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DHH News Roundup 21st - 27th August 2023

8/28/2023

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Last week, we spied client Phyllida Shrimpton's The Storyteller by the Sea being spotlighted in the Exmouth Journal, given the book's setting is that of the town's former Selly Beach (now a marina). 

Catch up with the article here and don't miss the book's debut outing, on 14th September!

We're welcoming the first of two new clients to the Agency this week. 

Claire Wilson joins David H Headley's list, after winning the inaugural Penguin Michael Joseph Undiscovered Voices prize. In winning the prize, Claire, an Intelligence Analyst based in a Scottish prison, has secured a book-deal with Michael Joseph and representation with David. 

Five By Five​ will be her debut novel. 
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The cover for Phillipa Ashley's new festive winter-warmer, Four Weddings and a Christmas​ (November 2023, Avon), has been revealed:
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Can the spirit of Christmas reignite an old flame?

With her thriving business Cottage Angels, Freya Bolton prepares the Lake District’s holiday homes for Christmas visitors. It’s her job to think of everything, from cinnamon-scented candles to tasteful decorations and hampers of seasonal treats.

If only her love life were such a success… After being burned by past relationships, she’s now determined to steer clear of love for good.
So when she bumps into gorgeous – and single – ex-boyfriend Travis, a no-strings festive fling seems perfect.
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But when her feelings for him begin to develop, is she on track for another romantic calamity? Or could this Christmas give her the gift of true love?


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​Client Lucinda Hawksley will be appearing at this year's Smithdown Litfest, to talk about her great-great-great-grandfather, Charles Dickens.

The talk - 'Charles Dickens and Travel with Lucinda Hawksley' - will take place on Friday 22nd September at 7pm. Get your tickers here!

We were thrilled / over the moon / delighted (genuinely, all of these things, all at once) to see Anita Frank's latest book, The Good Liars, storm its way into the Sunday Times​ Top 10 bestseller list, within its first week on sale!
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The book is a gripping murder mystery set in the 1920s, and has been described as 'exquisitely written' by A Fatal Crossing author Tom Hindle and comes 'highly recommended' from M. W. Craven.

Congratulations, Anita!

Our second new client this week comes in the form of Ed James, the bestselling author of the DI Rob Marshall, DI Fenchurch, Scott Cullen, Craig Hunter and DS Vicky Dodds series, respectively. 

Ed, a former IT project manager and now full-time writer, joins David Headley's list. 
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The BBC has commissioned Virdee, a new detective series based on A. A. Dhand’s best-selling crime novels and starring Sacha Dhawan (Doctor Who, The Great, Wolf). 

The new six-part drama for BBC One and BBC iPlayer  introduces Detective Harry Virdee (Sacha Dhawan), a Bradford cop disowned by his Sikh family for marrying Saima, who is Muslim. Harry struggles with the abandonment, constantly attempting to reunite with his family. With his personal life in chaos, he must hunt down a killer targeting the Asian community.

When the murderer kidnaps a local MP’s daughter in Bradford and holds the entire city to ransom, Harry realises that he is going to need the help of his brother-in-law Riaz, a drugs kingpin who runs the largest cartel in the county. Pulled together in an alliance that could ruin them both, Harry must make a choice: save himself and his family or save his city. He will not be able to do both.

A. A. Dhand will be adapting the books for the series. ​

Finally, a huge congratulations to Suzie Edge! Last week, it was announced that she had signed a three-book deal with Hachette Children's Group, for three non-fiction titles: the text-led titles History Stinks!: Poo Through the Ages and  History Stinks!: Wee Through the Ages, illustrated by Luke Newell (to be published in April 2024 and April 2025 respectively) and the colour title A Hole in the Head: A Gruesomely Grisly History of Medical Firsts, illustrated by Sam Caldwell (publishing in September 2025). 

​Anna Martin, senior commissioning editor, and Leah James, publishing director at Hachette Children’s Group, acquired world English rights from
Emily Glenister.​
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Hachette Children’s Group scoops three ‘hilarious’ historical titles from Edge

8/25/2023

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Hachette Children’s Group has acquired three non-fiction titles by Suzie Edge: the text-led titles History Stinks!: Poo Through the Ages and  History Stinks!: Wee Through the Ages, illustrated by Luke Newell (to be published in April 2024 and April 2025 respectively) and the colour title A Hole in the Head: A Gruesomely Grisly History of Medical Firsts, illustrated by Sam Caldwell (publishing in September 2025). 

