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DHH News Roundup 22nd - 28th November 2021

11/25/2021

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Congratulations to Phillipa Ashley who this week saw her most recent book, A Special Cornish Christmas, move further up the Sunday Times paperback bestsellers list to no.8! An incredible feat for this wonderful author, and we couldn't be happier for her.
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In addition, Phillipa has written a story for MyWeekly, titled 'Midwinter Magic', and the issue is on sale now!
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Happy Publication Day to a number of our authors for their special days this week. 

Click the book below to find out more...
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The absolutely stunning cover for The Jaguar Path​, the powerful, hypnotic and magical second instalment in Anna Stephens' Songs of the Drowned trilogy, has been revealed... 
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Stay tuned for more on this book very soon!

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Our next cover reveal this week is the next standalone book from Ragnar Jonasson, Outside (April 2022, Michael Joseph).

When a deadly snowstorm strikes the Icelandic highlands, four friends seek shelter in a small abandoned hunting lodge.
It is in the middle of nowhere ,and there's no way of communicating with the outside world.
They are isolated, but they are not alone....
As the night darkens, and fears intensify, an old tragedy gradually surfaces - one that forever changed the course of their friendship.
Those dark memories could hold the key to the mystery the friends now find themselves in.
And whether they will survive until morning....


Thank you to author Peter McLean for this glowing quote for Richard Swan's forthcoming fantasy novel, The Justice of Kings: "A fantastic debut."
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To celebrate the continued success of The Swan, the most recent in Stephen Moss' biography series, Stephen sat down with Waitrose magazine's Emma Higginbotham, to explain how this most elegant of birds and long been associated with the (round the corner) festive season. 

On sale now!


The debut Icelandic noir, from Eva Bj​örg Aegisdöttir, The Creak on the Stairs, has sold to Prava I Prevodi, making it the 11th territory across the world. Congratulations, Eva!
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Another cover reveal for you: this time, it's the new standalone crime thriller from New York Times bestselling author, Brian McGilloway: The Empty Room (March 2022, Little Brown).

What do you do when your child goes missing?

​Pandora - Dora - Conlon wakes one morning to discover her 17-year old daughter Ellie, has not come home after a party.

The day Ellie disappears, Dora is alone as her husband Eamon has already left for the day in his job as a long-distance lorry driver. So Dora does the usual things: rings around Ellie's friends... but no one knows where she is. Her panic growing, Dora tries the local hospitals and art college where Ellie is a student - but then the police arrive on her doorstep with the news her daughter's handbag has been discovered dumped in a layby.

So begins Dora's ordeal of waiting and not knowing what has become of her girl. Eamon's lack of empathy and concern, Dora realises, is indicative of the state of their marriage, and left on her own, Dora begins to reassess everything she thought she knew about her family and her life. Increasingly isolated and disillusioned with the police investigation, Dora feels her grip on reality slipping as she takes it upon herself to find her daughter - even if it means tearing apart everything and everybody she had ever loved, and taking justice into her own hands.

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Erin Green's recently-released festive beauty, From Shetland, With Love at Christmas, was featured in the current issue is Inside Soap as part of their weekly 'Hot List'.


Congratulations to clients M. W. Craven and Ragnar Jonasson, who have been shortlisted for the Crime Lovers Fiction Awards 2021. 

Craven is shortlisted in the Crime Author of the Year category, while Jonasson's recent standalone, The Girl Who Died, is shortlisted in the Best Crime Novel In Translation category. 

To find out more about the Awards, and cast your own vote, click here.
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Our last cover reveal this week is the haunting and atmospheric The House at Helygen by Victoria Hawthorne (also known as Vikki Pattis).
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An atmospheric historical suspense novel rich with familial secrets. The House at Helygen is a twisted tale of dark pasts, murderous presents and uncertain futures.

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When Henry Fox is found dead in his ancestral home in Cornwall, the police rule it a suicide, but his pregnant wife, Josie, believes it was murder. Desperate to make sense of Henry's death she embarks on a quest to learn the truth, all under the watchful eyes of Henry's overbearing mother. Josie soon finds herself wrestling against the dark history of Helygen House and ghosts from the past that refuse to stay buried.

