTH AMERICAN: Putnam / Penguin Random House (Kate Dresser)
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Sophie Cousens started her career in television, where she produced, among other things, The Graham Norton Show,
Big Brother, Ant and Dec and Russell Howard's Good News. Sophie currently lives in Jersey where she now writes full
time. She lives with her husband and has two small children who keep her occupied. She yearns for a time when she will
be able to add a miniature dachshund to the party. She is also a screenwriter and has adapted THIS TIME NEXT YEAR,
for which filming begins Spring 2023. She is currently writing her fifth novel.
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Phaedra Patrick
USA TODAY BESTSELLER
SOLD IN 25 LANGUAGES
OVER 750,000 COPIES SOLD
‘THE PERFECT BOOK IF
YOU NEED A LIFT, OR TO
FEEL BETTER ABOUT THE
WORLD.
COMPLETELY LOVELY’
Clare Pooley
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Phaedra Patrick
THE LITTLE ITALIAN HOTEL
THE SIXTH SUNNY, TENDER AND UPLIFTING NOVEL
FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
WHEN A RELATIONSHIP EXPERT’S OWN MARRIAGE FALLS APART, SHE
INVITES FOUR STRANGERS FOR AN ITALIAN HOLIDAY OF HEALING AND
SECOND CHANCES
‘THE QUEEN OF FEEL-GOOD FICTION’ Clare Pooley
Ginny Splinter, acclaimed radio host and advice expert, prides herself on knowing what’s best for others. So she’s sure
her husband, Adrian, will love the special trip to Italy she’s planned for their thirtieth wedding anniversary. But when Ginny
presents the gift to Adrian, he surprises her with his own very different plan - a divorce.
Beside herself with heartache, Ginny impulsively invites four heartbroken listeners to join her in Italy instead while live on
air. From hiking the hills of Bologna to riding a gondola in Venice to sharing stories around the dining table of the little
Italian hotel, Ginny and her newfound company embark on a vacation of healing.
However, when Adrian starts to rethink their relationship, Ginny must decide whether to commit to her marriage or start
afresh, alone. And an unexpected stranger may hold the key to a very different future…
UK publication: 20th July 2023 US publication: 6th June 2023 www.phaedra-patrick.com
400 pages
Praise for Phaedra Patrick:
‘Whenever I need my faith in humanity restored (which, let's face it: lately is often), I pick up a Phaedra Patrick book’
Colleen Oakley
‘Fans of lively fiction will be instantly drawn into the world Patrick creates with her signature charming, breezy style’
Booklist
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Phaedra Patrick studied art and marketing and has worked as a stained glass artist, film festival organiser and
communications manager. An award-winning short story writer, she lives in Saddleworth with her husband and son. She
is currently writing her seventh novel.
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FEEL-GOOD FICTION
Hazel Prior
GLOBAL SALES OVER 250,000 COPIES
SOLD IN 18 LANGUAGES
RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK
‘PRIOR’S LYRICISM FEELS LIKE A WARM SONG’
Washington Post
‘A GLORIOUS, LIFE-AFFIRMING STORY. I READ IT IN A DAY’
Clare Mackintosh
‘FUNNY, BITTERSWEET AND WHOLLY ORIGINAL’
Daily Express
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Hazel Prior
LIFE AND OTTER MIRACLES
THE GORGEOUS NEW FEEL-GOOD NOVEL FROM NO.1
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF AWAY WITH THE PENGUINS
A QUARTER OF A MILLION COPIES SOLD; BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK
2020; RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 2020; SOLD IN 18 LANGUAGES
WITH THE HELP OF NEW FRIENDS AND SOME VERY CUTE OTTERS, CAN
PHOEBE FIND THE COURAGE TO STEP BACK INTO THE WORLD?
‘SO BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN BY A BORN STORYTELLER’ Lorraine Kelly
Nineteen-year-old Phoebe and her courier father Al have recently moved to Devon to a small cottage with a river at the
end of the garden.
Struggling with her health, Phoebe doesn't go out much these days. Instead, she spends her time playing detective -
trying to deduce from her father's deliveries what kinds of lives her neighbours lead.
