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09/10/2026 HER STEPMOTHER’S HOUSE by K. L. Slater – Out Now!
A Happy Publication day to K. L. Slater on the publication of HER STEPMOTHER'S HOUSE, available now in paperback, eBook and Audio! First, she took my husband. Then my daughter moved ...

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08/10/2026 FIND ME by Holly Craig is out in the UK today!
Happy publication day to Holly Craig on the UK publication of FIND ME! THREE YEARS MISSING When Pete vanished into the rugged wilderness of Tasmania’s Abel mountains, it only took a few ...

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24/09/2026 GREEDY is Now Out in Paperback!
A seat at the table has never been more dangerous 🍽️🔪 Ed is in trouble with the yakuza. He's gambled away all his money and his family is at risk. But just ...

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24/09/2026 A Happy Publication Day for DARK WATERS
A big congratulations to G R Halliday on the paperback republication of DARK WATERS with Oneworld. Three mistakes. Two murders. One more victim to go... Annabelle speeds along a deserted mountain road ...

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23/09/2026 UNDER THE MARSH cover reveal!
We are so excited to reveal the cover for UNDER THE MARSH by G.R Halliday, publishing 21st January 2027. SHE NEVER CONFESSED. NOW SHE'S READY TO TALK. Twelve years ago, D.I. Monica ...

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23/09/2026 THE SLEEPER by Holly Seddon, acquired by Bedford Square Press
THE SLEEPER by Holly Seddon has been acquired in pre-empt by Bedford Square in the UK, from Agent and Managing Director, Camilla Bolton. Holly Seddon's THE SLEEPER has been acquired in ...

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Happy publication day to @klslaterauthor on the pu

Happy publication day to @klslaterauthor on the publication of the grippingly thrilling HER STEPMOTHER'S HOUSE!

Available in paperback, ebook and audio now.

First, she took my husband.

Then my daughter moved in.

And now my little girl is accused of murder…

I can’t wait to see my sixteen-year-old daughter Brie, and get back to sharing secrets over cozy dinners together. But when I arrive at her stepmother’s stunning house to collect her, she stares at me coldly, like I’m a stranger. A silver stud gleams in her nose, and she’s dropped out of college. And she doesn’t want to come home…

Brie’s eyes slide away from me, as her stepmother Leanne puts an arm around her shoulder. The message is clear. We stand together and you’re on your own. I’m forced to spy on my daughter, watching as she embraces a much older man, and I vow to do whatever it takes to protect her.

But then the call comes in the middle of the night. Brie’s shaking voice telling me she’s in jail, and that she killed her new boyfriend. It can’t be true.

I thought things couldn’t get any worse. Yet hours later, I learn that Leanne has told the police I’m unstable, to look at the bottles in my bin and the lies I’ve told at work. When footage emerges of me threatening Brie’s boyfriend in the street I feel the net closing in. Someone is framing me and my daughter. I know we are both innocent.

Will anyone believe me?

#publicationday #newbook #KLSlater

It’s here, THE ICONIC QUEEN OF CRIME RETURNS . .

‼️Important notice regarding online submission

‼️Important notice regarding online submissions‼️

Between the 23rd and 29th September, we experienced a system error with our online submissions portal.

Unfortunately any submissions sent to us during this time have not been received by our Agents.

If you submitted your work to us during this specific period, please resubmit your work again via our portal.

We apologise for any inconvenience that has been caused by this unforeseen error.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please email megan@darleyanderson.com

We look forward to reading your work!

A big congratulations to @callieuntitled on the UK

A big congratulations to @callieuntitled on the UK paperback publication of GREEDY! 🎉

Ed is in trouble with the yakuza. He's gambled away all his money and his family is at risk. But just as he’s about to lose everything, he receives an offer he can’t refuse.

A reclusive billionaire is looking for a private chef. The only catch: she has some. . . unusual tastes.

