Canelo USA has acquired and published four standalones by global bestselling author Peter James with THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL hitting Kindle Number One spots this month soon after release.
In the US, Canelo are publishing ABSOLUTE PROOF, PERFECT PEOPLE, THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL and THE SECRET OF COLD HILL in e-book form. James’s chilling ghost story THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL was Number One in Occult Fiction, British Horror Fiction and Ghost Mysteries this month – a perfect Halloween read!
The most recent standalone THE SECRET OF COLD HILL is the spine-chilling follow-up to THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL, which played to packed houses in theatres around the country earlier this year.
PERFECT PEOPLE was shortlisted for National Book Awards Crime Novel of the Year and the Wellcome Book Prize and ABSOLUTE PROOF was a summer blockbuster on this year’s Richard and Judy Book Club picks.
Of the deal for these titles with Canelo, Peter James said ‘Canelo is an immensely exciting young company with great talent and energy and, I believe, a unique vision for growing sales within the USA. I am so thrilled that they are launching my four recent standalones in this huge but tough market – I really love how they “get” the books and their ambitions for them.’
Michael Bhaskar, Canelo’s Publishing Director, said ‘You really couldn’t dream of working with a better author than Peter James. His extraordinary track record speaks for itself, but these really are truly brilliant, inventive, unexpected novels. Few writers can work across genres with such stunning originality and success. It’s a great privilege to work with Peter to build these books in an absolutely critical market. We can’t wait.’
Isobel Dixon, Head of Books at Blake Friedmann, said ‘This an exciting new step for Peter James in the US and a tremendous treat in store for US fans. We’re very much looking forward to working with Michael Bhaskar and the Canelo USA team on this fabulous quartet of thrillers.’
To date, James has sold over 20 million copies of his books around the world and has had 15 Sunday Times Number One Bestsellers. The fifteenth Roy Grace novel DEAD AT FIRST SIGHT, published by Macmillan, currently stands at Number One in the paperback charts for its second week, after the novel was at the top of the hardback charts for two weeks earlier this year.
Praise for Peter James:
'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business.' -- Karin Slaughter
'Exceptional, knock-your-socks-off.' -- Washington Post
‘Peter James, Britain’s closest equivalent to Stephen King’ — Sunday Times
About the Author:
Peter James is an international bestselling crime and thriller writer. He has a total of 15 Sunday Times Number 1s and has been translated into 37 languages. In addition to his career as a novelist, he has produced several films, including THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes. He also co-created the hit Channel 4 series BEDSITCOM, which was nominated for a Rose d'Or.
In 2015 WH Smith customers voted him the Greatest Crime Author of All Time and in 2016 he was awarded the coveted CWA Diamond Dagger, a lifetime achievement award for sustained excellence. In 2018 he received a Specsavers Honorary Platinum Bestseller Award.
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