We're kicking off this week's DHH News Roundup with the brilliant recent announcement for the Capital Crime line-up, featuring a smörgåsbord of fabulous DHH authors.
If you nab your ticket for this hotly-anticipated crime festival in September later this year, you can expect to see:
Anita Frank, Brian McGilloway, Chris McGeorge, Clare Whitfield, David Fennell, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, Eve Smith, Graham Bartlett, Marina Palmer (aka Imogen Robertson), M. W. Craven, Paul Burston, Ragnar Jónasson, S. V. Leonard, Stuart Turton, Suzie Edge, Tom Hindle, Victoria Selman and Vikki Patis.
More names are due to be announced, and with the "who's who" of the literary crime world, this is not to be missed!
If you nab your ticket for this hotly-anticipated crime festival in September later this year, you can expect to see:
Anita Frank, Brian McGilloway, Chris McGeorge, Clare Whitfield, David Fennell, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, Eve Smith, Graham Bartlett, Marina Palmer (aka Imogen Robertson), M. W. Craven, Paul Burston, Ragnar Jónasson, S. V. Leonard, Stuart Turton, Suzie Edge, Tom Hindle, Victoria Selman and Vikki Patis.
More names are due to be announced, and with the "who's who" of the literary crime world, this is not to be missed!
| The paperback for Anna Jacobs' new standalone, Kirsty's Vineyard, was published last week, a beautiful and heart-warming story from the million-copy bestseller. In the aftermath of a heart-breaking accident, Kirsty is shocked to discover that she has inherited a vineyard in Western Australia from Ed James, a lonely old man she befriended at the library. But there is a condition to his legacy: Kirsty must give up her quiet life in England and live at the vineyard for a least one year. How will a shy librarian cope on her own in a strange country? As she is forced to take her life off hold, one thing is certain, Kirsty's life is about to change for ever. |  |
ICYMI, David Fennell appeared on Shine Radio's Talking Books segment last week, to talk about his new book, See No Evil (April 2022, Zaffre Books) and a few other titles in his backlist.
You can catch up here.
You can catch up here.
| Steyning Festival has announced its line-up and included this year is DHH client, Jim Beckett, author of The Caravan at the Edge of Doom series. The event will run from 27th May to the 5th June and is a local Festival bringing a fortnight of diverse, high quality programmed events to Steyning. More information here. |  |
The fourth in M. W. Craven's Washington Poe series, The Botanist, has been snapped up by Modernista in Sweden, the Nordic home of the first three in the series, The Puppet Show, Black Summer and The Curator.
The next picture book by Abi Elphinstone, and illustrated by Fiona Woodcock, has been announced. The Frost Goblin will be released in October 2022 from Simon & Schuster Children's and follows Abi's first picture book, The Snow Dragon (October 2019, S&S Children's).
“The deepest frost has the power to rekindle hope in anyone who’s lost it…”
In Bertie Crash-Wallop's noisy family, it can sometimes feel like there is no room for a quiet boy like him. But when Bertie meets a family of goblins on the night of the deepest frost, is it possible he might make some magic and discover his own place in the world?
Join Bertie and the Frost Goblins on an exciting adventure in this beautifully moving story
“The deepest frost has the power to rekindle hope in anyone who’s lost it…”
In Bertie Crash-Wallop's noisy family, it can sometimes feel like there is no room for a quiet boy like him. But when Bertie meets a family of goblins on the night of the deepest frost, is it possible he might make some magic and discover his own place in the world?
Join Bertie and the Frost Goblins on an exciting adventure in this beautifully moving story
The independent bookshop, Tea Leaves & Reads has selected Vikki Patis' latest psychological thriller, Return to Blackwater House as their Book of the Month for July.
The shop boxes up their BOTM with some extra treats pertinent to the story nestled inside. With July's box, you can get:
The shop boxes up their BOTM with some extra treats pertinent to the story nestled inside. With July's box, you can get:
- A brand new paperback copy of Return to Blackwater House signed by Vikki Patis.
- Four delicious beverages – A mixture of tea and coffee.
- A Tasty Treat – Meredith & Drew Biscuits (dietary requirements? Let us know at checkout).
- A Beautifully scented wax melt bar from Hampshire Candles.
- A Bookish Postcard – perfect for framing or displaying in your home!
- A hand poured wax seal to finish it all off – great for keeping and putting in a journal or scrapbook as decoration!
Vengeance is the next in R. C. Bridgestock's DI Charley Mann series (September 2022, Canelo) and the last week, the cover was revealed...
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On a beautiful summer afternoon, Stacey Sullivan is getting married to Mark James. But then screams smother the laughter, police sirens drown out the church bells. Out of nowhere, a drug-fuelled gunman opens fire on the wedding party.
The shooter is beaten, disarmed and detained by the guests. No one knows who the gunman is… or if they do, they’re not admitting it. The job of solving the two murders is laid solely at the feet of DI Charley Mann.
Could this be a random attack, or a pre-planned assassination? When information comes to light of a link to feuding drug-dealing families in Manchester, Charley’s team need to act rapidly. They need to find – and apprehend – those responsible. Fast.
It soon becomes clear: if they fail, more deaths are coming…
The shooter is beaten, disarmed and detained by the guests. No one knows who the gunman is… or if they do, they’re not admitting it. The job of solving the two murders is laid solely at the feet of DI Charley Mann.
Could this be a random attack, or a pre-planned assassination? When information comes to light of a link to feuding drug-dealing families in Manchester, Charley’s team need to act rapidly. They need to find – and apprehend – those responsible. Fast.
It soon becomes clear: if they fail, more deaths are coming…
Another cover reveal for you, and this time for the paperback of Tom Hindle's debut novel, A Fatal Crossing (August 2022, Century):
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November 1924
The Endeavour sets sail for New York, with 2,000 passengers - and a killer - on board.
When a body is found on deck, ship's officer Timothy Birch is ready to declare the death a tragic accident. But Scotland Yard inspector James Temple is certain there's more to this misfortune than meets the eye.
Mounting an investigation, the pair uncover the theft of a priceless painting, and encounter a string of suspects with secrets to hide.
Now, with just days remaining until the Endeavour reaches New York, their search for the culprit is fraught with danger.
And all the while, the passengers roam the ship with a killer in their midst...
The Endeavour sets sail for New York, with 2,000 passengers - and a killer - on board.
When a body is found on deck, ship's officer Timothy Birch is ready to declare the death a tragic accident. But Scotland Yard inspector James Temple is certain there's more to this misfortune than meets the eye.
Mounting an investigation, the pair uncover the theft of a priceless painting, and encounter a string of suspects with secrets to hide.
Now, with just days remaining until the Endeavour reaches New York, their search for the culprit is fraught with danger.
And all the while, the passengers roam the ship with a killer in their midst...
| Congratulations to Carys Jones who, it was announced last week, has had her next two gripping psychological thrillers snapped up by current publisher Orion with the first, She Had It Coming, due to be published in January 2023. Editorial director Rhea Kurien acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the two books from Emily Glenister at D H H Literary Agency, describing She Had It Coming as a “cracking thriller full of twists and turns”. To read the full press release, click here. |  |
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