Anna Martin, senior commissioning editor, and Leah James, publishing director at Hachette Children’s Group, acquired world English rights from Emily Glenister.

These are Edge’s first children’s titles; her book Vital Organs: A History of the World’s Most Famous Body Parts will be published by Wildfire this autumn. Wildfire also published her first book, Mortal Monarchs: 1,000 Years of Royal Deaths, in September 2022.

The publisher says: “In the new series, History Stinks!, readers will learn all about history through poo and wee – from Tudor monarchs and humble Roman plumbers, to stinky Saxons and Aztecs – told in Suzie’s hilarious middle-grade voice. In  A Hole in the Head, Suzie will take readers through medical firsts in all their technicolour gory and gruesome detail, from neolithic skull-drilling to Victorian body snatchers.”

Edge is medical historian whose TikTok channel (@suzieedge) has amassed more than 323,600 followers and 6.3 million "likes" since August 2020.

She said: “I am delighted to be working with Hachette Children’s alongside Luke and Sam, whose illustrations will bring the work to life. Having written two adult non-fiction books, it’s incredibly exciting to be able to create something that I hope will get children of many ages excited about history — warts and all!”

James said: “We’re so thrilled to be publishing three titles with Suzie Edge. Suzie’s trademark humour and expert knowledge is perfect for distilling gruesome historical facts to kids. Complemented by illustrator Sam Caldwell’s injection of colourful fun and gore, colour title A Hole in the Head: A Gruesomely Grisly History of Medical Firsts will hit just the right levels of hilarious grisly grossness to entertain and inform children.”

Martin added: “History Stinks!: Poo Through the Ages  and  History Stinks!: Wee Through the Ages are wonderful additions to our text-led list, and we can’t wait for readers to uncover loads about the loo, piles about poo and the funniest and foulest facts from the smelliest corners of history. Suzie’s new middle-grade series will be brought to life by Luke Newell’s amazingly cheeky line art, too.”

From The Bookseller​ article | Lauren Brown
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DHH News Roundup 14th - 20th August 2023

8/20/2023

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We're kicking off this week's DHH News Roundup with the first of three cover reveals. First up, the gloriously witty and unputdownable debut from Ola Tundun, Roommates (September 2023, Storm Publishing):​
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Perfect job? Check.
Perfect home? Check.
Perfect fiancé? Check.

None of this is by accident. Ariella is a card-carrying perfectionist.

On the other side of the city lives Ariella’s polar opposite. Caleb Black is an unrepentant smart-ass, seat-of-his-pants, arrogant party-boy getting through life on charisma and raw sex appeal (his words).

So why, one night, does Ariella turn up with her bags, asking to rent Caleb’s spare room?

Ariella has done a complete 180 on her life. And nothing good could ever come of this … Could it?


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We also have three fabulous publication days to celebrate this week! 

Anita Frank's The Good Liars is a thrilling WW1 murder mystery, and dubbed by author M. W. Craven as "claustrophobic, addictive and utterly compelling."

In the hot summer of 1914 a boy vanishes, never to be seen again.

Now, in 1920, the once esteemed Stilwell family of Darkacre Hall find their already troubled lives thrown into disarray when

new evidence leads to the boy’s case being reopened – and this time they themselves are under police scrutiny.

As the dead return to haunt the living, old resentments resurface and loyalties are tested, while secrets risk being unearthed that could destroy them all.

Also published this week was the brand new book from Icelandic author, Ragnar Jónasson and co-written with Icelandic PM, Katrín Jakobsdóttir - Reykjavík. 

What happened to Lara Marteinsdóttir?
Iceland, 1956. Fifteen-year-old Lára spends the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík.

In early August, the girl disappears without a trace.

The mystery becomes Iceland's greatest unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there?
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Thirty years later in August, 1986, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lara's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, and with the eyes of Reykjavík upon him, it soon becomes clear that Lara's disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved...

Our next cover reveal this week comes in the form of the debut police procedural from T. M. Payne, Long Time Dead (March 2024, Thomas & Mercer):
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A cold case that’s no longer cold. A suspect who’s been murdered. A silenced witness.

