1 NEW TITLES LIST LONDON BOOK FAIR 2018 CONTENTS DÉBUT AND NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE HAZEL PRIOR 4 B.A. PARIS 48 EMMA KAVANAGH 5 K.L. SLATER 50 BETH O’LEARY 6 PHOEBE MORGAN 52 SANDIE JONES 7 MANDY BAGGOT 8 POPULAR FICTION CATHERINE STEADMAN 9 KERRY FISHER 54 JACQUI ROSE 10 PHAEDRA PATRICK 56 RACHEL BURTON 11 JO PLATT 58 ROSIE BLAKE 59 ACCESSIBLE LITERARY & BOOKCLUB ABI OLIVER 61 TANA FRENCH 13 SAMANTHA TONGE 62 G.X. TODD 14 MARGARET DICKINSON 63 IMRAN MAHMOOD 16 ANNIE MURRAY 64 JOHN CONNOLLY 18 GLORIA COOK 65 CRIME INSPIRATIONAL/RELIGIOUS MARTINA COLE 20 ADRIAN PLASS 67 TIM WEAVER 22 CHRIS CARTER 24 TANA FRENCH 26 GILLIAN MCALLISTER 28 A.J. CROSS 30 THRILLER LEE CHILD 32 JOHN CONNOLLY 36 T.M. LOGAN 39 ERIK STOREY 40 JAMES CAROL 41 ROB SINCLAIR 42 JACK FORD 44 TOM BALE 45 DARLEY ANDERSON LITERARY, TV & FILM AGENCY Estelle House, 11 Eustace Road, London, SW6 1JB Telephone: +44 20 7386 2674 Head of Rights: [email protected] Rights Executive: [email protected] Rights Assistant: [email protected] Dramatic Rights: [email protected] www.darleyanderson.com 2 DÉBUT AND NEW 3 POPULAR FICTION DÉBUT Hazel Prior THE HARP-MAKER (working title) AN INSPIRING, MOVING AND OFFBEAT DÉBUT LOVE STORY WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE ENSEMBLE OF CHARACTERS DAN AND ELLIE ARE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER - BUT IT WILL TAKE A HARP, A PET PHEASANT AND A BIG SECRET TO BRING THEM TOGETHER ‘THE LIGHTNESS IS DECEPTIVE FOR BENEATH IT ARE BEAUTIFUL MESSAGES ABOUT FRIENDSHIP, RELATIONSHIPS, PARENTHOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL STRIKE A CHORD’ Francesca Best In the rolling hills of beautiful Exmoor, there’s a barn. And in that barn, you’ll find Dan. He’s a maker of exquisite harps - but not a great maker of conversation. He’s content in his own company, quietly working and away from social situations that he doesn’t always get right. But one day, a cherry-socked woman stumbles across his barn and the conversation flows a little more easily than usual. She says her name’s Ellie, a housewife, alone, out on her daily walk and, though she doesn’t say this, she looks sad. He wants to make her feel better, so he gives her one of his harps, made of cherry wood. And before they know it, this simple act of kindness puts them on the path to friendship, big secrets, pet pheasants and, most importantly, true love. UK publication: Spring 2019 303 typescript pages WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) SERBIAN: Laguna UK & COMMONWEALTH: Transworld (Francesca Best) SWEDISH: HarperCollins Nordic GERMAN: HarperCollins Germany Hazel Prior was born in Oxford but has lived in many places including the Welsh borders, Scotland, South West England and Italy. Her jobs have included harp-playing, teaching English as a foreign language and acting. She has won nine prizes in national writing competitions and has had a number of short stories published in literary magazines. Currently working as a freelance harpist, Hazel lives on Exmoor with her husband and a huge ginger cat. 4 CRIME Emma Kavanagh TO CATCH A KILLER NEW CRIME TRILOGY FROM EXPERT POLICE PSYCHOLOGIST COMING IN 2019: WHO IS JACKSON WOLF? HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PUZZLE WHEN THERE ARE NO PIECES? ‘SENSATIONALLY ENSNARES ITS READERS’ Vogue When an attractive, well-dressed woman is found dying on a Chelsea street, it seems clear to DS Alice Parr that this murder will be one that is wrapped up quickly. The policing murder manual describes the golden hour, that window in time in which the most critical information can be gathered and they have the best start. The witness who found her reacted quickly and respected the crime scene. And then there is the victim herself. She is wearing a wedding ring and has recently had a child, so someone will be looking for her. She is, to all intents and purposes, the perfect victim. Until she isn't. Because what if your perfect victim has no name? What if the woman that everyone should be looking for, can't be found? UK publication: 29th January 2019 www.emmakavanagh.com 352 pages Praise for Emma Kavanagh: ‘Tense, disturbing, gritty and unashamedly macabre, this is a must for crime fans’ Heat Magazine ‘A nerve-shredding new thriller’ Good Housekeeping WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Orion (Francesca Pathak) AUDIO: Orion Emma Kavanagh worked as a psychology consultant, specialising in human performance in extreme situations and providing training and consultation for police, military forces and NATO throughout the UK and Europe. She is the author of four crime novels including FALLING and HIDDEN. She lives in South Wales with her husband and their two sons. She is currently working on the next novel in the Jackson Wolf trilogy. 