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Stuart MacBride has signed a three-book deal with Pan Macmillan following a five-way auction, after previously being published by Transworld.
The first book will be a brand new Logan McRae novel in 2025 to tie in with the 20th anniversary of the first book in the series.
Publisher Francesca Pathak acquired world rights to three novels by MacBride, in a deal done with Philip Patterson at Marjacq. The deal followed a bidding war between five publishers.
MacBride has been published in 22 languages and was recently published by Transworld.
The currently untitled new book in the series sees Detective Inspector Logan McRae kicking off a major murder investigation. It features a “skeleton staff of misfits, idiots and malingerers as things are about to get very dark in the sweltering heat of an Aberdeen summer,” Pan Macmillan said.
Pathak said: “I’ve been a huge fan of Stuart and the Logan series for years, and so to publish him at Pan Macmillan for the 20th anniversary is a dream for an editor.”
MacBride said: “When I decided to find a new home for the first Logan book in half a decade, there was a tough choice to be made. I spoke to a lot of excellent publishers, who I know would’ve done a great job, but in the end I couldn’t resist the lure of Francesca and the team – especially after a glowing recommendation from one of her star authors, Peter James. I’m really looking forward to seeing what kind of horrible things we can achieve together.”