DI Sheridan Holler is used to solving crimes on Liverpool’s streets, but after a decayed corpse turns up in a cemetery, she finds herself reopening not one but two cold cases. Seven years earlier, two women were gunned down and the only suspect, small-time drug dealer John Lively, was never seen again. Case closed. Until the body in the cemetery is identified as his.
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Holler needs to work out if Lively was killed out of revenge for the murders, or was just a victim of the criminal world he inhabited. When shocking evidence is revealed about the murder weapon, Holler’s cold case starts to look hopeless once more.

But defeat is not an option. Driven by the unsolved and traumatic murder of her brother when they were children, DI Holler’s pursuit of justice is relentless. As old wounds are reopened, the police close in on the women’s killer, but the threat of them striking again is all too real. Can DI Holler put the pieces of the puzzle together before anyone else winds up dead?

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Last week, it was announced that seven short stories from M. W. Craven have been given the green light and will be released as audiobooks. 

The collection, Cut Short, features the stories Once In A Red Moon; Why Don't Sheep Shrink?; A Permanent Solution; The Killing Field; Strange Ink; Dead Man's Fingers and Mondo Bizzarro.

It will be published on the 5th December 2023, and is available for pre-order now!

E. V. Seymour's brand new psychological thriller, The Widow's Boyfriend, was published this week and is now available in eBook.

Verity's widowed mother thinks her new boyfriend is the perfect gentleman, handsome and distinguished. Verity thinks he's a lying conman. Can she prove it...?
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Our final cover reveal comes in the form of the highly-anticipated third book from bestselling and award-winning author, Stuart Turton. The Last Murder at the End of the World will be published by Bloomsbury Raven in March 2024.
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Solve the murder to save what's left of the world.

Outside the island there is nothing: the world destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island: it is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists.

Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to death. And they learn the murder has triggered a lowering of the security system around the island, the only thing that was keeping the fog at bay.

If the murder isn't solved within 92 hours, the fog will smother the island – and everyone on it.

But the security system has also wiped everyone's memories of exactly what happened the night before, which means that someone on the island is a murderer – and they don't even know it…

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Finally, we are very happy to welcome author Beth Lewis to the Agency. 

Beth, who is the author of books including The Wolf Road and Children of the Sun, joins David H Headley's list and will be working with him on her new novel, set in the Gold Rush era.
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DHH News Roundup 7th - 13th August 2023

8/13/2023

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Annie Taylor's recently released The Truth About Her, is the Apple Books Thriller of the Month!

The book, an insanely propulsive and gripping look at the darker side of social media, also reached No.1 in the Apple Books charts over the weekend.

The soon-to-be-published debut non-fiction from Lucy Fulford, The Exiled, has received two fantastic endorsements over the last couple of weeks:

"Weaving together tenderly reported personal stories with the grand sweep of imperial history, this is a compelling and impressive account of a time - and population - often overlooked."
Samira Shackle, journalist and author of ​Karachi Vice

"A lyrical and penetrating examination of what happened to one family and the Ugandan Asians more broadly."
Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland
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Over the weekend, Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir were interviewed by The Sunday Times over the weekend about their upcoming novel together, Reykjavík. 

The book is published in the UK this week (after becoming an instant bestseller in Iceland in 2022), and in the article, Jakobsdóttir delves into why Iceland, one of the 'safest countries on earth' is so obsessed with the genre. 

​Catch up here.

The Tyranny of Faith, the epic sequel to Richard Swan's Sunday Times bestselling The Justice of Kings, was published in paperback last week. 

Sir Konrad Vonvalt - the most powerful and feared of the Emperor's Justices - must face down a growing threat to the Empire. 

​Order your copy here!
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Also published last week was Kathleen Whyman's Would You Ask My Husband That?, a hilarious and honest look at juggling a work / life balance - and what happens when the gender switch is flipped in a traditional 2.4 marriage...

The book is available in eBook, print-on-demand and audiobook. 

Living North magazine conducted an interview with bestselling author, M. W. Craven, asking him about his recent Theakston's win as well as his most recent book, Fearless, and what influences his writing career.

A fascinating and insightful article that you can catch up on now.
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Louise Swanson's dystopian thriller, End of Story, was reviewed in Yorkshire Living magazine last week:

"This is the ultimate terrifying scenario for fiction lovers ... This moving book chills and captivates throughout. My fear now is that Swanson's fiction will come true."

And finally, congratulations to Stephen Moss, whose Ten Birds That Changed the World, has been shortlisted for the James Copper Wainwright Prize 2023. 

