Bookouture sign new deals with bestselling authors Trope and Hurst
Bookouture are thrilled to announce that new contracts have been signed with bestselling authors Nicole Trope and Daniel Hurst. The first of the gripping psychological thrillers will be published in 2025.


We are thrilled to announce that Publishing Director Ellen Gleeson acquired World All Language rights, including audio, Film & TV, for six more psychological thrillers from bestselling thriller author Nicole Trope. The first will publish in July 2025 and tells the story of a therapist who comes under suspicion when her patient goes missing.
The new contract takes Nicole’s publishing into 2027. Since 2019, Nicole has published 17 titles with Bookouture in the English language plus 9 titles translated by Bookouture into German, under their Bookouture Deutschland imprint.
In total she has sold 1.4 million copies. Her biggest hit, The Family Across the Street, hit No.3 in the Amazon charts and has now sold almost 500,000 copies across formats. Bookouture have also sold rights to Nicole’s work in 11 languages.
Ellen says,
‘Nicole is an absolute powerhouse of talent. She has such a way of getting inside her characters’ minds, and her plotting is always incredible clever, pacey and twisty. Editing and publishing her completely addictive domestic thrillers is a huge joy, and I am so excited we have six more books to entertain her army of fans with!’
Nicole says,
‘I’m so excited that I get to continue my journey with Bookouture for six more books and that I get to work with the lovely Ellen Gleeson. Every book is a unique experience that connects me with more people and I can’t wait to share some new dark and twisty stories with my fabulous readers.’
We are also absolutely delighted to share the news that Publishing Director Natasha Harding has signed Kindle Number 1 bestselling author Daniel Hurst for two more psychological fiction thrillers.
Harding acquired World All Language rights (plus audio, Film & TV) to two new standalone psychological thrillers which will publish in summer and autumn 2025.
Natasha says,
‘Daniel Hurst is the master of twist filled thrillers and the team at Bookouture can’t wait to publish even more of his completely addictive and utterly page-turning reads! We’re so proud of the success of his publications. In 2024, we’ve reached a new audience of readers by publishing directly into the German digital market as well as launching both The Doctor’s Wife and The Couple’s Revenge into the traditional paperback market. I can’t wait to see what we achieve with Daniel Hurst’s publishing in 2025!’
Daniel says,
‘I’m very excited to be working on two more stories with my editor, Natasha, and the great team at Bookouture. The new books will soon be ready for psychological thriller fans to devour! After the success of titles like The Doctor’s Wife and The Couple’s Revenge, as well as The Perfect Nurse series, I’m looking forward to working together on more twist-filled thrillers that will hopefully keep my readers turning the pages long into the night!’
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