Sphere scoops third 'heart-in-mouth' thriller from Savage

Sphere has scooped the third "heart-in-mouth" thriller from Vanessa Savage. 

Rosanna Forte, commissioning editor, acquired world English rights to The Night They Vanished from Juliet Mushens at Mushens Entertainment. It will publish in May. Little, Brown US will publish simultaneously in North America.

The publisher said: "The Night They Vanished is a heart-in-mouth thriller that explores the dark implications of our fascination with true crime. It tells the story of 30-year-old Hanna, who discovers her estranged family are missing when her old house is posted on a website as the location of a shocking recent crime. In order to discover what happened to her family, she will have to confront the scandal that tore them apart 14 years ago, and the person determined to make them pay for it."

Forte said: “In her latest thriller, Vanessa’s talents as a storyteller are on full display. Compulsive and original, it’s truly a novel that sucks you in and doesn’t release you from its clutches until the final page. I’m very excited for it to reach the readers who will love it.”

Savage added: “I’m thrilled that Sphere will be publishing my third novel. Rosanna and the team are a dream to work with and I hope people will love reading The Night They Vanished as much as I loved writing it.”

Mushens commented: “Vanessa is always a page-turning storyteller and in The Night They Vanished she showcases her fantastic characterisation in a truly gripping plot.”