Wainwright Prize celebrates the finest nature, travel and environmental writing that encourages exploration of the great British outdoors. The winner will be announced on the 14th September.
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DHH News Roundup 31st July - 6th August 2023

8/6/2023

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As we enter a new month, we have a few fantastic Kindle Monthly Deals for you to take full advantage of! Simply click on the book jacket below to nab the book for a fraction of the price - this month only​!
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A very happy publication day in Denmark to M. W. Craven, whose Botanikeren (The Botanist) was released last week by Danish publishers, Jentas. The book was also published in Germany by Droemer Knaur as Der Botaniker​.
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Mike was also interviewed by the Independent for their 'One Minute With...' column. Catch up here.

We were delighted to see Prima mag's recommendations for August included Anita Frank's historical crime mystery, The Good Liars, and Victoria Selman's new psychological thriller, All the Little Liars. 

"Get ready to be lost in a story of lies and murder in this fabulous story set in 1920 ... Will real Agatha Christie vibes, this will have you captivated." The Good Liars

"I was gripped reading this one, I even had to go back to reread passages to confirm what I thought. The dual timeline added to the tension and kept me eagerly turning the pages." All the Little Liars​

Two writers of the dark genre at the absolute top of their game, the books are available for pre-order now.
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We loved seeing this feature by client Mandy Robotham in Prima mag last week, which spotlights the true stories of some of the bravest female heroes of the war Mandy's latest book. The War Pianist, centres around two women from separate nations, brought together by intrigue and espionage.​
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A very warm welcome to new client, Will Carver. 

Will, who joins David Headley's list, is the bestselling author of the January Series – Girl 4 (2011), The Two (2012), The Killer Inside (2013), Dead Set (2013) – and the critically acclaimed Detective Pace series, which includes Good Samaritans (2018), Nothing Important Happened Today(2019) and Hinton Hollow Death Trip (2020), all of which were selected as books of the year in mainstream international press.

Finally, we are delighted to announce that HarperCollins imprint, One More Chapter, have bought three more books from bestselling author, Julie Caplin, including her recently released The French Chateau Dream. It was also announced this week that Julie has hit the 2 million copies sold mark, with her 'Romantic Escapes' series.

Publisher Charlotte Ledger acquired world all-language rights from Broo Doherty. The next book is due spring 2024 and the third will come in autumn 2024.

Read the full announcement here. 
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One More Chapter secures three more from Caplin

8/6/2023

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One More Chapter (OMC) has signed three new titles by Julie Caplin including her 10th book The French Chateau Dream.

Publisher Charlotte Ledger acquired world all-language rights from Broo Doherty. The first book is due spring 2024 and the second will come in autumn 2024.
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"With her hugely popular Romantic Escapes series, Caplin has seen incredible success both in her home market and further afield and her books have hit the print bestseller charts in Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic among others," the publisher said.

The HarperCollins rights team have now sold her books into 19 languages and, at London Book Fair, One More Chapter hosted a dinner for the author and her foreign teams with publishers from 10 countries attending and celebrating the success of the series around the globe.

The new deal also features "ambitious growth plans", HarperCollins said, for Caplin’s series in the UK, starting with The French Chateau Dream, which is out now and available in all formats.

Caplin said: "After 20 books, I can say I’ve found my publishing home with the amazing One More Chapter [OMC] team. Working with Charlotte Ledger, publisher at OMC, is an absolute dream. I know authors say this about their editors but she really does brings something special to the editing process.

"She’s been endlessly supportive and encouraging, especially when I’ve wanted to write something in a new genre or go in a different direction. The real bonus has been the work that the rights team have done, they’re the unsung heroes of the publishing world and have secured some amazing foreign rights deals for my series."

Doherty said: "One More Chapter have taken Jules’s books to new heights, both in the UK and on the international stage and I know with this new deal they will surpass themselves."
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Ledger added: ‘There aren’t enough words to describe how proud I am of all that Jules has achieved. We’ve worked together for eight years now and I still love her writing every bit as much as the first time I read her on submission. The whole team here at OMC is hugely ambitious for Jules’s career and this new deal will see a step-change in her publishing in all formats and territories."

From The Bookseller article | Heloise Wood
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DHH News Roundup 24th - 30th July 2023

7/30/2023

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Client Foluso Agbaje appeared on the podcast, I Said What I Said last week, which centres around the African millennial experience.

