DHH News Roundup March 2025
Stuart Turton
Stuart Turton’s newest high-concept murder mystery, The Last Murder at the End of the World, was published in the US this month by Sourcebooks.
David Fennell
Greek rights to David Fennell’s See No Evil (Zaffre, 2022) have sold to Harlenic Hellas.
Gareth Brown
Congratulations to Gareth Brown, whose instant Sunday Times bestselling debut, The Book of Doors, has won Best Science Fiction Audiobook of the Year for the Audie Awards.
On the heels of this success, the stunning paperback cover has been revealed!
Henrietta Heald
In honour of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, Henrietta Heald has hosted the Magnificent Women Podcasts, a series celebrating the trailblazing women in industry, politics and more.
Andrea Carter
Andrea Carter’s brand new, haunting thriller, There Came A-Tapping, was published this month by Constable.
Are you escaping danger… Or running straight into it?
Frances Ryan
Many congratulations to Frances Ryan who was nominated for Journalist of the Year for this year’s Scope Awards.
Gareth Brown
Gareth Brown’s upcoming new novel, The Society of Unknowable Objects (Bantam Books, August 2025), has sold Czech rights to Dobrovsky, Hungarian rights to Lira Books and Turkish rights to Diyojen Yayincilik.
Khairani Barokka
Congratulations to Khairani Barokka, whose groundbreaking poetry collection amuk was longlisted for the Jhalak Poetry Prize this month.
Eva Björg Ægisdottir
The cover for Eva Björg Ægisdottir’s brand new stand-alone thriller, Home Before Dark, has been revealed. A chilling psychological thriller from the Queen of Icelandic Suspense.
Richard Swan
Richard Swan’s upcoming Sci-Fi novel, The Infinite State, has sold German rights to Fischer Verlag.
Gareth Brown
The cover for Gareth Brown’s highly anticipated second novel, The Society of Unknowable Objects has been revealed. This will be published by Bantam Books in August.
Tariq Ashkanani
Tariq Ashkanani’s enthralling and twisty thriller, The Midnight King, has featured in The Guardian’s Crime and Thrillers of the Month for March.
Lauded as ‘immensely disturbing, reminiscent of Mo Hayder at her darkest’
Amanda Cassidy
A warm welcome to Amanda Cassidy, who joins Diana Beaumont’s list.
Amanda is an Irish Times bestselling author, commissioning editor and former Sky News reporter. Her latest novel, The Stranger Inside, will be published by Canelo in August.
Jane Crowther
In time for the centenary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic, Jane Crowther’s debut, Gatsby, has featured in the Sunday Times and the Guardian. Praised for it’s bold take and ‘intricate’ execution of the gender-flipped narrative.
Rosanna Ley
Rosanna Ley’s Bay of Secrets (Quercus, 2024), has sold Norwegian rights to Cappelen Damm.
Lizzie Huxley-Jones
In celebration of World Book Day this month, Lizzie Huxley-Jones has released an exclusive short story, Meredith Roberts is Not Regal, set in the world of Vivi Conway and between books 2 and 3.
Katy Summers
Love, Rebooted by Katy Summers, an Audible original, was published this month.
A steamy, slow-burn romance set in the cut-throat corporate world that will steal your heart.
T. M. Payne
Read all about the newly published Play With Fire from T. M. Payne’s interview with Linda’s Book Bag blog. An inside look both T. M. Payne and Sheridan Holler’s origin stories.
Tasneem Abdur-Rashid
Congratulations to Tasneem Abdur-Rashid whose uplifting novel about missed chances and new beginnings, The Thirty Before Thirty List, was longlisted for the Jhalak Prose Prize this month.
Ericka Waller
Ericka Waller’s uplifting new novel, Goodbye Birdie Greenwing, was published this month by Penguin Books.
'A gorgeously tender story about friendship and love in all its forms.' Good Housekeeping
Rosanna Ley
Rosanna Ley’s brand new summer read, The Italian Flame, a sun soaked and sweeping, escapist novel, was published this month by Quercus.
T. M. Payne
This month saw T. M. Payne’s third instalment to the DI Sheridan Holler series, Play With Fire, published by Thomas & Mercer. An edge-of-your-seat, dark and twisty read.
Jo Thomas
Croatian rights to Jo Thomas’ sun-soaked romance, Love in Provence (Penguin, 2024), have sold to Koncept.
Kirsten Hesketh
Welcome to Kirsten Hesketh, who joins Broo Doherty’s list.
Kirsten has a background in advertising and now runs her own research consultancy. Over the past 30 years she has interviewed the Great British public on everything from Rolos to razors.
M. A. Hunter
M. A. Hunter’s fast-paced and twisted new thriller, The Woman on Platform 8, was published this month by Boldwood Books.
No good deed… goes unpunished.
Jo Thomas
Jo Thomas’ Retreat to the Spanish Sun (Penguin, 2022) has sold Czech rights to Moravská Bastei MOBA.
M. W. Craven
The cover for M. W. Craven’s The Final Vow, the unmissable 7th instalment to the Washington Poe series, has been revealed. Publishing by Constable in August 2025. The most twisted thrill-ride so far…
Claire McGowan
Claire McGowan’s chilling thriller, Truth Truth Lie* (Thomas & Mercer, 2024), has sold French rights to Bragelonne.
Emma Orchard
The latest regency romance from Emma Orchard, A Gentleman’s Offer*, was published this month by Boldwood Books. Gloriously scandalous and perfect for Bridgerton fans!
*deal done by Diana Beaumont at Marjacq Scripts