As he prepares delicious dishes – fresh crab salad with a panko crumb, lamb shank dripping in red wine juice, sweet, fluffy soufflé pancakes – he realizes that each meal is a test, a challenge to satisfy an insatiable appetite.

Caught up in a world more sinister than he could ever have imagined, Ed finds himself entangled in another debt.

As the stakes grow, he must make a choice.
Will he stay hungry? Or will he be greedy?

Dinner is served.
Eat Up.🍣

#newbook #publicationday #GREEDY #paperbackpublication

A very happy publication day to DARK WATERS by @gr

A very happy publication day to DARK WATERS by @gr_halliday_author! 🎉

Three mistakes. Two murders. One more victim to go...

Annabelle speeds along a deserted mountain road in the Scottish Highlands, suddenly forced to swerve. The next thing she remembers is waking up in a dark, damp room.

Scott is camping in the Scottish woodlands when he hears a scream. He starts to run. Scott is never seen again.

Meanwhile DI Monica Kennedy has been called to her first Serious Crimes case in six months - a dismembered body has been found, abandoned in a dam. When another victim surfaces, Monica knows she is on the hunt for a ruthless killer; but her own dark past isn't far behind.

#publicationday #paperback #TheDark #DIMonicaKennedy #newbook

You might have noticed something a little differen

You might have noticed something a little different...👀

We are so excited to reveal the updated cover for @klslaterauthor's upcoming thriller, HER STEPMOTHER'S HOUSE!

First, she took my husband. Then my daughter moved in. And now my little girl is accused of murder…

I can’t wait to see my sixteen-year-old daughter Brie, and get back to sharing secrets over cozy dinners together. But when I arrive at her stepmother’s stunning house to collect her, she stares at me coldly, like I’m a stranger. A silver stud gleams in her nose, and she’s dropped out of college. And she doesn’t want to come home…

Brie’s eyes slide away from me, as her stepmother Leanne puts an arm around her shoulder. The message is clear. We stand together and you’re on your own. I’m forced to spy on my daughter, watching as she embraces a much older man, and I vow to do whatever it takes to protect her.

But then the call comes in the middle of the night. Brie’s shaking voice telling me she’s in jail, and that she killed her new boyfriend. It can’t be true.

I thought things couldn’t get any worse. Yet hours later, I learn that Leanne has told the police I’m unstable, to look at the bottles in my bin and the lies I’ve told at work. When footage emerges of me threatening Brie’s boyfriend in the street I feel the net closing in. Someone is framing me and my daughter. I know we are both innocent. Will anyone believe me?

A completely unputdownable and twist-packed page-turner from number 1 bestselling author K.L. Slater. Fans of Lisa Jewell, Freida McFadden and Alice Feeney will be hooked.

#newbook #coverreveal #klslaterauthor

Happy publication day to A. J. Cross on the public

Happy publication day to A. J. Cross on the publication of THE FATAL END 🎉

Meet Professor Teigan Craft, a neurodivergent forensic psychologist getting into the minds of Birmingham’s most twisted killers.

Even in the safest of places, a killer lurks . . .

Young nurse Riley McCarthy never made it home after her late hospital shift in the Cardiac Unit.

When forensic pathologist Professor Teigan ‘Tig’ Craft and Detective Chief Inspector Steve Thompson of West Midlands Police find Riley’s body, their focus quickly turns to her colleagues in the unit. Everyone is under suspicion, and almost everyone has a secret, including Riley herself . . .

As Craft and Thompson unravel the lives of Riley and her colleagues, they uncover scandal and dangerous ambitions, but what led to Riley’s terrible fate? One thing is clear: in a place where lives are saved every day, someone was determined to end hers.

#publicationday #AJCross #hardback #newbook

We are so excited to extend a big congratulations

We are so excited to extend a big congratulations towards our Characters Most Wanted finalists! 🎉

We have absolutely loved reading all the submissions for our competition and can't wait to get stuck into our finalists full manuscripts!