​The podcast is one of the biggest in Africa and you can catch the episode here!

Stay turned for more about Foluso and what her literary future holds for her...

The debut from Gareth Brown, The Book of Doors, has been sold in the Arabic language to the Arab Culture Centre. 

The Book of Doors will publish in February 2024 from Penguin Transworld and also in the last week, picked up a fantastic endorsement from The Leviathan author, Rosie Andrews:

"A real page-turner - incredibly ambitious and inventive, The Book of Doors is a great read."
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The forthcoming festive debut from Talia Samuels, The Christmas Swap, picked up a lovely review from Publishers' Weekly last week:

"A fun and festive lesbian rom-com ... Sure to get readers into the yuletide spirit."

​Side note: the book is now available to request on NetGalley...!

The next Naija-set thriller starring psychologist Philip Taiwo, Gaslight by Femi Kayode (Bloomsbury Raven, November '23), was spotlighted in The Bookseller last week, as one of their crime & thriller picks:

"I loved Kayode's first Philip Taiwo novel, Lightseekers, and it was picked as a Book of the Month by The Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times and Irish Times. In this second, the investigative psychologist is asked to clear the name of a bishop accused of murdering his wife - the "First Lady" of a Nigerian mega-church. Taiwo is a really interesting and original protagonist." 
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In other rights news, Kat Devereaux's debut, Escape to Tuscany, has been sold to Central Kiadoi in Hungary. 

The book was published earlier this month by Head of Zeus' Aria imprint. 

Last week, author Louise Beech announced that she would be performing a one-woman show  in 2024. 

Technological Amazingness (and other titles that didn't make the cover) will go up for a very exclusive one-show performance, on Saturday 10th February at the East Riding Theatre, and will see Louise talk about her writing career thus far, what went on behind the scenes and with a focus on her four most popular books, End of Story, Eighteen Seconds, This Is How We Are Human and How To Be Brave. 

Book your tickets here.
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Congratulations to Eve Smith, who last week hit the top 100 in three sub-categories on Amazon for her latest book, One. 

The book, which was called "pleasingly terrifying" by the New Scientist​, was published earlier this month by Orenda Books. 

Hot on the heels of winning the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2023 for his book, The Botanist​, M. W. Craven has given an interview to the Guardian on his life before books, and what brought him to where he is today. 

​You can read the full interview here.
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Finally, we are delighted to welcome new client, Sally Percy, to the Agency this week. 

Sally, who is the author of two business books, is an experienced business journalist and editor, specialising in leadership and management, and will be working with Emily Glenister on her debut novel, Thorny Crescent. 
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DHH News Roundup 17th - 23rd July 2023

7/23/2023

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Kicking off this week's DHH News Roundup with the publication day for Eve Smith's highly-anticipated One, a gripping speculative thriller.

The book was also given a 5* review in SciFi Now last week:

"An unflinching and thought-provoking novel that explores sensitive and triggering topics such as abortion and post-natal depression with both sensitivity and raw honesty."

We are delighted to welcome new client Rosanna Ley to the Agency. 

Rosanna, who is the author of books such as The Orange Grove and The Forever Garden, joins Broo Doherty's list.
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Also published last week was the debut novel from Cat Green, The Curious Kidnapping of Nora W, an uplifting and enchanting story of love and kindness - with a few surprises thrown in for good measure!

Congratulations to David Wragg, who last week saw the publication of The Hunters, now out in eBook, audio and hardback.

This is the first in Wragg's new 'Tales of the Plains' series, full of intriguing and bloodthirsty stakes - and a heroine who won't quit. 
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The cover for bestselling author Tom Hindle's new book, Murder on Lake Garda​, was revealed last week:
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One happy couple.
Two divided families.

A wedding party to die for.

On the private island of Castle Fiore - surrounded by the glittering waters of Lake Garda - the illustrious Heywood family gathers for their son Laurence's wedding to Italian influencer Eva Bianchi.

But as the ceremony begins, a blood-curdling scream brings the proceedings to a devastating halt.

With the wedding guests trapped as they await the police, old secrets come to light and family rivalries threaten to bubble over.

Everyone is desperate to know . . .

Who is the killer?

And can they be found before they strike again?

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Congratulations to Suzie Edge, who has been shortlisted for the TikTok Book Awards, in the category of TikTok Author of the Year!

