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Marketing Release FINAL 6 Books by Neil Cross, The Creator of Luther, Available in the U.S. For the First Time (New York, NY—December 10, 2014) – Six titles from the award-winning creator of hit TV show Luther will be released as ebooks on January 27, 2015, including the highly acclaimed memoir Heartland. Print editions will also be available. Known for his psychological thrillers and crime novels, Neil Cross has been called “Britain’s own Stephen King” by The Guardian and “fierce and poignant” by The Sunday Times. He is equally praised for his literary storytelling as for his modern gothic portrayal of individuals forced into extraordinary circumstances. In addition to Heartland, Open Road Media will release Captured, Natural History, Always the Sun, Holloway Falls, and his first novel, Mr. In-Between, in print and ebook editions. “We are so happy to bring Neil Cross’s work to an American audience who has so embraced the television series Luther,” says Charlotte Greig, Open Road’s Strategic Advisor in the UK. In addition to his nomination for the PEN/Ackerley Prize for Literary Autobiography, Neil Cross was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The author has penned episodes of Dr. Who and Spooks, and is the creator of the hit BBC series Luther. A U.S. version of Luther is scheduled to pilot on Fox in 2015. About Open Road Media Open Road Integrated Media is a global digital publishing company that creates connections between authors and their audiences by marketing ebooks through a proprietary online platform. Open Road has published ebooks from legendary authors, including William Styron, Pat Conroy, Alice Walker, Bette Greene, Jack Higgins, and Dorothy L. Sayers. For more information, visit www.openroadmedia.com/neil-cross Contact information: Stacy Horowitz Publicity Manager Open Road Integrated Media 345 Hudson Street, Suite 6C, New York, NY 10014 T: 212.462.7896 [email protected] .
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