Congratulations again to our finalists! 🎉

A big congratulations to the amazing @hollycraigau

A big congratulations to the amazing @hollycraigauthor on the US publication of FIND ME! 🎉

Don’t stop until you find me.

When their brother Pete went missing two years ago on Mount Mercy, officials shook their heads. “He never should have been here; he was warned. Mount Mercy takes things.” After a disastrous first attempt to locate him, they called off the search.

Estranged sisters Hallie and Gertie are drawn back together when their mother’s dying wish is for her girls to find their brother. To bring him back home. Their brother was last seen at a mysterious commune at the foot of the mountain, where members perform strange rituals to keep a sinister presence that comes from deep in the woods at bay.

But this mountain has no mercy, and they shouldn’t be there either.

The sisters must navigate treacherous terrain as they confront what lies between them and what lives on the mountain. When Gertie also vanishes, the line between reality and nightmare blurs. Hallie realizes she must face Mount Mercy, and whatever is lurking in the forest, all alone.

Available now in hardback, ebook and audio!

#publicationday #USpublication #HollyCraigauthor #FINDME

Happy publication day @samanthatongeauthor 🧳 🌳 🧡

Is the only way to know if you can fly to face a possibility of falling…?

Una has kept her life as simple and safe as she possibly can. She loves just three things: her best friend, her home, and a little bird she rescued a few years before – a swallow she’s christened ‘Blue’. But when Blue doesn’t return from migration one year, Una finds herself on a journey she could never have anticipated.

Stepping out of her comfort zone, Una takes flight herself – to a small town in Germany, where a man named Konrad claims to have seen her beloved bird. Amidst snow-dusted streets and local autumn festivals, Una finds herself swept away and unable to resist Konrad’s undeniable charm. And for the first time in her life, her protective walls begin to fall down.

But is she ready to be inspired by the tiny, brave bird that brought them together, and let herself face the possibility that you can’t always hide from life? Because some things are worth risking falling for…

A big congratulations to @klslaterauthor on the US

A big congratulations to @klslaterauthor on the US publication of WE TELL LIES with @blackstonepublishing

Emily is ready to leave the lies behind. Moving into a beautiful new home and finally with money in the bank, her partner Oliver has promised that they can put their lives as con artists firmly in the past. They can relax, settle in, even do ordinary things like having dinner with the couple next door.

But what if the couple next door is hiding something too? Because on picture-perfect Orchard Lane, something is not right.

Unsettling messages start to arrive. Emily becomes convinced someone is watching them. And then Oliver begins to behave strangely as well. She wants to trust him. She wants to believe they’re in this together―especially if someone might know their darkest secrets. But when murder comes to Orchard Lane, Emily realizes she only knows one thing for sure about her husband.

He’s a very good liar …

#newrelease #USpublication #klslater

We are so excited to announce our shortlist for th

We are so excited to announce our shortlist for the Darley Anderson & Associates Characters Most Wanted Competition! 🎉

We have been blown away by the quality and volume of submissions, so we would love to thank every single person for entering.

Whilst we would've loved to contact every entry directly, if you have not heard from us prior to this post, unfortunately your entry has not been shortlisted.

Our finalists will be announced on Friday 28th August, and they will be contacted for their full manuscripts so we can continue reading their work. 🗓️

🎊Congratulations to our shortlisted authors! 🎊

#CharactersMostWantedCompetition #DarleyAndersonandAssociates #Shortlist #competition

We are so excited about the cover reveal DARK WATE

We are so excited about the cover reveal DARK WATERS by @gr_halliday_author! The second book in the D.I Monica Kennedy series.

Three mistakes. Two murders. One more victim to go...

Annabelle speeds along a deserted mountain road in the Scottish Highlands, suddenly forced to swerve. The next thing she remembers is waking up in a dark, damp room.

Scott is camping in the Scottish woodlands when he hears a scream. He starts to run. Scott is never seen again.