Edge's debut, Mortal Monarchs, was a runaway success in 2022, and is a favourite amongst her many followers on the app. Her forthcoming Vital Organs​ will be published in September this year.

TikTok says that the shortlist reflects the imagination, creativity and variety of the #BookTok community itself. The shortlist has been carefully curated with the help of some of the UK's biggest names in
the world of literature, publishing and #BookTok, from acclaimed authors Candice Braithwaite and Elizabeth Day, to representatives from publishers Bloomsbury and Bonnier.

The Voting Hub is now open, cast your vote now!

The gorgeous new book from Erin Green, Summer Dreams at the Lakeside Cottage​, was published last week and is the perfect accompaniment to your upcoming summer holidays!
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Matt Johnson's recently-published No Ordinary Day, was selected in the Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians, published last week. The list, which is a mix of recommendations from MPs and Peers across the House of Commons was launched on Times Radio. 

"A real life story of murder, espionage, terrorism and corruption which the Government would rather you did not know about."
Allan Dorans MP (Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock)

The new novel from Annie Taylor, The Truth About Her, was our penultimate book published last week - an absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller about the darker side of social media influencers...
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Also revealed last week was the cover for Lucy Fulford's debut non-fiction, The Exiled:
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Uganda, August 1972. President Idi Amin makes a shocking pronouncement - the country's South Asian population is being expelled. They have ninety days to leave.

After packing scant possessions and countless memories, 50,000 Ugandan Asians vied for limited space in countries including Canada, India and the United Kingdom. More than 28,000 expellees from Britain's former colony arrived in the UK and began building new lives - but their incredible stories have, until now, remained largely hidden.

Fifty years on from the exodus, The Exiled draws on first-hand interviews and testimonies, including from the author's family, to illuminate a time of painful alienation and incredible courage. As an entire people stepped into the unknown, a global diaspora was born, and the fate of the United Kingdom changed forever.

Journeying across continents and decades, this staggering work of reportage illuminates an essential, and under-explored, chapter in post-colonial history, challenging politically expedient narratives to uncover the true fate of minorities at the end of empire.

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The final DHH book published last week was the gripping last instalment of Adam Simcox's 'The Dying Squad' trilogy: The Ungrateful Dead, now available in eBook, audiobook and hardback. 

Closing out this week's DHH News Roundup, is the phenomenal news that M. W. Craven has won the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2023 for The Botanist, the Sunday Times bestseller and fifth in his 'Washington Poe' series. 

​The award celebrates excellence, originality, and the very best in crime fiction from UK and Irish authors. A highlight in the literary calendar, past winners include Denise Mina, Steve Cavanagh, Val McDermid and Chris Brookmyre. Awarded annually as part of Harrogate International Festivals’ Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, the winner of the most wanted accolade in crime fiction receives a cheque for £3000, and an engraved oak beer cask, hand-carved by one of Britain’s last coopers from Theakstons Brewery.

Congratulations, Mike!
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Craven takes home Theakston's Prize

7/21/2023

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M. W. Craven has won the 2023 Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. 

The Botanist, the fifth in Craven's bestselling Washington Poe series, fought off stiff competition from the likes of Doug Johnston, Elly Griffiths, Val McDermid, Fiona Cummins, Gillian McAllister and Ruth Ware. 

The award celebrates excellence, originality, and the very best in crime fiction from UK and Irish authors. A highlight in the literary calendar, past winners include Denise Mina, Steve Cavanagh, Val McDermid and Chris Brookmyre. Awarded annually as part of Harrogate International Festivals’ Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, the winner of the most wanted accolade in crime fiction receives a cheque for £3000, and an engraved oak beer cask, hand-carved by one of Britain’s last coopers from Theakstons Brewery.
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Edge Shortlisted for TikTok Book Awards

7/18/2023

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Congratulations to Suzie Edge, who has been shortlisted for the TikTok Book Awards, in the category of TikTok Author of the Year!

Edge's debut, Mortal Monarchs, was a runaway success in 2022, and is a favourite amongst her many followers on the app. Her forthcoming Vital Organs​ will be published in September this year.

TikTok says that the shortlist reflects the imagination, creativity and variety of the #BookTok community itself. The shortlist has been carefully curated with the help of some of the UK's biggest names in the world of literature, publishing
and #BookTok, from acclaimed authors Candice Braithwaite and Elizabeth Day, to representatives from publishers Bloomsbury and Bonnier.

The Voting Hub is now open, cast your vote now!
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