When Phoebe finds an abandoned baby otter by the river, it's just the push she needs to finally step into her new
community. Taking the otter to the local sanctuary, she feels a joy that she has not felt in a very long time. But she soon
starts to suspect that something is amiss at the local sanctuary - and she will need to put her detective skills to good use
if she wants to save the otters.
UK publication: 14th September 2023
400 pages
Praise for Hazel Prior:
‘This adorable tale will put a smile on your face’ Good Housekeeping
‘So many readers are set to fall in love with this charming story’ Prima
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Transworld (Francesca Best)
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Hazel Prior was born in Oxford but has lived in many places including the Welsh borders, Scotland, Southwest England
and Italy. Her jobs have included harp-playing, teaching English as a foreign language and acting. She has won nine
prizes in national writing competitions and has had a number of short stories published in literary magazines. Currently
working as a freelance harpist, Hazel lives on Exmoor with her husband and a huge ginger cat, and is working on her
next novel.
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Kerry Fisher
USA TODAY BESTSELLER
MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
12 TITLES
TOP 5 DIGITAL GLOBAL BESTSELLER
‘FISHER’S RESONANT
NOVEL IS FULL OF
EMOTIONAL DRAMA AND
DARK SECRETS…A
COMPULSIVELY
READABLE NOVEL ABOUT
FAMILY SKELETONS’
Publishers Weekly
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Kerry Fisher
THE ROME APARTMENT DUOLOGY
DUOLOGY OF LIFE-AFFIRMING AND UPLIFTING
NOVELS SET IN ROME FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR
OF THE SILENT WIFE
SEVENTY-FIVE YEAR OLD RONNIE RUNS A HOLIDAY RENTAL IN ROME. ONLY
“WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE” MAY STAY, AND ACCEPT HER CHALLENGE TO
REDISCOVER THEMSELVES, FIND JOY AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL
TWO WOMEN’S SEARCH FOR PEACE, ADVENTURE AND BEAUTY IN ROME
‘NO ONE WRITES COMPLEX, PAINFUL FAMILY LOVE LIKE KERRY FISHER.
REAL AND RAW BUT FUNNY TOO’ Iona Grey
THE ROME APARTMENT - Book One
As Beth drops her beloved only daughter off at college, holding back tears, she is clinging to the thought of the start of a
new chapter with her husband Joel. But that same day, Joel dropped a bombshell. He thinks their marriage is stale, and
wants a break; he says that Beth is no longer the same woman he fell in love with…
Desperate to get away, Beth spots an ad in a magazine for an apartment in Rome that is available for three months rental
only to ‘an English woman of a certain age’. Ronnie, the 75-year-old owner, challenges her guests to rediscover
themselves, find joy, and live life to the full – and there is no better place to do these things than in Rome, the most
beautiful city in the world. Ronnie sets Beth a list of tasks, forcing her to slow down and find beauty in every corner of the
city. But her final task is the most challenging of all: to go out on a date with an unsuitable man.
But handsome and adventurous musician Rico, unsuitable in almost every way, may turn out to be just what Beth needs.
With her break from Joel ending, can Beth risk embracing the new life of possibilities, even if it means losing everything?
SECRETS AT THE ROME APARTMENT - Book Two
75-year-old Ronnie has made it her mission to help women of a certain age rediscover themselves in the most beautiful
city in the world, like she did herself all those years ago. But Ronnie’s confident exterior hides heartbreak and closely-
held secrets. Why did she leave England all those years ago? How did a woman who helps others to fix their shattered
lives become estranged from her very own daughter, Nadia, who left Rome and moved to England to escape her?
As Ronnie welcomes her latest guest to the Rome apartment, Nadia appears unannounced on her doorstep – pregnant
and alone. Ronnie is desperate for a chance to put things right and to be part of her precious grandchild’s life, but in order
to fix her family, she will have to dig up secrets from her past that could risk destroying everything…
UK publication for both titles: 28th July 2023 www.kerryfisherauthor.com
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Kerry Fisher was born in Peterborough and studied French and Italian at Bath University. She studied Periodical
Journalism and started at Essentials Magazine in London. She now lives in Surrey with her husband, teenage children
and dog. Kerry also wrote TAKE MY HAND, the narrative non-fiction title written with her best friend Pat Sowa, about
their sons’ life threatening illnesses.
