Viking have acquired A Sharp Scratch, the second novel from bestselling writer Heather Darwent.

Jade Chandler, publishing director at Baskerville, John Murray Press, has snapped up UK & Commonwealth rights to Murder at the Hotel Orient by Alessandra Ranelli, in a major two-book deal from Harry Illingworth.

Trigger Publishing has signed a 'landmark' wellness title by coach and mentor Dr Paul Taylor-Pitt. Still Here! Still Queer! Now What!: A Guide to LGBTQ+ Wellness and Wholeness will be a self help book for mid-life queer people.

Award-winning theatre and screenwriter Jón Atli Jónasson has mad the move into crime fiction with his debut novel, Broken.

Black & White, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has pre-empted Amelia Ireland’s debut novel, The Seven O’Clock Club.

Diana Beaumont has moved to the DHH Literary Agency as a literary agent, transitioning from her current role at Marjacq Scripts.

Dialogue Books has signed Elizabeth Lovatt’s Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line, a "timely and vital" book based on a real 90s lesbian helpline.

Dialogue Books has signed Elizabeth Lovatt’s Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line, a "timely and vital" book based on a real 90s lesbian helpline.

Thriller writer A A Dhand has moved from Transworld to HQ as part of a two-book deal. His forthcoming titles follow a pharmacist involved in a turf war and were inspired by his own experiences.