As pretty much everyone who loves books, or works in books, knows - Harrogate Festival took place this weekend and while some of us had deep FOMO, a faction of DHH did make it up there and while we were there, we had the absolute pleasure of accepting a Theakston Award on behalf of client Brian McGilloway and his incredibly standalone, The Last Crossing.
The Highly Commended Award is the first of its kind at this year's Festival, and we couldn't think of a worthier recipient. Congratulations, Brian!
Pick up your copy here.
The Highly Commended Award is the first of its kind at this year's Festival, and we couldn't think of a worthier recipient. Congratulations, Brian!
Pick up your copy here.
To that end, in yesterday's edition of the Sunday Express, a fascinating piece on The Last Crossing, and Brian's initial inspiration for the book, was featured:
"The current boom in Northern Irish crime writing reflects the need for stories to help people come to terms with the Troubles, says award-winning writer Brian McGilloway ... Inspired by the 'Disappeared', those people abducted, murdered and secretly buried by terrorist groups, his latest book opens with a shallow grave and a chilling execution in a Scottish wood.
We discover the impact on teacher-turned-sacristan Tony and co-conspirators Hugh and Karen."
"The current boom in Northern Irish crime writing reflects the need for stories to help people come to terms with the Troubles, says award-winning writer Brian McGilloway ... Inspired by the 'Disappeared', those people abducted, murdered and secretly buried by terrorist groups, his latest book opens with a shallow grave and a chilling execution in a Scottish wood.
We discover the impact on teacher-turned-sacristan Tony and co-conspirators Hugh and Karen."
Congratulations to three clients, whose books were published last week:
- The paperback of Adam Hamdy's Red Wolves, the second in his pulse-racing, espionage-based Scott Pearce series
- Girls Who Lie is now out in paperback, and is the second in Eva Björg Ægisdóttir's Scandi-noir Forbidden Iceland crime series featuring Detective Elma
- The debut from Adam Simcox, The Dying Squad, was released in eBook and hardback - a supernatural crime tale, quite unlike anything you've read before...
- The paperback of Adam Hamdy's Red Wolves, the second in his pulse-racing, espionage-based Scott Pearce series
- Girls Who Lie is now out in paperback, and is the second in Eva Björg Ægisdóttir's Scandi-noir Forbidden Iceland crime series featuring Detective Elma
- The debut from Adam Simcox, The Dying Squad, was released in eBook and hardback - a supernatural crime tale, quite unlike anything you've read before...
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| Another pre-publication sale for Victoria Selman's forthcoming psychological suspense novel, Truly, Darkly, Deeply: this time to Učila International in Slovenia. To read more about this fantastic book, click here. |  |
The next book from People of Abandoned Character author, Clare Whitfield - The Gone and the Forgotten - had its cover revealed last week, courtesy of Goldsboro Books, and it is a veritably beauty:
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Summer, 1993. In the aftermath of her mother's suicide attempt, 16-year-old Prue must spend the summer holidays on a remote island in the Shetlands with her favourite Aunt Ruth and Uncle Archie, a man she's barely met since her aunt married him. Prue hopes to re-establish the relationship, and that her aunt might help her understand some of the parts of the past she has been forbidden to discuss by her mother – including the identity of her father.
Prue soon finds out that her uncle was the only suspect in the disappearance of a local girl some twenty years ago. As she grows closer to him, she learns there are differing views on how the beguiling Evelyn O'Hara disappeared, but is her uncle innocent?
Truth is something Prue has always had a fractured relationship with. A single version of the truth seems impossible for her to lockdown...
Prue soon finds out that her uncle was the only suspect in the disappearance of a local girl some twenty years ago. As she grows closer to him, she learns there are differing views on how the beguiling Evelyn O'Hara disappeared, but is her uncle innocent?
Truth is something Prue has always had a fractured relationship with. A single version of the truth seems impossible for her to lockdown...
The Dying Squad, the aforementioned debut from Adam Simcox and published last week, picked up two fantastic reviews:
"A fascinating debut ... At times evocative of Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim series, but without its hardboiled cynicism, this is an impressive and memorable debut."
Crime Time
"Witty, intense and addictive."
Scottish Sun
"A fascinating debut ... At times evocative of Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim series, but without its hardboiled cynicism, this is an impressive and memorable debut."
Crime Time
"Witty, intense and addictive."
Scottish Sun
| Also given a brilliant quote this week, was Carys Jones' forthcoming We Are All Liars (September 2021, Orion): "A twisty thriller full of tension and intrigue." Vikki Patis, author of The Dark We cannot wait for this fantastic book - perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley - to hit shelves later this year, and you can pre-order your copy here. |  |
Finally, a big CONGRATULATIONS to client Jo Lyons, who last week was longlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2021, in the 'Unpublished Novel' category.
Comedy Women In Print is the brainchild of comedian, author, actress Helen Lederer. Its aim is to recognise, celebrate and encourage witty women authors.
The Published Winner gets a massive amount of love from celebrity judges and a cash prize from ALCS. The Unpublished Winners are published by Harper Collins and the Unpublished runner upper's win a place on an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire and an MA in Comedy at Falmouth University.
Comedy Women In Print is the brainchild of comedian, author, actress Helen Lederer. Its aim is to recognise, celebrate and encourage witty women authors.
The Published Winner gets a massive amount of love from celebrity judges and a cash prize from ALCS. The Unpublished Winners are published by Harper Collins and the Unpublished runner upper's win a place on an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire and an MA in Comedy at Falmouth University.
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