DHH News Roundup 18th - 31st May 2026
Foluso Agbaje
Foluso Agbaje’s new novel, The Talk of the Party (One More Chapter), has been published. This Lagos-set thriller is the perfect read for your summer holiday!
Alessandra Ranelli
Congratulations to Alessandra Ranelli, who has hit the USA Today bestseller list with her debut novel, Murder at the Orient Hotel (Baskerville).
M. W. Craven
German rights to Fearless and Nobody’s Hero (Constable) by M. W. Craven have been sold to Droemer Knaur.
Additionally, his forthcoming book, The Killer’s Mark (Constable), have been sold to Luitingh-Sijthoff in the Netherlands.
Samantha Kent
A warm welcome to Samantha Kent, who joined Emily Glenister’s list. Samantha is a freelance creative copywriter. Her writing explores the darker side of relationships and the human psyche. She is currently working on her debut domestic thriller, Lovebug.
Layla McCay
Huge congratulations to Layla McCay; A Diplomat’s Guide to Book Smuggling, have been sold to Sourcebooks in the US.
Katrín Júliúsdottír
The new book from Katrín Júliúsdottír, Stop Dead (Orenda Books), has been published. This is the second in Katrín’s ‘Iceland Mysteries’ series.
Alison Barrow
German rights to Alison Barrow’s debut novel, The Table in the Corner, have been sold to Penguin Random House Verlag. The book will be published in the UK by HarperCollins’ Juniper imprint in summer 2027.
Ross Berkeley Simpson
Welcome to Ross Berkeley Simpson, who joined Abi Fellows’ list.
Ross is an author, playwright and screenwriter. Ross has just completed his first novel for children and has several adult fiction projects taking shape.
Jo Thomas
Danish rights to Jo Thomas’ Summer at the Ice Cream Cafe (Transworld) have sold to Forlaget Zara.
Maddie Please
The new book from Maddie Please, Old Girls Go Off the Rails (Boldwood Books), has been published. A fabulous story of friendship, mischief and adventure for summer!
Goodreads
We were thrilled to see a number of our clients place in Goodreads’ ‘Most Anticipated Science Fiction’ for 2026: The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean (HarperVoyager), The Infinite State by Richard Swan (Orbit), Moonfall by Ed Crocker (St. Martin’s Press) and The Bone Door by Frances White (Penguin Michael Joseph).
C. J. Merritt
The whiplash-smart spy thriller by C. J. Merritt, Octagon (Penguin Michael Joseph), was published last week.
Ajay Chowdhury
Joining David H Headley’s list is Ajay Chowdhury, an award-winning author, tech entrepreneur and theatre director. His standalone thriller Eden Falls is out in July, followed by the next book in the Kamil Rahman series which is out in November. Welcome, Ajay!
Mike Hollow
The latest in Mike Hollow’s ‘Blitz Detective’ series, The Bloomsbury Murder (Allison & Busby), has been published.
Julie Caplin
Huge congratulations to Julie Caplin, whose new book, The Hotel by the Sea (One More Chapter), has hit no.1 in the Czech Republic book charts; while A Summer Country Escape (One More Chapter) went straight in at no.3 on Germany’s Der Spiegel bestseller list.