Dean's new Tuva Moodyson titles move to Hodder & Stoughton

Future titles in Will Dean’s Tuva Moodyson series of books will no longer be published by Oneworld, which published books one to five in the series, but by Hodder & Stoughton, in a move which will bring all of Dean’s writing under one publishing house. 

In a deal agreed with Kate Burke at Blake Friedmann, Jo Dickinson, executive publisher at Hodder & Stoughton, acquired world English language rights to books six and seven in the series, alongside the US rights in books one through to five.

Book six in the series, as yet untitled, will be published in hardback, e-book and audio in autumn 2024. It will feature Tuva Moodyson but be a standalone locked-room thriller.

The synopsis reads: “When reporter Moodyson discovers a deaf teenage ice-hockey star has gone missing in the far north of Sweden, she races eight hours north. The town she arrives at is separated from the outside world by a vast mountain range, accessible only through a tunnel that closes each night. As Tuva investigates, other locals begin to go missing and it becomes clear there is a serial killer on the loose, who is locked in with the town every night…”

Hodder has published Dean’s standalone novels for three years, beginning with The Last Thing to Burn which was nominated for a number of awards. The paperback of Dean’s second standalone novel First Born and the hardback of his third, The Last Passenger, will both be published in spring 2023, backed by major campaigns. 

Dean said: “Writing the Tuva Moodyson books is a privilege. Every novel is both a challenge and a real pleasure to write. I am constantly awed by the dedication and talent of the Hodder team, and I’m thrilled Jo Dickinson will be publishing the next books in the series. I’m excited for readers, new and old, to discover the next Tuva story: a dark, icy standalone set deep in the Swedish mountains.”

Burke commented: “I’m delighted to have this deal in place, bringing both strands of Will’s brilliant writing under one roof. I’m very excited for the next steps in his publishing journey!”

Dickinson added it had been “an absolute joy to work with Will these past three years”, saying: “His creativity, ambition and passion for the writing community is awe-inspiring. Bringing the Tuva series to the Hodder list is the exciting next step in our growth and allows us to manage both strands to maximum potential.”