5 POPULAR FICTION DÉBUT Beth O’Leary THE FLATSHARE (working title) A CONTEMPORARY LOVE STORY WITH A TWIST; GENUINE, HEARTWARMING AND RELATABLE FICTION FROM ORIGINAL AND COMPELLING NEW VOICE UK AND US RIGHTS PRE-EMPTED IN SIX-FIGURE DEALS; 27 LANGUAGES SOLD; TRANSLATION RIGHTS SOLD IN MULTIPLE AUCTIONS; TV RIGHTS UNDER OPTION PERFECT FOR FANS OF LUCY VINE AND MHAIRI MCFARLANE Tiffy Moore and Leon Twomey each have a problem and need a quick fix. Tiffy’s been dumped by her cheating boyfriend and urgently needs a new flat. But earning minimum wage at a quirky publishing house means that her choices are limited in London. Leon, a palliative care nurse, is more concerned with other people’s welfare than his own. Along with working night shifts looking after the terminally ill, his sole focus is on raising money to fight his brother’s unfair imprisonment. Leon has a flat that he only uses 9 to 5. Tiffy works 9 to 5 and needs a place to sleep. The solution to their problems? To share a bed of course... As Leon and Tiffy’s unusual arrangement becomes a reality, they start to connect through Post-It notes left for each other around the flat. Can true love blossom even in the unlikeliest of situations? Can true love blossom even if you never see one another? Or does true love blossom when you are least expecting it? UK publication: May 2019 US publication: May 2019 428 typescript pages WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons) HUNGARIAN: General Press UK & COMMONWEALTH: Quercus (Emily Yau) ICELANDIC: Forlagid JPV NORTH AMERICAN: Flatiron Books ITALIAN: Mondadori AUDIO: Quercus KOREAN: Sallim BULGARIAN: Ibis NORWEGIAN: Gyldendal CATALAN: Suma de Letras POLISH: Albatros CHINESE (SIMP.): Citic PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Intrinseca CZECH: Albatros Media PORTUGUESE: 20/20 Editora Topseller DANISH: HarperCollins Nordic ROMANIAN: Litera DUTCH: De Fontein RUSSIAN: AST ESTONIAN: Varrak SERBIAN: Laguna FINNISH: WSOY SLOVAK: Ikar FRENCH: Editions Fayard SPANISH: Suma de Letras GERMAN: Heyne/Diana SWEDISH: Printz Publishing GREEK: Patakis TURKISH: Dogan Kitap HEBREW: Kinneret FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option Beth O’Leary lives in Winchester and formerly worked at a large publishing house in their children’s editorial department. THE FLATSHARE is her first novel and she is currently writing her second. 6 PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE DÉBUT Sandie Jones THE OTHER WOMAN DARK WOMEN’S FICTION: MEET PAMMIE, THE MOTHER IN LAW FROM HELL! NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS AND UK & COMMONWEALTH RIGHTS PRE-EMPTED; TV RIGHTS OPTIONED BY BAFTA & EMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION COMPANY PERFECT FOR FANS OF B.A. PARIS AND SHARI LAPENA She will never let him go. When Emily meets Adam she knows he is the One. That together they can deal with anything that is thrown at them. But lurking in the shadows is another woman, Pammie. Emily chose Adam, but she didn’t choose his mother. There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her son, and now Emily is about to find out just how far Pammie will go to get what she wants... UK publication: 14th June 2018 US publication: 21st August 2018 448 pages Praise for THE OTHER WOMAN: ‘Thoroughly entertaining. Pammie is the mother-in-law from hell!’ Michelle Frances ‘Fiendishly clever with a twist you will not see coming’ Wendy Walker WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons) HUNGARIAN: General Press UK & COMMONWEALTH: Pan Macmillan (Vicki Mellor) POLISH: Otwarte NORTH AMERICAN: St Martin’s Press (Catherine Richards) PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Editora Gente AUDIO: Pan Macmillan FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option Sandie Jones has worked as a freelance journalist for national newspapers and magazines for over 20 years. Although writing has always been her passion, she sold warehouse apartments, cleaned supermarkets and worked as a PA before realising she could make a living from writing. She lives in South London with her husband and three children, and is currently writing her second novel. 7 POPULAR FICTION Mandy Baggot DESPERATELY SEEKING SUMMER THE BEACH-READ OF THE SUMMER FROM EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE HOLIDAY GETAWAY AUTHOR DOWN ON HER LUCK ABBY HEADS TO GREECE FOR A SUNNY ESCAPE BUT FINDS THAT REST AND RELAXATION WILL HAVE TO WAIT... PERFECT FOR FANS OF JENNY COLGAN AND MILLY JOHNSON In twenty-four hours, twenty-four-year-old Abby Dolan has lost her job, her boyfriend and her cat. Now, with nothing and no one, she is left with little choice but to head to Greece to join mum, Jackie and sister, Melody, in the family estate agency, Desperately Seeking... Theo Pappas is staying at his family’s holiday villa in San Stefanos. The heir to a luxury yacht broker, he is taking time out from the business after a boat accident that still gives him nightmares. Join Abby and Theo in beautiful North-East Corfu this summer for a hilarious and sizzling beach read you won’t forget.