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New bride Eliza arrives at Helygen House with high hopes for her marriage. Yet when she meets her new mother-in-law, an icy and forbidding woman, her dreams of a new life are dashed. And when Eliza starts to hear voices in the walls of the house, she begins to fear for her sanity and her life.

Finally, we are very happy to be welcoming David Goodman to the DHH Agency. 

Hailing originally from Edinburgh, and now settled in East Lothian with his family, David joins Harry Illingworth's list, and will be working with him on his debut novel. To find out more about David, head on over to his Author Page.
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Craven & Jonasson Shortlisted for CFL Awards

11/24/2021

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Congratulations to clients M. W. Craven and Ragnar Jonasson, who have been shortlisted for the Crime Lovers Fiction Awards 2021. 

Craven is shortlisted in the Crime Author of the Year category, while Jonasson's recent standalone, The Girl Who Died, is shortlisted in the Best Crime Novel In Translation category. 

To find out more about the Awards, and cast your own vote, click here.
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DHH News Roundup 15th - 21st November 2021

11/21/2021

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A brand new cover has been revealed, for Micaiah Johnson's multiverse SFF debut, The Space Between Worlds​.
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'My mother used to say I was born reaching, which is true. She also used to say it would get me killed, which it hasn't. Not yet, anyway.'

Born in the dirt of the wasteland, Cara has fought her entire life just to survive. Now she has done the impossible, and landed herself a comfortable life on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, she's on a sure path to citizenship and security - on this world, at least.

Of the 380 realities that have been unlocked, Cara is dead in all but 8.

Cara's parallel selves are exceptionally good at dying - from disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldn't outrun - which makes Cara wary, and valuable. Because while multiverse travel is possible, no one can visit a world in which their counterpart is still alive. And no one has fewer counterparts than Cara.

But then one of her eight doppelgängers dies under mysterious circumstances, and Cara is plunged into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and future in ways she never could have imagined - and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her earth, but the entire multiverse.

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Released just last week, and after three days of sales, we are delighted to announce that Phillipa Ashley's brand new sparkly, festive romance, A Special Cornish Christmas, has sailed in to the Sunday Times paperback bestseller chart, at no.14.

Congratulations, Phillipa!


Published this week was the hardback and eBook of The Pimlico Murder, the sixth in Mike Hollow's Blitz Detective series, starring John Jago.

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The Blitz Detective John Jago finds himself despatched to Pimlico to investigate a suspicious death. A young man, Terry Watson, has been found in an Anderson shelter, battered about the head, and with two white poppies in his pocket. As the investigation delves into Watson's background, Jago and his assistant DC Craddock find themselves knee-deep in Pimlico's shady underworld, and connections with Mosley's BUF party. It will take all their skills to uncover the truth behind the pacifist's brutal death.
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In more Phillipa Ashley news, our 'Queen of Cornwall' caught up with Tiffany Truscott on BBC Radio Cornwall, to talk about A Special Cornish Christmas.

​Catch up here.


The cover for the next Washington Poe book from M. W. Craven, The Botanist, was revealed last week and we cannot wait for this to hit shelves next summer (June 2022, to be exact, and available to pre-order now).
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Detective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. And he'd still have his thumb left. There's the insanely brilliant, guilelessly innocent civilian analyst, Tilly Bradshaw of course. He's known his beleaguered boss, Detective Inspector Stephanie Flynn for years as he has his nearest neighbour, full-time shepherd/part-time dog sitter, Victoria.

And then there's Estelle Doyle. It's true the caustic pathologist has never walked down the sunny side of the street but this time has she gone too far? Shot twice in the head, her father's murder appears to be an open and shut case. Estelle has firearms discharge residue on her hands, and, in a house surrounded by fresh snow, hers are the only footprints going in. Since her arrest she's only said three words: 'Tell Washington Poe.'