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Sally Page
THE BOOK OF BEGINNINGS
THE SECOND BOOK FROM GRASSROOTS SMASH-HIT AUTHOR
OF BESTSELLER THE KEEPER OF STORIES
NO.8 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.1 AMAZON BESTSELLER; NO.1
KINDLE BESTSELLER; SALES APPROACHING 400,000 COPIES; SPENT OVER
20 WEEKS ON AMAZON’S TOP 20 MOST SOLD LIST; SOLD IN 25 LANGUAGES;
SPENT OVER 40 WEEKS IN THE NIELSEN CHART
‘ABSOLUTELY SPELLBINDING…WARM-HEARTED, THOUGHTFUL, FUNNY AND
YET DEEPLY POIGNANT’ Celia Anderson
Jo Sorsby knows she is hiding from her past when she agrees to look after her uncle’s stationery shop. Spending her
days glimpsing the lives of her customers as they experiment with what’s on offer is a welcome distraction from the life
she has left behind.
Yet far from home, Jo feels adrift… But when she meets Ruth, a vicar running from a secret, and Malcolm, a septuage
narian struggling to write his first book, she realises that she isn’t alone.
It’s the beginning of a friendship that can transform Jo’s life… if only she can let them in.
UK publication: 14th September 2023
384 pages
Praise for Sally Page:
‘Moving and funny, this debut novel is a perfect read for romantics and sentimentalists of all stripes’ Booklist
‘Beautiful, emotional and heartfelt with a cornucopia of characters you’ll love spending time with’ Phaedra Patrick
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Sally Page studied history at university before moving to London to work in advertising. In her spare time, she studied
floristry at night school and eventually opened her own flower shop. Sally came to appreciate that flower shops offer a
unique window into people’s stories and she began to photograph and write about this floral life in a series of non-fiction
books. Her début novel, THE KEEPER OF STORIES, was a Sunday Times bestseller and a novel that combined her
love of history and writing with her abiding interest in people’s stories. Sally now lives in Dorset and has two daughters.
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Jo Platt
THE EX NEXT DOOR
UTTERLY CHARMING AND HILARIOUS NEW NOVEL ABOUT
SECOND CHANCES AND NEAR MISSES FROM THE AUTHOR OF
READING UPSIDE DOWN
AFTER A PIPE BURSTS IN HER FLAT, ESME HAPPILY RELOCATES TO A
PERFECT LITTLE COTTAGE. THAT IS UNTIL HER EX MOVES IN NEXT DOOR…
FOR FANS OF MHAIRI MCFARLANE AND JENNY COLGAN
Thank you, n(ex)t.
After burst pipes destroy Esme's flat, she temporarily relocates to a delightful and cosy cottage in a village on the edge of
town. The move brings her closer to the art gallery she co-owns with her friend and business partner David, so she
couldn't be happier.
Until Elliot - an ex whom she hasn’t seen or spoken to for years - moves in next door, along with his perfect new
girlfriend, Morgan.
When Elliot and Esme decide to keep their former relationship a secret from those around them, their subterfuge sets off
a chain of events which not only forces Esme to re-evaluate her past relationship with Elliot, but also puts her friendship
with David under the microscope.
UK publication: 26th January 2023
336 pages
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Canelo (Emily Bedford)
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Jo Platt was born in Liverpool in 1968 and, via the extremely winding route of rural Wiltshire, London, Seattle and St
Albans, she is now happily settled in Bristol with her husband and two daughters. She studied English at King's College
London before going on to work in the City for ten years. In 2000, she escaped into motherhood and part-time
employment, first as an assistant teacher in a Seattle pre-school and then was a Bristol-based secretary to her husband.
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Sophie White
MY HOT FRIEND
THE NEW LAUGH-OUT-LOUD NOVEL FROM NO.2 IRISH TIMES
BESTSELLING AUTHOR
LEXI, CLAIRE AND JOANNE NEED NEW BEST FRIENDS. BUT SADLY, YOU'RE
MORE LIKELY TO BE ATTACKED BY A SHARK THAN MAKE NEW FRIENDS IN
YOUR 30S...
