Corvus signs two new books from ‘dream of an author’ Carole Hailey

Sarah Hodgson, publishing director of Atlantic Books’ Corvus imprint, has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in two new novels by Carole Hailey from Marina de Pass at The Soho Agency. The first novel in the contract, Scenes from a Tragedy, will publish in hardback, export trade paperback and ebook in March 2025.

Scenes From a Tragedy is a literary thriller “with a heart of darkness about the ripple effect of one person’s inability to form meaningful human connections”.

Hailey said: “It is thrilling to know I will be having two more novels published by Corvus. I could not have wished for a better experience with my debut and I’m really excited and enormously grateful to have the opportunity to work with Sarah and the whole Corvus team on another two books.”

Hodgson said: “Carole was an absolute dream of an author to work with on The Silence Project, so I couldn’t wait to see what she would write next. Scenes From a Tragedy exceeded all my expectations, with its chilling premise, clever structure and nuanced characterisation, all underpinned by Carole’s subtle and incredibly skilled writing. I’m so happy to be publishing two more novels on the Corvus list by such a talent.”