Meanwhile, a poisoner the press have dubbed the Botanist is sending high profile celebrities poems and pressed flowers. The killer seems to be able to walk through walls and, despite the advance notice he gives his victims, and regardless of the security measures the police take, he seems to be able to kill with impunity.

For a man who hates locked room mysteries, this is going to be the longest week of Washington Poe's life...

Released last week, The Return, the new book from Anita Frank (author of The Lost Ones), picked up a lovely review in this weekend's Sunday Times:

"An engaging story of secrets, sacrifice and the persistence of love."
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Also published this week -  this time in paperback - was Farewell My Herring​, the new - and ninth - in L. C. Tyler's Herring series.

Ethelred Tressider and his agent Elsie Thirkettle have been invited to lecture on a creative writing course at Fell Hall, a remote location in the heart of ragged countryside that even sheep are keen to shun. While Ethelred’s success as a writer is distinctly average, Elsie sees this as an opportunity to scout for new, hopefully more lucrative, talent. But heavy snow falls overnight, trapping those early arrivals inside, and tensions are quick to emerge between the assembled group.
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When one of their number goes missing, Ethelred leads a search party and makes a gruesome discovery. With no phone signal and no hope of summoning the police, can Ethelred and Elsie identify the killer among them before one of them is next?


While we will have to wait until 2023 to get our hands on it, here in the UK, White Death, by Ragnar Jónasson, has shot to no.3 in the German bestseller charts. 

White Death is the first in a new series, introducing Helgi Reykdal (die-hard fans may also notice a familiar face, in the form of Hulga Hermansdóttir...).
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Finally, published later this week, The Russian Doll by Marina Palmer, has picked up a fantastic review in the Literary Review:

"In The Russian Doll, Marina Palmer, who has written several well-received historical crime novels as Imogen Robertson, pits Ruth, a young woman who grew up in care, against a Russian oligarch and his powerful, manipulative wife, Elena. Ruth and Elena are brought together by a terrorist bombing in a London cafe, where the Russian woman is entertaining her two daughters. Admiring Ruth’s courage at the scene, Elena offers her a job as a personal assistant looking after her social and charitable affairs. As Ruth learns more about her employer’s activities, she has to develop strategies to keep herself safe and to work out which of the many other employees she can trust. Part thriller, part romance, part social commentary, this is a wildly entertaining novel."

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DHH News Roundup 8th - 14th November 2021

11/14/2021

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Congratulations to Phillipa Ashley, who this week saw the release of her brand new, Christmas romance, A Special Cornish Christmas. It was also selected as Tesco's Book of the Week!

A special event at at the Museum of Cannock Chase will be held on 26th November - their first since the pandemic - and will feature both DHH clients, Phillipa and Erin Green.

To find out more about the event, click here.

We are delighted for Erin Green who, as well as publishing the paperback of From Shetland, With Love at Christmas this week, has signed a new four-book deal with current publishers, Headline, negotiated by David Headley.

Stay tuned for more news on this deal soon, but the first two in the series have been confirmed as two more Shetland-based books. 

Congratulations, Erin!
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Thanks to author Elizabeth Buchan who this week, gave a fantastic endorsement for Thomas Mogford's forthcoming novel, The Planthunter:

"A terrific swash-and-buckle adventure of plant hunting in China in the 1860s. The detail is eye-opening and the story gripping and unusual. Bravo!"

Published in February 2022, you can pre-order here.


A Valley Secret was published this week. Following on from A Valley Dream, this is the perfect, heartwarming read from the "Queen of rural saga", and million-copy bestseller, Anna Jacobs. 

Perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Katie Flynn.
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We received the fantastic news that the second in Eva Björg Ægisdóttir's Hidden Iceland series, Girls Who Lie, is the no.1 bestselling eBook on Canada's Kindle chart.

And the book is only 99p / 99c everywhere! Order your copy here. 


Also published this week was Anita Frank's incredibly moving, and beautifully written, The Return, which has captured the hearts of many advance readers.