‘EXTREMELY FUNNY AND REFRESHINGLY HONEST ABOUT THE
UNACKNOWLEDGED COMPLEXITY OF FEMALE FRIENDSHIP’ Marian Keyes
Lexi is on top of the world
The podcast she co-hosts with her ride-or-die bestie is going stratospheric. But will all this fame and success cost them
their friendship?
Joanne's just had a baby
But her pals keep forgetting that she's no longer available for tequila-fuelled nights out. She loves her son and her
boyfriend but the loneliness is killing her.
Claire is feeling left out
The Whatsapp chat with her old school friends is ominously quiet these days, which can only mean one thing: a side
group without her. Can she convince them to give her another chance, or is it time to move on and seek out new BFFs?
Fate brings Claire, Joanne and Lexi together as they navigate the knotty, joyful and occasionally toxic swamp that is
female friendship. But how will they each decide which friendships to fight for, and which to let go forever?
UK publication: 4th May 2023
496 pages
Praise for Sophie White:
'Laugh-out-loud hilarious… White’s pages fizz with earthy wit’ Sunday Independent
‘Astute, relatable, hilarious, insightful, and utterly impossible to put down… HER BEST YET’ Louise O’Neill
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons)
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Sophie White is a novelist, essayist and podcaster from Dublin. She also holds a First-Class Honours degree in
Sculpture from NCAD. She is the author of seven books and she is currently the Arts Council Writer in Residence in
DCU. She is an Irish Times bestselling author, and her fifth book, the bestselling memoir CORPSING, was shortlisted for
an Irish Book Award and the Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction. Sophie writes a weekly column ‘Nobody Tells You’ for the
Sunday Independent LIFE magazine and her journalism has been nominated for numerous media awards. TV
adaptations of her first two books are in development and she co-hosts the chart-topping comedy podcasts, Mother of
Pod and The Creep Dive. MY HOT FRIEND is her seventh book and fifth novel. Previous fiction titles:
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Beth Reekles
FAKING IT
THE SECOND DAZZLING NOVEL FROM THE WRITER OF YA
SENSATION THE KISSING BOOTH
SOPHIE, 25. LOOKING FOR: A PLUS ONE. PERFECT FIRST DATE: AT HER
SISTER’S WEDDING PRETENDING THEY’RE ALREADY DATING…
'TRULY WONDERFUL AND BRILLIANT... BETH IS OFFICIALLY THE NEW QUEEN
OF HILARIOUS ROM-COMS' Lucy Vine
Lifelong singleton, Sophie, is looking for love. With her friends settling down and her family piling on the pressure, it
seems that her anonymous column about relationships is more successful than her actual dating life. But now, with her
sister's wedding approaching, she's determined not to turn up alone - and if she can't find her soulmate in time, she'll just
have to fake one.
Enter Harry. Charming, attractive and seeking a post-break-up distraction, he answers Sophie's plea on a dating app,
promising an all-expenses-paid weekend to anyone crazy enough to go along with her charade. And with the wedding a
hit and a calendar full of "couple" events on the horizon, the pair realise the only way they'll survive the next few months
is with each other - and a little white lie…
But as their love deception deepens and the pair grow closer, Sophie realises their charade may be holding them back
from facing the truth. After all, when you're pretending to be in love, how is it possible to find the real thing?
