Croft returns to Bookouture with two ‘unforgettable’ thrillers

Bookouture has signed two new “unforgettable” psychological thrillers from Kathryn Croft, author of titles such as While You Were Sleeping (Bookouture) and The Lying Wife (Canelo).

Associate publisher Lydia Vassar-Smith signed world English language rights from Hannah Todd at The Madeleine Milburn Liteary Agency to two as-yet untitled novels which will publish in February and April 2023 respectively.

Vassar-Smith said: “I am so happy to welcome Kathryn back to Bookouture. Her writing is so strong, emotive and compelling and her thrillers have wonderful stand-out hooks. Kathryn has an established army of fans and I am really looking forward to introducing even more people to her unforgettable writing. It is a really exciting signing for me."

Croft, whose two most recent books were published by Canelo, added: “I am absolutely thrilled to be back at Bookouture and it’s such an honour to be working with Lydia, who is such an accomplished, insightful and talented editor, as well as being a lovely person. Coming back to Bookouture really does feel like coming home, and I’m so excited to see what the future brings.”