And just like that, we've come to the final DHH News Roundup of 2021...
Whatever you're doing this Christmas, we sincerely hope you've got a good book (or ten) to keep you company. Thank you for all your incredible support for our authors throughout the last 12 months. We couldn't do what we all do without book-lovers like YOU.
Be kind to each other, stay safe & have a very Merry Christmas.
With best wishes for 2022,
All at DHH Literary Agency
Whatever you're doing this Christmas, we sincerely hope you've got a good book (or ten) to keep you company. Thank you for all your incredible support for our authors throughout the last 12 months. We couldn't do what we all do without book-lovers like YOU.
Be kind to each other, stay safe & have a very Merry Christmas.
With best wishes for 2022,
All at DHH Literary Agency
| Huge congratulations to Phillipa Ashley, whose sparkling festive heart-warmer, A Special Cornish Christmas, has shot straight into the Kindle Top 10! |  |
We were delighted to see Femi Kayode's February 2021 debut, Lightseekers, selected as one of Novel Suspects' top crime and thriller reads for the year.
To read the full list, click here.
To read the full list, click here.
| More fantastic quotes for the forthcoming psychological suspense from Vikki Patis, Return to Blackwater House (March 2022, Hodder & Stoughton), have come in this week: "I tore through this dark, twisty thriller that dripped with menace from page one and built to a shocking yet satisfying climax. A must read for 2022." Sophie Flynn "This isn't just a story ... it's a full experience. Atmospheric, haunting and superbly plotted. I still have goosebumps!" Carissa Ann Lynch |  |
The cover for Morgan Owen's debut novel, The Girl With No Soul was revealed last week:
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How can you find your soulmate, when you don't have a soul?
Iris lives in a world ruled by The Order. Inspectors police the population by keeping careful watch over people's souls. If they shine their lanterns on you, your soul is projected for the world to see ... and judge.
But Iris has a deadly secret ... she is a hollow, a person with no soul. She must hide from the Order at all costs, scraping a living in the shadows.
But when she's sent to steal a ring said to hold the memory of a soul's destruction, she is reunited with her Spark - one of the five parts that make up her own missing soul.
Now she must rely on the help of a young scholar named Evander Mountebank to track down the other four missing pieces of her soul, all the while evading The Order.
Published in March 2022 from Scholastic.
Iris lives in a world ruled by The Order. Inspectors police the population by keeping careful watch over people's souls. If they shine their lanterns on you, your soul is projected for the world to see ... and judge.
But Iris has a deadly secret ... she is a hollow, a person with no soul. She must hide from the Order at all costs, scraping a living in the shadows.
But when she's sent to steal a ring said to hold the memory of a soul's destruction, she is reunited with her Spark - one of the five parts that make up her own missing soul.
Now she must rely on the help of a young scholar named Evander Mountebank to track down the other four missing pieces of her soul, all the while evading The Order.
Published in March 2022 from Scholastic.
There's a double whammy for Amanda Jennings this week, as both the cover for her new book, The Haven (March 2022, HQ), was revealed, along with some fantastic quotes:
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"Engrossing, tense, psychologically astute. A gripping, emotionally-taut exploration of idealism turned sour."
Tammy Cohen
"Another mesmerising, gripping and evocative read from the Queen of Cornish Noir."
Lisa Jewell
"Captivating and totally absorbing - this is the kind of pure escapism we need right now."
Susi Holliday
"A beautifully written story with vividly-drawn, believable characters I really cared about. I couldn't put the book down until I found out what happened to them."
Sarah Stovell
"A compelling, brilliant story of the dark things we all bring to our visions of utopia. Beautifully written, and full of emotional punch, it drew me in right up until the very last page. I loved it!"
Gytha Lodge
"A deliciously dark and tense exploration of human nature. There’s trouble in brewing in paradise."
Emma Haughton
Tammy Cohen
"Another mesmerising, gripping and evocative read from the Queen of Cornish Noir."
Lisa Jewell
"Captivating and totally absorbing - this is the kind of pure escapism we need right now."
Susi Holliday
"A beautifully written story with vividly-drawn, believable characters I really cared about. I couldn't put the book down until I found out what happened to them."