UK publication: 29th June 2023 US publication: Early 2024 www.authorbethreekles.com
448 pages
Praise for Beth Reekles:
'Brilliant! So original, so clever, so funny' Helly Acton
‘A funny, feel-good romance perfect for Valentine’s Day reading’ People’s Friend
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NORTH AMERICAN: Wattpad Books (Deanna McFadden)
GERMAN: HarperCollins Verlag
Option in SPANISH
Beth Reekles was just fifteen when she began writing chapters of THE KISSING BOOTH and uploading them to
Wattpad. Now, the Netflix films of THE KISSING BOOTH, starring Joey King, Jacob Elordi and Molly Ringwald, are some
of the most-watched films on the platform. She has a large international readership with over 100,000 followers on
Instagram and Twitter. LOVE, LOCKED DOWN was an Amazon Editor Pick for Books to Love in 2022 and she is
currently writing her next adult novel. Previous title:
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Mandy Baggot
OVER 200,000 COPIES SOLD
GORGEOUS GUYS, STUNNING LOCATIONS AND BEAUTIFUL
STORIES. MANDY ALWAYS DELIVERS THAT HAPPY EVER AFTER…
SUMMER ROMANCES AND WINTER WARMERS
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Mandy Baggot
UNDER A GREEK SUN
ESCAPE WITH ANOTHER SIZZLING SUMMER ROMANCE FROM
BESTSELLING AUTHOR
EVE COLLINS CAN’T WAIT FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND A SINGLE SUMMER WITH
HER BEST FRIEND. BUT THAT’S BEFORE SUPER-SEXY GIANNI TURNS UP…
‘MANDY IS THE QUEEN OF SUMMER ROMANCE’ Julie Houston
Her job as a counsellor has been as taxing as it has been rewarding, and she can’t wait for some downtime on the Greek
island of Corfu with best-friend, Gabby. But between Eve’s brother, Ben, unexpectedly joining and Gabby’s job at the
animal rescue centre keeping her busy, Eve might have to start mucking in…
When Gianni arrives in the village of Episkepsi, it’s like a model has stepped straight off the pages of Vogue Italia… with
an uptight personality to match. He may be super-sexy but there are obvious chips on those broad shoulders.
As Eve and Gianni get to know each other and both start to lean into the Greek customs and avrio mentality, an initial
attraction starts to turn into something more. But with so much family drama in both their lives, neither of them were
looking for a holiday romance...
UK paperback publication: 18th April 2023 www.mandybaggot.com
398 pages
Praise for Mandy Baggot:
‘Leave a piece of your heart in Greece with this beautifully told story’ Sandy Barker
‘There's brilliant chemistry… such a fun read’ Bella Osborne
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Boldwood Books (Emily Yau)
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Mandy Baggot is an award-winning, bestseller of romantic fiction. In 2016, her novel, ONE WISH IN MANHATTAN, was
shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association Romantic Comedy of the Year award. Mandy splits her time between
Salisbury, UK and Corfu, Greece and when she isn’t writing about gorgeous heroes, Greek summers, and cosy
Christmases, she enjoys drinking wine, shopping for handbags, and watching her racehorses compete!
SUMMER ROMANCE
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OVER 300,000 COPIES SOLD
NO.5 KINDLE BESTSELLER
WINNER OF JACKIE COLLINS ROMANTIC THRILLER RNA AWARD 2020
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THE MEMORY OF YOU
ANOTHER FEEL-GOOD READ FROM AUTHOR OF UNDER ONE
ROOF AND LOST LUGGAGE
AFTER A CHANCE MEETING, ALEX IS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REMEMBER WHO SHE REALLY IS WHEN SHE TAKES OVER THE “WRONG
ORDER CAFÉ”…
‘SAMANTHA TONGE HAS DONE IT AGAIN!’ Hazel Prior
Alex would like to believe she’s a woman who has it all. Or that’s what she tells everyone, including herself. But this is far
from true. Actually she’s on the cusp of losing her home, her dream career as a writer is in tatters, her ex won’t speak to
her, and her mother’s gone forever.
But then a chance meeting with a stranger named Hope gives her the opportunity of a lifetime when Hope jokes that
perhaps Alex should take over her job in a cafe while she goes travelling.
Just at that moment, it sounds like the answer to all her problems. So Alex persuades Hope to let her step into her shoes
for a month. She brushes away Hope’s attempts to explain about the café, instead demanding to know more about the
owner Tom.
But she should have asked to know more. Because the ‘Wrong Order Café’ isn’t like anywhere she’s ever been before.
