Two thriller deals for Headline

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 16/02/2011 - 14:50 Headline fiction publisher at large Martin Fletcher has made two sets of acquisitions, including a debut novel by Cityboy author Geraint Anderson. Fletcher bought UK, Commonwealth, excluding Canada and including ANZ and Europe exclusive rights to two books by Anderson from Lizzy Kremer at David Higham Associates. The first novel, Just Business, will be published in June 2011. The thriller is about a money laundering scam that goes wrong resulting in murder on the streets of London, Morocco and Goa. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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