DHH News Roundup 15th June - 12th July 2026
Daisy Buchanan
Italian rights to Daisy Buchanan’s modern retelling of Little Women, All Grown Up (Century) have been sold to Ugo Guanda Editore.
R. C. Bridgestock
The cover for the forthcoming new novel by R. C. Bridgestock, Split Second, has been revealed. Published in August by Orenda Books, we see the Bridgestocks’ established characters DI Charley Mann and dI Jack Dylan come together to solve their toughest case yet…
Will Carver
The explosive new novel from Will Carver, Bad Influence (Orenda Books), has been published.
Two bored teenagers.
One stupid game.
The wrong place to play…
Thomas D. Lee
Also published was the new novel from Thomas D. Lee, The Knight Watch (Orbit), a sharp and witty caper, asking what happens when knights in armour return to fix the problems of a more modern world…
Claire McGowan
The Quickening (Corsair) by Claire McGowan has been published. This is a powerful exploration of motherhood, sacrifice, and the terrifying cost of complicity - and an absolute must-read.
Sunyi Dean
Brazilian rights to Sunyi Dean’s The Girl With A Thousand Faces (HarperVoyager), has been sold to Grupo Editorial Alta.
Tom Hindle
Sunday Times bestselling author Tom Hindle is back with his new murder mystery, A Killer In Paradise (Century), published in paperback. The perfect holiday read!
Lex Noteboom
The paperback for Lex Noteboom’s debut novel, The Man With A Thousand Faces (Orion) has been published in paperback.
In a world of fake news and big data, lines between fiction and reality are blurred. And the mythical figure behind it all is THE MAN WITH A THOUSAND FACES.
Jean Menzies
The cover for Jean Menzies’ forthcoming How To Live Heroically (Rizzoli UK) has been revealed. Words of inspiration and guidance from Homer’s Odyssey made meaningful for modern lives, and published in September this year.
Saima Mir
The thrilling conclusion of Saima Mir’s ‘The Khan’ trilogy, Deliverance (Oneworld), has been published.
Aaron Dale
We are thrilled to reveal the cover for Aaron Dale’s debut non-fiction book, The Co-Parent (Green Tree, Bloomsbury). Coming in September this year, this is the essential guide to raising children across multiple households, after divorce or separation.
M. J. Robotham
The paperback of The Spy and the Snake (formerly Mrs Spy) by Mandy Robotham was published by Head of Zeus’ Aria imprint.
One mission. One fake husband. One very real problem.
Stuart Turton
Finnish rights for Stuart Turton’s The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Bloomsbury Raven) have been sold to Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, and Arabic rights have gone to Falak.
Emma Robertson
The debut novel from Emma Robertson, A Girl’s Girl (Zaffre), has been published. This White Lotus-style thriller will have you hooked until the very last page.
Anna Jacobs
The two titles in Anna Jacobs’ ‘Eastby End’ series, The Nurses of Eastby End and Secrets of Eastby End (Hodder & Stoughton), have been sold to Bastei Lubbe.
David Wragg
The epic final part to David Wragg’s ‘Tales of the Plains’ trilogy, The Iron Road (HarperVoyager), has been published in paperback.
Anna Stephens
The Broken Binding Publishing has acquired Anna Stephens’ new fantasy book, in a two-book World English Language deal, negotiated by Harry Illingworth. An Honesty of Thieves will publish in March 2027.
Julie Caplin
Dutch rights to Julie Caplin’s A Girl’s Best Friend (Little, Brown), and the following three books in her ‘Countryside Escapes’ book series, have been sold to HarperCollins Holland.
A. A. Dhand
The second in A. A. Dhand’s ‘Idris Khan’ series, The Kingpin (HQ), has been published.
Idris has a choice to make. Leave Leeds forever, or become the very thing he’s always feared … The Kingpin.
David Goodman
We were delighted to see a brilliant review for David Goodman’s Solitary Agents (Headline) in the Daily Mail:
“This is the most exciting new spy series since Slow Horses.”
McIlvanney Prize
Congratulations to both David Goodman and Tariq Ashkanani, whose respective titles Solitary Agents (Headline) and The Hollow Boys (Viper Books) have been long listed for the McIlvanney Prize at this year’s Bloody Scotland.
Faith Hogan
Finally, a very warm welcome to Faith Hogan, who joins David H Headley’s list. Faith is an award-winning, million copy bestseller, and a USA Today, Irish Times and Amazon UK Number 1 bestselling writer of contemporary fiction.
The Sisters of Hope Square is her brand new summer read for 2026.