We’re back, rounding up another week with a gorgeous cover reveal:
#1 bestselling author Kathryn Croft‘s chilling psychological thriller, The Warning, is due to be published by Bookouture on 12th October this year.
C.J. Tudor‘s The Chalk Man ranked at No. 14 this week, with 5537 paperback copies sold. It has done brilliantly so far, having maintained a spot in the top ten for three consecutive weeks. It has amassed a dedicated twitter following:
Glad to see my local leisure centre is joining in with #TheChalkMan revolution.@cjtudor is taking over the world one parking bay at a time 😂 pic.twitter.com/1ak3nYT96Q
— Wayne (@embracinggrey99) September 28, 2018
#thechalkman by @cjtudor-i'll go as far to say best book I've read, overtaking lovely bones and I am pilgrim. Read in 2 days and I was working 12 hour days at that. gripping but different.
— Nicki Siddall (@nickiS1985) September 24, 2018
Reading #TheChalkMan, late to the party I know but I'm enraptured. #CJTudor #TheChalkMan @cjtudor
— LoquaciousLoopyLolly👽 (@Lolly121306) September 28, 2018
C. J. Tudor’s second book, The Taking of Annie Thorne, continues to travel around the globe, with Russian translation rights being sold to Family Leisure Club. The book has now been sold into 26 territories worldwide.
Caroline Mitchell‘s Silent Victim has reached No. 1 in the crime thriller Amazon chart, and is currently ranked at No. 5 in the UK Kindle bestsellers list.
In other, very exciting news, Abbie Greaves‘ debut novel, The Silent Treatment, was won by Century (Penguin Random House) following a heated six-way auction, and has since been snapped up by numerous other territories including the US (William Morrow). Abbie was also featured in an article in The Bookseller this week.
On the digital front, it’s been a busy week for Bookouture. Tracy Bloom‘s romantic comedy, Dinner Party was published on 26th and Holly Martin‘s twelfth feel-good romance, Coming Home to Maple Cottage was published on 28th.