DHH News Roundup 18th August - 1st September 2024
Lucy Fulford
The paperback for Lucy Fulford’s The Exiled (Coronet) was published last week; a sweeping work of reportage, draws on first-hand interviews and testimonies, including from the author's family, to reveal a time of painful alienation and incredible courage.
Frances White
The debut from Frances White, Voyage of the Damned (Michael Joseph, January 2024) , received a starred review on Book Page:
“Murder, mystery and magic await, but there’s also a generous helping of humor, and an unforgettable narrator, too. Title be damned, this utter joy of a read would be Agatha Christie’s favorite fantasy.”
Claire Wilson
The debut novel from Claire Wilson, Five By Five (Michael Joseph), was published last week. This is a gripping thriller, with a unique location, by an exciting new voice in crime fiction.
Becca Day
The cover for Becca Day’s next psychological thriller, The Woman in the Cabin (Embla, October 2024) was revealed. Creepy & with a terrible sense of foreboding, this is one you don’t want to miss!
Louise Swanson
The forthcoming dystopian thriller from Louise Swanson, Lights Out (Hodder & Stoughton, September 2024), has received a fantastic review from Bella magazine:
“Tense and gripping.”
David Fennell
The next in David Fennell’s Grace Archer series, A Violent Heart (Zaffre Books), was also published last week.
This time, what rules must Archer break to stop a killer in his tracks?
Victoria Selman
Victoria Selman’s All the Little Liars (Quercus, August 2024), has been selected as Book of the Month by LoveReadingUK!
Ragnar Jónasson
The gripping new crime novel from “Iceland’s Agatha Christie”, Ragnar Jónasson, Death at the Sanatorium (Michael Joseph), was released in hardback.
An old sanatorium. One terrifying murder. Five suspects. And a case that never closed.
A. J. West
Czech right for A. J. West’s The Betrayal of Thomas True (Orenda Books, July 2024), have been sold to Euromedia.
Jo Thomas
We were delighted to reveal a cover with ALL the feels. Jo Thomas’ A Recipe for Christmas (Transworld) will be published in October and is the perfect book to curl up with this festive season
David Wragg
And David Wragg’s The Company of the Wolf (HarperVoyager), was released last week in hardback.
The book is the epic, outrageous and downright hilarious second instalment in the ‘Tales of the Plains’ series.
Tariq Ashkanani
And finally, the cover for Tariq Ashkanani’s The Midnight King (Viper Books, April 2025) has been revealed.
A manuscript. A box of family secrets. A story that's been waiting to come out.
WARNING: contains the biggest twists of 2025…