And Alex’s life is about to change forever…
UK publication: 16th May 2023 www.samanthatonge.co.uk
232 typescript pages
Praise for Samantha Tonge:
‘Just gorgeous - tremendously engaging...and life-affirming in every way’ Being Anne
'The story is written with such sensitivity and I was so touched by it’ Jan’s Book Buzz
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Boldwood (Isobel Akenhead)
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Samantha Tonge has sold over eighty short stories to mainstream women’s magazines. Her novel, KNOWING YOU,
won the Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller RNA Award 2020. Her début romantic comedy from Carina UK, DOUBTING
ABBEY, was shortlisted for the Festival of Romantic Fiction Best Romantic E-Book Category and bestselling title, GAME
OF SCONES, won the Love Stories Award for Best Romantic Fiction E-book. She lives in Cheshire with her husband and
children.
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Margaret Dickinson
BESTSELLING QUEEN OF SAGAS FOR OVER 25 YEARS
TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
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THE POACHER’S DAUGHTER
THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING
AUTHOR AND THE UK’S FAVOURITE SAGA WRITER
A FORBIDDEN LOVE IS PUT TO THE TEST AS THE THREAT OF WAR BECOMES
A REALITY ACROSS EUROPE, PUTTING ALL ROSIE LOVES AT RISK...
‘ANOTHER PAGE-TURNER WITH WARM CHARACTERS AND AN ENTHRALLING
PLOT’ My Weekly
It is 1910 in the Lincolnshire Wolds. Fourteen-year-old Rosie Waterhouse lives with her father, Sam, well-known as the
local poacher, in a cottage on the Thornsby Estate. The land is owned by William Ramsey, a harsh and heartless man,
determined his only son, Byron, should marry well and produce an heir.
Rosie is quick to learn the tricks of her father’s trade and it’s when she’s poaching fish from the estate’s stream that she
meets Byron. They continue to meet in secret over the coming months and as their friendship blossoms, they recognise,
despite their vastly different backgrounds, that they are destined to be together. When William learns of their friendship,
he stops at nothing to ensure that they never meet again.
As the years pass and the threat of war becomes a reality. Sam is involved in a tragic incident which will affect both his
and Rosie’s lives more than they could ever imagine. Life will never be the same in Thornsby, but will Rosie find the
happiness she yearns for?
UK publication: 13th April 2023
432 pages
Praise for Margaret Dickinson:
‘Margaret Dickinson is a natural storyteller’ Historical Novel Society
‘Beautiful and compelling’ Burnley Express
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Pan Macmillan (Trisha Jackson)
AUDIO: Macmillan Digital Audio
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Margaret Dickinson was born and brought up in the county of Lincolnshire. At the age of twenty-five, she wrote her first
novel. She has subsequently written thirty more, all set either in or around her beloved Lincolnshire or its
neighbouring counties.
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Annie Murray
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
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WARTIME FOR THE CHOCOLATE GIRLS
GRITTY FAMILY SAGA ABOUT FAMILY, LOVE AND WAR SET IN
FAMOUS CADBURY’S BOURNVILLE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES OF ANNIE’S BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE; A TOP
TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
‘FULL OF LOVE, DRAMA AND COMPASSION’ Take A Break
April 1941.
Almost losing her life in a bomb blast while serving in the Women's Volunteer Service has made Ann Gilby take stock of
what's really important - her family.
With daughter Sheila back home, and Joy still working munitions at the Cadbury factory and engaged to her soldier
sweetheart, home life feels more settled too. Ann has even come to an uneasy truce with her husband, Len, despite her
recent discovery of his infidelity and the fact that he has fathered a child with another woman.
But what Ann has not reckoned with is Marianne, Len’s other woman, turning up on her doorstep - a woman with a
mysterious past.
Only, Ann has secrets of her own and, one day soon, she knows she will have to tell her youngest child Martin who his
father really is…
UK paperback publication: 13th April 2023 www.anniemurray.co.uk
416 pages
Praise for Annie Murray:
‘This epic saga will have you gripped from start to finish’ Birmingham Evening Mail
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson)
UK & COMMONWEALTH: Pan Macmillan (Gillian Green)
AUDIO: Macmillan Digital Audio
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David, CDR)
Annie Murray read English at St. John’s College Oxford and is currently writing her twenty-eighth novel. Annie has four
children and lives in Reading.
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