Sarah Stovell
"A compelling, brilliant story of the dark things we all bring to our visions of utopia. Beautifully written, and full of emotional punch, it drew me in right up until the very last page. I loved it!"
Gytha Lodge
"A deliciously dark and tense exploration of human nature. There’s trouble in brewing in paradise."
Emma Haughton
Richard Swan's forthcoming SFF debut, The Justice of Kings, has also garnered some fantastic endorsements and has also, in the last week, sold to Trini Vergara Ediciones in Spain:
"Sherlock Holmes with swords and magic. Bloody marvellous and a real page turner."
Mike Shackle
"A Sherlock Holmes-esque tale, with eerie touches of the supernatural, and a thought-provoking reflection on justice, vengeance and morality."
The Fantasy Hive
"Absolutely galloped through [Richard Swan's] A Justice of Kings and have been thinking about it for a week. An invigorating mix of the visceral and cerebral, set in a complex, grimy world, it asks questions about the nature of law and justice which have never been more timely."
David Wragg
"Sherlock Holmes with swords and magic. Bloody marvellous and a real page turner."
Mike Shackle
"A Sherlock Holmes-esque tale, with eerie touches of the supernatural, and a thought-provoking reflection on justice, vengeance and morality."
The Fantasy Hive
"Absolutely galloped through [Richard Swan's] A Justice of Kings and have been thinking about it for a week. An invigorating mix of the visceral and cerebral, set in a complex, grimy world, it asks questions about the nature of law and justice which have never been more timely."
David Wragg
Congratulations to client Anna Jacobs, who last week saw the paperback publication of her new book, Mara's Choice, the first in her new Waterfront series, set on Australia's west coast.
Also published this week was the fantastic, yet unsettling Off Target by Eve Smith, an authentic, startlingly thought-provoking, disturbing blockbuster of a thriller that provides a chilling glimpse of a future that’s just one modification away…
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Another cover reveal for you now; this time from the author of this summer's The Islanders,
S. V. Leonard.
The Influencers will be published in March 2022 from Canelo and is guaranteed to have you gripped!
S. V. Leonard.
The Influencers will be published in March 2022 from Canelo and is guaranteed to have you gripped!
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A filter can hide all manner of secrets...
When budding true crime blogger Maggie Shaw is invited to the Influencer of the Year awards, it feels like everything is finally falling into place. Held on a glamorous yacht, the awards are the perfect opportunity for Maggie to network and achieve her dream of turning her channel into a full-time job. But by the end of the night, the party is in ruins and there’s one question on everybody’s lips: who killed Stella Knight?
Stella was beautiful, famous, and hiding a host of secrets behind the perfect facade. During her short career, Stella had made a number of enemies in the industry, and all of them were at the awards. Maggie is trapped on a boat with a killer and must work out who is telling the truth, and who is faking it before they strike again...
When budding true crime blogger Maggie Shaw is invited to the Influencer of the Year awards, it feels like everything is finally falling into place. Held on a glamorous yacht, the awards are the perfect opportunity for Maggie to network and achieve her dream of turning her channel into a full-time job. But by the end of the night, the party is in ruins and there’s one question on everybody’s lips: who killed Stella Knight?
Stella was beautiful, famous, and hiding a host of secrets behind the perfect facade. During her short career, Stella had made a number of enemies in the industry, and all of them were at the awards. Maggie is trapped on a boat with a killer and must work out who is telling the truth, and who is faking it before they strike again...
| We were delighted to receive a quote for Brian McGilloway's forthcoming The Empty Room (March 2022, Constable Books), from fellow literary heavyweight, John Connolly: "A hugely compelling story of loss, grief and vengeance, The Empty Room is probably the best novel yet by one of our finest mystery writers. Unmissable." |  |
Another fantastic endorsement has rolled in for Sarah Bonner's January 2022 debut, Her Perfect Twin:
"Brilliantly twisty and thoroughly entertaining - an extremely impressive debut."
T. M. Logan
"Brilliantly twisty and thoroughly entertaining - an extremely impressive debut."
T. M. Logan
| Finally, we're delighted to be welcoming Libby Cutts to the Agency this week. Libby joins Emily Glenister's list, and will be working with her on her debut novel, The Mere, a dark and gripping historical mystery set just after WW2. |  |
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