The Bookseller – Rights – Joffe Books lands twentieth instalment of Martin’s ‘intriguing’ detective collection

Joffe Books has landed Chilly Case Homicide, the twentieth instalment within the Detective Hillary Greene collection by Religion Martin. 

Publishing director Kate Lyall Grant acquired world rights from Kate Nash on the Kate Nash Literary Company. The novel might be printed in April 2023. 

Lyall Grant commented: “We’re thrilled to have signed up the intriguing new Hillary Greene thriller from bestselling writer Religion Martin. On this, the twentieth entry on this much-loved collection, darkish secrets and techniques are unearthed in a fairly Oxfordshire village when retired detective Hillary Greene and her chilly case group examine the homicide of a rustic vicar 30 years earlier than. With its idyllic rural setting, solid of credible suspects and a totally likeable detective heroine at its core, Chilly Case Homicide stored me gripped and guessing proper to the top.” 

Martin mentioned: “I’m so completely happy and thrilled that Joffe Books are delighted with my newest Hillary Greene novel, and have agreed to publish it this spring. Though I’ve written numerous collection now, readers frequently ask me if there are any extra Hillary Greene investigations within the offing, so I hope they’ll all be glad to know that Hillary is certainly nonetheless going sturdy and fixing chilly circumstances! Joffe Books have finished a lot to carry Hillary to the studying public’s consideration, and I can’t thank them sufficient for his or her persevering with championing of her by bringing her tales to my readers in each e-book and paperback type. I hope this newest novel might be of specific curiosity to everybody, as this one actually is all about Hillary! No spoilers although!”