DHH News Roundup 14th - 27th October 2024
T. M. Payne
Congratulations to T. M. Payne, who saw the second in her new ‘Detective Sheridan Holler’ series, This Ends Now published (Thomas & Mercer). A must-read for all crime fiction fans!
Alexandra Benedict
Also released was the paperback for Alexandra Benedict’s The Christmas Jigsaw Murders (Simon & Schuster).**
In other Alexandra news, Simon & Schuster have acquired her new novel, Little Red Death, in a deal struck by Diana Beaumont**. The book is due to be published in February 2025.
Chris & Jen Sugden
Congratulations to Chris & Jen Sugden, whose debut SFF novel, High Vaultage (Gollancz, March 2024), has ben shortlisted for the 2024 Bolinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.
Andrea Mara
Someone in the Attic** by Andrea Mara (Transworld, June 2024) has been shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards in the Crime Category.
Congratulations, Andrea!
Anna Jacobs
Happy publication day to Anna Jacobs, whose Lavender Lane was published by Allison & Busby.
This is the third in Anna’s ‘Larch Tree Lane’ series.
Annie Taylor
If You Didn’t Kill Her (Michael Joseph), is the brand new twisty-turny psychological thriller from Annie Taylor.
She was wrongfully convicted. Now she’s free – to clear her name and catch a killer. But will the murderer find her first?
Barbara Havelocke
The paperback for Estella’s Revenge by Barbara Havelocke was published by Hera Books.
Lose yourself in this fascinating retelling of Dickens’ Great Expectations.
Stuart Turton
The latest novel from Stuart Turton, The Last Murder at the End of the World (Bloomsbury Raven, March 2024), has been named as one of Barnes & Noble’s Best Crime & Thriller Books of 2024 as well as one of Waterstones Best Crime & Thriller Books of 2024!
Becca Day
The brand new psychological thriller from Becca Day, The Woman in the Cabin, was published last week by Embla, Bonnier.
Deep in the woods, you can hide more than secrets...
Mike Hollow
Mike Hollow’s The Soho Murder was published by Allison & Busby, also last week.
This enthralling wartime murder mystery in Hollow’s ‘Blitz Detective’ series.
Tasneem Abdur-Rashid
We are delighted that the new book from Tasneem Abdur-Rashid, Odd Girl Out, and her first foray into YA fiction, has been snapped up by David Fickling Books.
This modern riches-to-rags drama will be published in April 2025.
Frances White & Gareth Brown
The debut novels from both Frances White, Voyage of the Damned (Michael Joseph, January 2024) and Gareth Brown, The Book of Doors (Transworld, February 2024) have been named as two of Waterstones’ Best SFF & Horror Books of 2024!
Anita Frank
The paperback for Anita Frank’s historical mystery, The Good Liars (HQ), was released last week.
An atmospheric tale of crime, deceit, and murder, set in the early 1920s…
Preeti Dhillon
Congratulations to Preeti Dhillon, whose book, The Shoulders We Stand On (Dialogue Books, September 2023) has been shortlisted for the Historical Novelists’ Association Crown Awards in the non-fiction category.
Lucinda Hawksley
Celebrate Christmas like a Victorian with authentic dishes and customs beloved by all, from the working classes to the royal family, with the new book from Lucinda Hawksley, Victorian Christmas, published last week by Countryman Press.
M. W. Craven
We were delighted to see M. W. Craven’s most recent book, Nobody’s Hero (Little, Brown, October 2024) hailed as “terrific” in The Times.
Ed Crocker
The forthcoming fantasy debut from Ed Crocker, Lightfall (St. Martin’s Press, January 2025) has been given an excellent review in Publishers Weekly:
“ [An] epic fantasy feel. Crocker shows plenty of promise.”
The book has also had Italian rights sold Mondadori.
*deal done by Abi Fellows at The Good Literary Agency
**deal done by Diana Beaumont at Marjacq Scripts