Meanwhile DI Monica Kennedy has been called to her first Serious Crimes case in six months - a dismembered body has been found, abandoned in a dam. When another victim surfaces, Monica knows she is on the hunt for a ruthless killer; but her own dark past isn't far behind.

Publishing in paperback 24th September 2026!

#coverreveal #upcomingrelease #bookcover

A very happy publication day to @klslaterauthor fo

A very happy publication day to @klslaterauthor for WE TELL LIES!

Emily is ready to leave the lies behind. With a beautiful new home and money in the bank, her partner Oliver promises their life as con artists is over. Orchard Lane seems perfect — friendly neighbours, quiet dinners, a fresh start.

But something isn’t right. Unsettling messages arrive. Emily feels watched. Oliver starts acting strangely.

As paranoia grows and secrets resurface, murder strikes the street. And Emily realises there’s only one thing she knows for certain about her husband:

He’s a very good liar.

#publicationday #WeTellLies #klslater #hardback #newrelease

Thank you to everyone who has submitted to our Cha

Thank you to everyone who has submitted to our Characters Most Wanted competition. We have been absolutely blown away by the quality, and creativity of all submissions received.

Due to such a volume of submissions, it is taking us a little longer to read. However all applicants will be contacted by the end of this month.

Shortlisted authors will be contacted for full manuscript requests.

For any further competition enquires please direct these towards megan@darleyanderson.com

If you haven't grabbed yourself a copy of the amaz

If you haven't grabbed yourself a copy of the amazingly gripping WHEN I KILL YOU by @baparisauthor, now is the time.⏰

WHEN I KILL YOU is out now in paperback, making this your perfect holiday read this August!

Who is watching Nell Masters? 👀

Nell Masters is certain she’s being watched. Every day she feels a prickling unease on her morning commute, silent phone calls echo in her office, and an extravagant bouquet arrives at her doorstep – no card, no clue.

But Nell has reason to look over her shoulder. Because Nell has a secret…

Fourteen years ago, Nell witnessed a young woman get into a stranger’s car. When that woman was later found murdered, Nell became obsessed with finding the killer – a fixation that led her down a dangerous path. But has the hunter become the hunted?

Or is there something even more deadly at play?🤫

#newbook #paperbackpublication #BAParis #WhenIKillYou

🚨 THE NEWS IS OUT! 🚨 A24 UK has won the rig

🚨 THE NEWS IS OUT! 🚨

A24 UK has won the rights to adapt Fruit Fly, the debut adult novel from HappyHead author Josh Silver.

Silver will be an EP on the TV series, which comes following what we understand was a competitive bidding process.

#fruitfly

The news is out, the first explosive thriller in t

The news is out, the first explosive thriller in the new Reacher spin off series starring Frances Neagley - the inspiration for the upcoming @amazonmgmstudios series Neagley - from #1 New York Times bestselling author @jackreacherbooks and critically acclaimed author @author_yasminangoe!

Out in March 23rd, 2027! In the meantime, catch the new season of Reacher, streaming August 12th and Neagley, streaming September 16th exclusively on @primevideo!

@reacherprimevideo

The news is out 🚨 @johnconnollybooks will relea

The news is out 🚨 @johnconnollybooks will release his brilliant new historical thriller, THE CASTLE, next March with @hodderbooks and @atriabooks!

Set against the backdrop of Watergate Scandal, THE CASTLE offers readings a thrilling, mystery fuelled masterclass in storytelling, perfectly finished with John Connolly’s signature style.

Pre-orders are lived so be sure to snag your copy. More information on signings and events to come!

We are so excited by the reveal of the UK cover of

We are so excited by the reveal of the UK cover of WILDWOOD by debut author @ashleywooauthor 🎉

A chilling debut gothic mystery in the vein of Jason Rekulak and Stacy Willingham about a house with dark secrets beneath its floorboards.

The Forest of the Dead is calling. Can you hear the whispers?

Publishing 8th September 2026!

#coverreveal #debutauthor #newbookalert #darleyandersonandassociates

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