| Congratulations to Jo Thomas, who this week saw the eBook publication of her brand new book, Keeping A Christmas Promise (Transworld). One Icelandic holiday One snowstorm The adventure of a lifetime Told with Jo's trademark wit and humour, this gorgeous book promises to whisk the reader away on a Nordic love story you won't forget this Christmas... |  |
The cover for E. V. Seymour's new book, My Daughter's Secrets (Joffe Books, September 2022), has been revealed:
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Grace has the perfect life.
Then her husband replaces her with a younger, blonder version.
Three years later, Grace’s sixteen-year-old daughter is stabbed to death in a seedy hotel.
Grace’s life stops.
After a harrowing trial, Tara’s boyfriend is convicted of her murder. At least now it’s over.
Until someone breaks into Grace’s house and ransacks Tara’s belongings.
And now the questions have only just begun.
Grace thought she knew her daughter. But Tara had been keeping secrets from her. Very dark secrets.
Then her husband replaces her with a younger, blonder version.
Three years later, Grace’s sixteen-year-old daughter is stabbed to death in a seedy hotel.
Grace’s life stops.
After a harrowing trial, Tara’s boyfriend is convicted of her murder. At least now it’s over.
Until someone breaks into Grace’s house and ransacks Tara’s belongings.
And now the questions have only just begun.
Grace thought she knew her daughter. But Tara had been keeping secrets from her. Very dark secrets.
 | The highly-anticipated March 2023 novel from Louise Swanson - also known as Louise Beech - End of Story (Hodder & Stoughton), has been pulling in some fabulous pre-publication quotes that we had to share: "Inventive, original, moving. End of Story has a unique premise and a heart-wrenching drop-the-book twist." Tammy Cohen "A chilling 1984-style dystopian thriller which is also moving and hopeful. Absolutely stunning twist too." Mark Edwards |
"Absolutely enthralling, incredibly clever, brutal and heartbreaking. This deserves to be the book everyone is talking about in 2023. I loved it."
C. J. Tudor
"A compelling novel with an intriguing premise and a genuine didn’t-see-it-coming twist. It made me think about how we tell stories, how we occupy them and how stories can ultimately change us."
Araminta Hall
"A propulsive and incredibly creepy dystopian premise - I was hooked from the outset, and every twist was perfectly executed. A fantastic thriller."
Heather Darwent
C. J. Tudor
"A compelling novel with an intriguing premise and a genuine didn’t-see-it-coming twist. It made me think about how we tell stories, how we occupy them and how stories can ultimately change us."
Araminta Hall
"A propulsive and incredibly creepy dystopian premise - I was hooked from the outset, and every twist was perfectly executed. A fantastic thriller."
Heather Darwent
It was announced last week that Penguin imprint, Michael Joseph, will be launching the Undiscovered Writers' Prize, the aim of which is to find exciting new authors from underrepresented backgrounds who we can bring to the widest possible audience.
On the judging panel will be none other than MD of DHH Literary Agency, David Headley!
The winner of the Prize will receive a publishing contract from Michael Joseph, representation from David and all shortlisted authors will receive one-to-one editorial feedback and guidance from either an editor or agent.
Find out more, and apply here.
On the judging panel will be none other than MD of DHH Literary Agency, David Headley!
The winner of the Prize will receive a publishing contract from Michael Joseph, representation from David and all shortlisted authors will receive one-to-one editorial feedback and guidance from either an editor or agent.
Find out more, and apply here.
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Finally, we'd like to let you know who from the DHH Agency will be at this year's Capital Crime festival (29th September - 1st October), taking place in London's Battersea Park.
To see the full schedule, click here.
To see the full schedule, click here.
