We're kicking off this week's roundup with a gorgeous cover reveal, courtesy of Rebecca Griffiths and Bookouture:
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Queenie Osbourne is the talk of London. Rising to fame as a singer after the Second World War, she is about to head to New York to make her fortune.
On the surface John Reginald Christie is an ordinary man. By day he wonders the bustling city streets. By night he is entertained by Queenie and her band. He is always searching for prey. Soon a young waitress named Joy catches his eye and his dangerous obsession begins.
Joy is preparing to wed Charles Gilchrist, one of the city’s most eligible bachelors. But Queenie has always held a flame for him and the spark between them is obvious.
When Queenie commits the ultimate betrayal against Joy, she knows her bright future is at risk. With nowhere else to turn, there is only one man who can help her. But Queenie has no idea of the dark secrets which lie behind the door of 10 Rillington Place. As Christie watches her approaching, will he risk everything for his highest-profile victim yet?
The book will be released in September later this year, and you can pre-order here.
On the surface John Reginald Christie is an ordinary man. By day he wonders the bustling city streets. By night he is entertained by Queenie and her band. He is always searching for prey. Soon a young waitress named Joy catches his eye and his dangerous obsession begins.
Joy is preparing to wed Charles Gilchrist, one of the city’s most eligible bachelors. But Queenie has always held a flame for him and the spark between them is obvious.
When Queenie commits the ultimate betrayal against Joy, she knows her bright future is at risk. With nowhere else to turn, there is only one man who can help her. But Queenie has no idea of the dark secrets which lie behind the door of 10 Rillington Place. As Christie watches her approaching, will he risk everything for his highest-profile victim yet?
The book will be released in September later this year, and you can pre-order here.
Congratulations to M. W. Craven, whose second and third book in his Washington Poe series, The Curator and Dead Ground have sold to Luitingh-Sijthoff in the Netherlands, and 2020 Editora in Portugal have bought rights to The Curator.
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| We are delighted to welcome Graham Bartlett to the Agency, as he joins David Headley's list. Graham Bartlett was a UK police officer in Sussex for thirty years and now he is a best-selling crime writer. To find out more about Graham, click here. |  |
People of Abandoned Character author Clare Whitfield has written a piece for Salon, on the endurance of serial killers like Jack the Ripper, and why their stories, and that of their victims continue to fascinate.
You can read the whole article here.
You can read the whole article here.
| Another couple of lovely reviews were picked up by Phillipa Ashley's latest, An Endless Cornish Summer: "Romantic and life-affirming." My Weekly "Loved by an army of fans for her warm, clever and compassionate writing, and her spellbinding evocation of the Cornish landscape and its people, Ashley always brings a rich and compelling authenticity to her tales of love and life." Lancashire Evening Post The book is also only 99p in eBook at the moment, pick up your copy now. |  |
Congratulations to Adam Hamdy, whose new collaboration with thriller stalwart James Patterson, Private Rogue, has gone straight in at No.10 in the Sunday Times hardback chart in its first week on sale.
| Published just recently, Joanna Toye's brand new Shop Girls book, The Victory Girls, has garnered a lovely review, from My Weekly: "Joanna Toye is back with the fifth book in her much-loved World War Two series ... A wonderful testament to friendship as the Allied Forces push on towards victory." |  |
It was announced last week that Adam Simcox, debut author of forthcoming The Dying Squad, would be taking part in an event with none other than Ben Aaronovitch, as part of the Cymera Festival, Scotland's Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing.
The event will take place on Thursday 29th July, at 7pm, via Zoom. Get your tickets here.
The event will take place on Thursday 29th July, at 7pm, via Zoom. Get your tickets here.
Finally, the cover for the next in Stephen Moss' Bird Biography series, The Swan, has been revealed:
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Bestselling nature writer and author of The Robin, The Wren and The Swallow, Stephen Moss, masterfully narrates the lifecycle of the Swan through the four seasons of the year.
From the details of the Swan's lifecycle, to its place in popular culture and literature across the centuries, and from old symbolism to modern myths, The Swan is a fascinating guide to Britain's largest and most elegant bird.
The book will be published in eBook and hardback in November this year (pre-order here).
From the details of the Swan's lifecycle, to its place in popular culture and literature across the centuries, and from old symbolism to modern myths, The Swan is a fascinating guide to Britain's largest and most elegant bird.
The book will be published in eBook and hardback in November this year (pre-order here).
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