DHH News Roundup 29th April - 12th May 2024
Lizzie Huxley-Jones
The second in Lizzie Huxley-Jones’ ‘Vivi Conway’ series, Vivi Conway and the Haunted Quest* (Knights Of), was published on 2nd May.
Congratulations, Lizzie!
Maddie Please
The cover for Maddie Please’s forthcoming new book, Old Girls on Deck (Boldwood, July 2024) was revealed.
Follow sisters Jill and Diana as they embark on an adventure together, and realise it’s never too late to sail a new course…
Gareth Brown
Greek rights to Gareth Brown’s debut novel, The Book of Doors (Penguin Transworld), have been sold to S. Patakis.
Kathy Lette
The Revenge Club by Kathy Lette was published last week by Head of Zeus, and was launched in style at Goldsboro Books.
Lisa Hilton
Also released last week was The Scandal of the Century from Lisa Hilton (Penguin Michael Joseph); the fascinating true story of Aphra Behn, who used a shocking love affair to create the first English novel.
Erin Green
The cover for Erin Green’s Retreat to the Lakeside Cottage has been revealed. The book will be published in August 2024 by Headline, and is a perfect feel-good and uplifting story of love, life and laughter.
Becky Docton
We are delighted to welcome new client, Becky Docton, to the Agency.
Becky joins David Headley’s list and will be working with him on her debut novel, The Light and Lightness of Lucie Kyte.
Stuart Turton
The Last Murder at the End of the World (Bloomsbury Raven) by Stuart Turton has been sold to Crime Scene Press in Hungary.
Robert Rutherford
We are over the moon that Robert Rutherford’s Seven Days (Hodder & Stoughton) went straight into the Sunday Times Top Ten within the first few days of being on sale!
Mike Hollow
The first eight books in Mike Hollow’s ‘Blitz Detetive’ series have been sold to Bazar Kustannus in Hungary.
All books have been published in the UK by Allison & Busby.
David Wragg
The cover for the paperback of David Wragg’s The Hunters (HarperVoyager, July 2024) has been revealed.
Initially published in July 2023, this is the start of a thrilling and epic new series from the author of ‘The Black Hawks’ series.
Nomadic Boys
Out in the World, the indispensable guide to LGBTQ+ travel from the Nomadic Boys, was published last week, in all its glorious technicolour!
Dagger Awards
Congratulations to our clients, all of whom have been shortlisted for CWA Dagger Awards 2024. Winners will be announced at the Daggers Dinner on the 4th July.
No Ordinary Day by Matt Johnson (ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction)
M. W. Craven (Dagger in the Library)
Gaslight by Femi Kayode (Ian Fleming Steel Dagger)
*deal done by Abi Fellows at The Good Literary Agency