THURSDAY 29th SEPTEMBER
2.45pm
You're Killing Me: Ask the Agent panel with David Headley, Camilla Bolton, Victoria Haslam and Emad Akhtar (moderated by Craig Sisterson)
3pm
Pitch An Agent session with David Headley, Emily Glenister, Camilla Bolton and Philip Patterson
You're Killing Me: Ask the Agent panel with David Headley, Camilla Bolton, Victoria Haslam and Emad Akhtar (moderated by Craig Sisterson)
3pm
Pitch An Agent session with David Headley, Emily Glenister, Camilla Bolton and Philip Patterson
 David Headley |  Emily Glenister |
FRIDAY 30th SEPTEMBER
| 9am Sinister Storytellers: What motivates a 'monster'? Horror, mystery and things that go bump in the night with Clare Whitfield, Chris Carter, Catriona Ward, Matt Wesolowski (moderated by Yrsa Sigudardóttir) |  Clare Whitfield |
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 Chris McGeorge | 9am A Return to the Golden Age with Chris McGeorge, Nicola Upson, Louise Hare and Dominic Nolan (moderated by Sam Brownley) |
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| 10.05am Three policeman walk into a crime festival ... and solve a crime with Graham Bartlett, John Sutherland and Colin Sutton (crime provided by Erin Kelly) |  Graham Bartlett |
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 Adam Simcox | 10.05am Whose Crime Is It Anyway? Capital Crime's unique debut quiz pits teams of debut crime and thriller authors together with Adam Simcox (1/5 of team 'High Concept Heroes') |
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11.10am
Home is where the crime is: the domestic sphere as the perfect and unsettling for horrible events with Stuart Turton, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir and Nicci French (moderated by Lesley Kara)
Home is where the crime is: the domestic sphere as the perfect and unsettling for horrible events with Stuart Turton, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir and Nicci French (moderated by Lesley Kara)
 Stuart Turton |  Eva Björg Ægisdóttir |
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| 11.10am Hubble, Bubble, Ghosts and Trouble: gothic fiction and ghost stories (moderated by Anita Frank) with W. C. Ryan, Johana Gustawsson and Zoë Somerville. |  Anita Frank |
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 Eve Smith | 12.15pm A Taste of Medicine: pharmacists, doctors and crime authors discuss society's fascination with medicine in crime fiction with Eve Smith, Rachelle Atala and Claire Allan (moderated by A. K. Turner) |
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1.20pm
Hook, Line and Twist: entering the 'warped' minds of crime fiction's biggest authors with Stuart Turton, Tim Weaver and Alice Feeney (moderated by S. J. Watson)
Hook, Line and Twist: entering the 'warped' minds of crime fiction's biggest authors with Stuart Turton, Tim Weaver and Alice Feeney (moderated by S. J. Watson)
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1.20pm
Whose Crime Is It Anyway? Capital Crime's unique debut quiz pits teams of debut crime and thriller authors together with S. V. Leonard and Tom Hindle (2/5 of team 'Global Goliaths' and Sarah Bonner (1/5 of team 'Domestic Dynamos')
Whose Crime Is It Anyway? Capital Crime's unique debut quiz pits teams of debut crime and thriller authors together with S. V. Leonard and Tom Hindle (2/5 of team 'Global Goliaths' and Sarah Bonner (1/5 of team 'Domestic Dynamos')
 S. V. Leonard |  Tom Hindle |  Sarah Bonner |
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| 2.25pm Dynamic Duos: sidekicks, saviours and symbiant relationships with M. W. Craven, S. A. Cosby and David Beckler (moderated by Mari Hannah) |  M. W. Craven |
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 Suzie Edge | 3.30pm Drama, Tension & Murder Throughout History (moderated by Suzie Edge) with Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Abir Mukherjee, Jessica Fellowes and Anna Mazzola |
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| 5.40pm Crime Across the Continents (interviewed by Victoria Selman) with Mark Billingham, Jeffrey Deaver and Michael Robotham |  Victoria Selman |
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 Carys Jones | 5.40pm A Thrilling Ride: discussing the versatility and addictive nature of thrillers with Carys Jones, C. L. Taylor, Stephanie Merritt and Caroline Mitchell (moderated by Kia Abdullah) |
SATURDAY 1st OCTOBER
10.05am
Polari Panel (moderated by Paul Burston) with A. J. West, Alex Reeve, Beth Lewis and Francesca May
Polari Panel (moderated by Paul Burston) with A. J. West, Alex Reeve, Beth Lewis and Francesca May
 Paul Burston |  A. J. West |
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 Brian MCGilloway |
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 David Fennell | 1.20pm Titans of the Terrifying: missing limbs, people, and the art of the spine-tingling thriller with David Fennell, Lars Kepler and Nadine Matheson (moderated by Doug Johnstone) |
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| 3.30pm Ragnar Jónasson and Katrin Jakobsdóttir (the Prime Minister of Iceland) "in conversation" with Joe Haddow |  Ragnar Jónasson |
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