In this sweeping historical story with huge heart, Anita weaves a glorious tale of love and loss, secrets and promises.
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The cover for M. W. Craven's novella, as part of Quick Reads' literacy programme, The Cutting Season, has been revealed!
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The programme aims to tackle the UK’s adult literacy crisis by helping less confident readers start reading. To read the full press release, click here.

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Congratulations to Clare Whitfield! Waterstones has named her debut, People of Abandoned Character, one of their paperbacks of 2021!

Every time her husband stays out late, another woman is found dead.
Is it a coincidence?
Or is her husband the man they call Jack the Ripper?


​Get your copy from Waterstones here.


To celebrate the release of his new bird biography book, The Swan, Stephen Moss appeared on BBC Radio 4. The book joins The Robin, The Wren and The Swallow.

You can catch up here (2h 46m).
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Finally, huge congratulations to medical historian and TikTok star, Suzie Edge, whose debut non-fiction book, Mortal Monarchs: 1,000 Years of Royal Deaths, has sold to Headline's Wildfire imprint. UK & Commonwealth rights were acquired in a deal negotiated by Emily Glenister.

A "humorous deep-dive" into the deaths of the Kings and Queens of England and Scotland, the book will publish in September 2022. Full press release here.

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Wildfire Lands Suzie Edge Debut Non-Fiction

11/10/2021

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Wildfire has landed a "humorous deep-dive" into the deaths of the Kings and Queens of England and Scotland by medical historian and TikTok star Suzie Edge. 

Philip Connor, senior commissioning editor, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Mortal Monarchs: 1000 Years of Royal Deaths from Emily Glenister at DHH Literary Agency. The book will be published on 29th September 2022.

The publisher said: "Featuring original medical research, Suzie reveals that how monarchs met their end has been a wonderful mixture of violence, infections, overindulgence and occasional regicide. Mortal Monarchs uncover the plots, accusations, rivalries and ever-present threat of poison that the kings and queens of old faced. From whether the arrow William II caught in the chest was an accident or murder, to Henry IV's remarkable skin condition and the red-hot poker up Edward II's rear end, Mortal Monarchs captivates, grosses-out and informs."

Connor said: "I’m delighted to make this book my first acquisition for Wildfire. Suzie is exactly the sort of author who I hoped to work with when I joined the company. I know readers will love her knack of making history approachable and entertaining, and will enjoy her writing at least as much as her videos. With her unique background as both doctor and historian, Suzie is the perfect author for the topic and we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome her to the Wildfire family."

Edge added: "With over 40 monarchs of England, looking back to 1066, it has been wonderful to take a deep-dive into the blue blood and guts of a thousand years of royal deaths. Better put some rubber gloves on! Monarchs are, after all, as mortal as the rest of us and the detailed stories of their final days mirror the lives and deaths of our own ancestors. It’s all there, from violence and trauma, to poisoning and infections, heart disease, cancers, old age, regicide and misadventures.
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"How the bodies of the monarchs were treated in death has been equally remarkable. There was very little resting in peace for that lot. As a medical doctor and historian, I find it fascinating how we have treated the human body, in life and in death. I am delighted to be working with the team at Wildfire, who have a terrific enthusiasm for this Mortal Monarchs idea of history and medical crossover, and the oft gruesome results."

​From The Bookseller article | Sian Bayley

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DHH News Roundup 1st - 7th November 2021

11/8/2021

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We're kicking off this week's DHH News Roundup with the incredible news that the second book from Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water, has sold 100,000 copies. 

An absolutely stonking feat for the author of the Costa Award-winning The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. Congratulations, Stu!


The Return by Anita Frank, and due out this week, has picked up a lovely review in Best, who calls it "[A]n atmospheric story."

