DHH News Roundup 12th - 25th January 2026
M. W. Craven
A number of M. W. Craven titles (Little, Brown) have sold in translation this week:
. The Curator and Dead Ground to Bouq in Finland
. The Final Vow to Harlenic Hellas in Greece
. And The Cutting Season, Cut Short and the forthcoming Poe 8 (untitled) have sold to Germany’s Droemer Knaur
Richard Swan
Steel Gods, the second in Richard Swan’s ‘The Great Silence’ series has received a fantastic review on Kirkus:
“This is one wild, intricate ride: Grim, grotesque, vivid, thrilling, and with spot-on insights about our mundane reality.”
Tom Hindle
Tom Hindle’s fantastic new murder mystery, A Killer in Paradise (Century) was published last week and also picked up a review in The Sunday Times:
“Tom Hindle is brilliant at dissecting group dynamics in claustrophobic settings, demonstrating the corrosive effect of long-held secrets.”
Amelia Ireland
The paperback cover for The Sunday Times bestselling The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland (Black & White) has been revealed. The book will be published in April 2026.
A. D. Bell
The Bookbinder’s Secret by A. D. Bell (St. Martin’s Press) was published in the US and we are delighted that it became an instant USA Today bestseller!
Paul Waters
The paperback for Paul Waters’ Murder in Moonlit Square (Bedford Square Publishers) was published. This is the first in Waters’ Delhi-based series featuring semi-retired Irish nun, Sister Agatha Murphy.
Julie Caplin
We're so pleased to share the gorgeous reissue of the feel-good countryside romance by Julie Caplin, A Girl’s Best Friend (Little, Brown), published this week.
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
Greek rights for Home Before Dark (Orenda Books), the chilling Icelandic thriller by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir have been sold to Papadopoulos Publishing.
M. J. Robotham
The cover for the forthcoming new exhilarating historical spy novel from M. J. Robotham, The Spy and the Snake (Head of Zeus, July 2026), has been revealed.
Maria Laven
Welcome to Maria Laven who joins Broo Doherty’s list.
Edinburgh-based Maria was a teacher before becoming a journalist, and is working on her debut novel.
Guy Caplin
Also joining Broo Doherty’s list is Guy Caplin. Guy has spent all of his adult life working in television, excelling in both the artistic and technical sides of the medium. It was after he retired that he began writing.
Heather Darwent
The cover for the paperback of Heather Darwent’s latest dark and deliciously twisted, A Sharp Scratch (Viking, March 2026), has been revealed.
Jacob Rollinson
Evil books, shadowy corporations, and interdimensional monster collide in this dark, masterful tribute to Robert Chamber's cult classic, The King in Yellow.
Jacob Rollinson’s The Truth of Carcosa (Union Square) is out now.
Tasneem Abdur-Rashid
Congratulations to Tasneem Abdur-Rashid, who has been long listed for the Branford Boase Award 2026 for Odd Girl Out (David Fickling Books).
Claire McGowan
The Quickening by Claire McGowan has been bought by Corsair in a deal negotiated by Diana Beaumont. Timely and urgent, the book will publish in July 2026.
In additional news, How to be Happy (written under McGowan’s pen-name Eva Woods) has been sold to Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial in Spain.
Stuart Turton
To mark the seven 1/2 year anniversary of the publication of Stuart Turton’s debut, The Seven 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle in the US (Sourcebooks), a special anniversary edition has been announced, and will be available to purchase in March 2026.
Andrea Mara
The cover for Andrea Mara’s new book, Such A Nice Girl (Transworld)*, has been revealed. The book will be published in May 2026.
Gareth Brown
Serbian rights to Gareth Brown’s debut, The Book of Doors (Transworld), have been sold to Dereta.
Brian McGilloway
Serbia’s Zalozba Primus have bought rights to Brian McGilloway’s The One You Least Suspect (Little, Brown).
Claire Carver
One More Chapter have acquired a heartwarming series by Claire Carver, continuing her Greek getaway series. The World All Languages deal was agreed by Broo Doherty. Claire’s new book, Too Glam to Give a Damn, will be published in March 2026.
Ryan Rose
The cover for Ryan Rose’s new book, Eight Tastes of Treachery (Daphne Press), has been revealed. The second in Ryan’s ‘What We Eat’ series will be published in July 2026.
Elizabeth Lovatt
Congratulations to Elizabeth Lovatt, who has been shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2026, for her book Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line (Dialogue Books).
Kathleen Whyman
Bonnier imprint Embla Books have snapped up another two laugh-out-loud relatable titles from Kathleen Whyman, in a deal finalised by Emily Glenister.
The first in the deal, The Mother of All Comebacks, will publish in March 2026, with the cover revealed this week.