Canelo Crime scoops debut thriller from Cat Miller

Canelo Crime has scooped The Nothing Month, an "off-grid" thriller from Cat Miller. 

Former commissioning editor Siân Heap acquired world English language rights in a two-book deal from Hattie Grünewald at the Blair Partnership. The novels will be published by executive publisher Louise Cullen, with The Nothing Month due for release in January 2025. 

In The Nothing Month, thousands of people have chosen to live off-grid for 30 days. When a body is found at the start of the event and Sophie realises her daughter has taken part in the challenge, she must race against time to track Zara down. 

Miller has previously been published under the name Catherine Miller. The Nothing Month is her debut thriller. She commented: "I had the idea for The Nothing Month back in 2021, the year this is set in, and it was something I kept coming back to and wanted to bring to life. Thank you to Hattie Grünewald, Rhian Parry, Louise Cullen, Sian Heap, Alicia Pountney and the Canelo team for helping to make it possible and seeing the same vision I had. I can’t wait for readers to experience a different kind of book." 

Cullen added: "I loved the concept for The Nothing Month from the moment the pitch came in. The way that Cat has used an off-grid challenge to create a hugely tense ticking-clock thriller is genius, and I am incredibly excited to see what fun we can have with a concept that will ask readers: with no way to call for help, could you survive?"