DHH News Roundup 13th - 26th January 2025
Jean Menzies
Jean Menzies’ sapphic retelling of the myths of Camelot, The Lady of the Lake, has been acquired by Penguin Michael Joseph. The novel is set to be published on 15th May 2025.
The cover for this spellbinding tale has also been revealed…
Jane Crowther
We are delighted to see that Jane Crowther’s Gatsby has featured in The Bookseller’s April previews. Lauded for its ‘freshness and wit’, it is also amongst excellent company!
A. D. Bell
A. D. Bell’s debut, The Bookbinder’s Secret (HQ, November 2025), has sold Swedish rights to Bokfabriken.
Catherine Kurtz
We are delighted that Catherine Kurtz’s debut novel, Feast, will be published by Renegade Books in 2026.
This is a deliciously suspensful novel, with a powerful centre…
Ed Crocker
The epic fantasy debut from Ed Crocker, Lightfall, was published in North America by St Martin’s Press this month.
Vampires, werewolves and sorcerers collide in this unputdownable paranormal mystery.
Joanna Toye
The uplifting A New Chapter at the Little Penguin Bookshop, by Joanna Toye, was published in paperback and eBook this month by Penguin Books.
The second in the heart-warming World War Two series.
Jean Menzies
We are delighted to share this fabulous quote for Jean Menzies’ The Lady of the Lake from Bea Fitzgerald.
‘A fierce, luminous and captivating reimagining of Arthurian legend that pairs feminist resistance with a scorching sapphic romance. The Lady of The Lake had me completely under its spell.’
Tom Hindle
A huge congratulations to Tom Hindle who saw his latest murder mystery, Death in the Arctic, published by Century Books this month.
A frozen wilderness.
A killer in the skies.
Stuart Turton
Phillipa Ashley’s festive romance, The Christmas Holiday (Avon, 2022), has sold Hungarian rights to Kossuth.
Ed Crocker
Ed Crocker’s Lightfall (St Martin’s Press, January 2025) has sold Czech rights to Dobrovsky.
Eleni Kyriacou & M. J. Robotham
Both Eleni Kyriacou’s A Beautiful Way to Die and M. J. Robotham’s Mrs Spy have featured in Netgalley’s Spring Highlights - a brilliant list to help you get through the final gloomy days of winter…
Ragnar Jónasson
Congratulations to Ragnar Jónasson whose cosy, gripping mystery, Death at the Sanatorium, published in paperback this month.
An old sanatorium. One terrifying murder. Four suspects. And a case that never closes…
Frances Ryan
We are thrilled with these fabulous quotes for Frances Ryan’s immensely important book Who Wants Normal?*
‘A razor sharp, super-smart manifesto by one of the most vital voices in British journalism today.’ Yomi Adegoke
‘Brilliant, honest and so powerful. Disabled or not, you MUST read this book.’ Rosie Jones
T. M. Payne
We are thrilled with this review for T. M. Payne’s Play With Fire from Graham Bartlett.
‘Just when you think Payne is at the top of her game, she pulls this out of the bag. Ingenious and intricate plotting, deeply authentic characters who leap off the page combining into a stunning story you’ll never want to end. Bravo!’
Mandy Robotham
Read the fascinating piece in BookBrunch, ‘How to know when your character has ‘legs’ (enough to carry them forward)’, where Mandy Robotham breaks down iconic characters, including her own.
A. A. Dhand
The brilliant cover for A. A. Dhand’s brand new, adrenaline-filled thriller, The Chemist, was revealed last week. Publishing on 22nd May 2025.
He knows how to save you. And how to kill you.
Becca Day
We are thrilled to share that Bookouture has acquired two unputdownable psychological thrillers from Becca Day. The first novel will publish in 2025 and the second will publish in early 2026.
Mandy Robotham
The enthralling historical fiction novel set in 1950s London from Mandy Robotham, A Dangerous Game, was published in paperback and eBook this month by Avon Books.
‘Unique and spellbinding. I couldn’t put it down.’ Melanie Hudson
Heather Darwent
We are absolutely thrilled with this review from Louise Beech for Heather Darwent’s A Sharp Scratch.
‘So dark, so sharply written, pulsing with tension and weirdness, and that finale. Unforgettable.’
Maddie Please
It is brilliant to see Maddie Please’s Sisters Making Mischief top the Kindle Charts last week!
At number 37 (out of 100) in Kindle Store’s Bestsellers, and at number 1 in Women’s Humorous Fiction, Clean and Wholesome Romance (Books) and Genre Fiction (Kindle Store). What a fabulous achievement!
Claire Carver
Claire Carver’s witty summer romance, Still Got It has been acquired by One More Chapter. This is set to be published on 10th April 2025.
Jon Ransom
The hypnotic novel from Jon Ransom, and winner of the Polari Prize 2024, The Gallopers, was published last week in paperback by Muswell Press.
Amelia Ireland
Amelia Ireland’s The Seven O’Clock Club has featured in blogger and podcaster, Zibby Owen’s, Most Anticipated Books of 2025 list. We definitely agree!
*deal done by Diana Beaumont at Marjacq Scripts