Pan Macmillan looks to The Other Side of Night with Hamdy 

Pan Macmillan has secured The Other Side of Night, a “brilliant genre-bending thriller” from Adam Hamdy.   

Vicki Mellor, publishing director in fiction, negotiated UK and Commonwealth rights from Hannah Sheppard at The D H H Literary Agency. US and translation rights are being sold by D H H while film rights have been optioned by producer Lee Thomas through his indie company Prodigal. The Other Side of Night will publish in hardback in September 2022 with a mass-market paperback following in June 2023.  

The synopsis reads: “The Other Side of Night asks what links an orphaned child to three mysterious deaths. Former detective Harriet Kealty is determined to find out, particularly once she discovers it involves a man who may or may not be the love of her life. But what starts as a simple investigation becomes something entirely different, in a profound, genre-bending and utterly unforgettable tale of love, loss and redemption that will open readers’ minds and hearts.” 

Mellor said: “I’ve worked with Adam for many years and am more than aware of his abilities to drive pace and tension but I was blown away by this novel. It represents another brilliant strand to his writing and demonstrates his talent at creating emotionally resonant plots that take readers on a journey they could never have envisaged.”  Thomas commented: “Adam has crafted a potent and brilliant genre-bending thriller, and like the best character-driven thriller mysteries such as ’Memento’ or  ’K-Pax’,  The Other Side of Night  will keep audiences guessing and bedazzled until the very end. I am delighted to be bringing this fabulous story to the screen, and can’t wait to see audience reactions when they realise that nothing is as it seems.” 

Hamdy added: “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about The Other Side of Night  since the day my son asked me the question that inspired it. I hope it has a similar impact on readers and becomes a book people want to read over and over again. The Pan Macmillan team has a track record of introducing thought-provoking fiction to a wide readership, and I’m thrilled to be published by them in the UK.”