In addition, two author endorsements have trickled in:

"Lyrically written, with a perfect sense of time and place, The Return manages to be both gentle and utterly gripping. It wrapped me in its spell from the first page to the last. Anita Frank is a beautiful writer and a wonderful storyteller."
​Iona Grey

"A gorgeously compelling novel about love, guilt and second chances, I didn't want it to the end. The characters have stayed with me ever since."
​Neema Shah

Publication day can't come soon enough...!
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In other Anita Frank news, her debut novel, The Lost Ones, has been selected by NI Libraries as their Book of the Month. A perfect choice, for curling up with on these chilly, autumnal evenings...
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We were delighted to see Commander, the 10th in the Jack Lark series by Paul Fraser Collard, pick up a fantastic review in The Times last week, as part of their roundup for November's Best Historical Fiction:

"​Paul Fraser Collard creates a picture of an extraordinary woman, Baker’s wife, Florence, whom the explorer bought in an Ottoman slave market in Bulgaria. Lark makes friends with a mysterious French ivory trader — the description of an elephant massacre that opens the book is harrowing stuff. How far should Jack trust this new friend? This is historical adventure with nuance and a flawed, melancholy hero."


Clare Whitfield was interviewed by fellow authors Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee on the Red Hot Chilli Authors podcast, talking about her debut novel, People of Abandoned Character, and its subsequent win at the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2021 in September this year. 

To listen, click here.
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Congratulations to Stephen Moss, who last week saw the publication of The Swan, the next in his bird biography series, following The Robin, The Wren and The Swallow.

​With beautiful illustrations throughout, this eye-opening biography reveals the hidden secrets of one of Britain's best-known birds.


The forthcoming thriller, The Russian Doll, by Marina Palmer has this week been hailed as "A pacy thriller" by Prima, "Addictive" by The Times and "A polished and brilliantly entertaining thriller" by Best. 

Out on 25th November, you can pre-order here.
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Also reviewed in Best this week, was the latest outing from escapist fiction extraordinaire, Jo Thomas, Celebrations at the Chateau: "A feel-good festive romp."

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In more news from Jo Thomas, Hungarian and Czech rights for Chasing the Italian Dream have been sold to Libri and Bastei Moba, respectively.


Too Much of Water, the most recent in L. C. Tyler's John Grey series, has been reviewed by the Lancashire Evening Post:

"With its fast-paced story bristling with adventure, engaging characters both real and fictional, and a thrilling plot peppered with devilish serpentine twists and caustic one-liners, Too Much of Water is an excellent addition to this sparkling series."

To read the full review, click here.
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Finally, we're over the moon to be able to reveal that HQ have snapped up two more from Amanda Jennings, author of The Cliff House and The Storm, in a deal negotiated by Broo Doherty.

In addition, HQ have also acquired rights to one of Amanda's backlist titles, The Judas Scar (originally published by Cutting Edge Press in 2014). 

Full announcement here.

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HQ Snaps Up Next Two From Amanda Jennings

11/5/2021

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HQ has snapped up two further novels from Amanda Jennings. 

Kate Mills, publisher, bought world English rights from Broo Doherty at DHH Literary Agency. She has also acquired one previously published backlist title, The Judas Scar, which was originally published in 2014 by Cutting Edge Press.

HQ will publish the first book in the contract, The Haven, in hardback in March next year. It tells the story of a group of friends who decide to live off-grid, on the wilds of Bodmin Moor. What begins as a pleasant experiment in living off the land and shunning the rat race becomes something more sinister as a self-appointed leader of the group emerges with a darker agenda.

Mills said: "Amanda is a brilliant writer who cuts to the heart of her characters and weaves their stories against landscapes which can be both beguiling and threatening. The Haven feels an incredibly timely piece of fiction as so many of us seek to live more sustainably and work more remotely. It brings together Amanda’s powerful narration with an utterly compelling story of a dream going wrong. We can’t wait to share it with readers."
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Doherty added: "Amanda is such a terrific writer: her insight into the human condition is fascinating and her sense of place is palpable. I am delighted that HQ are investing in Amanda’s future as well as her past and I am confident that Kate and the entire HQ team will do a magnificent job with these books."
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Jennings said she was "over the moon" to be writing two new books with the HQ team, adding: "The energy and enthusiasm of every person involved is inspirational. I am also delighted they will be re-releasing The Judas Scar. I have a soft spot for this book and I'm thrilled it will have the opportunity to find a wider readership. Exciting times ahead!"

From The Bookseller article | Sian Bayley

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