Bookouture signs new contract with multi-million-copy bestseller Patricia Gibney

Bookouture have signed a new contract with bestselling author Patricia Gibney. Associate Publisher Lydia Vassar-Smith signed World English Language rights to two new books in the highly acclaimed Detective Lottie Parker series from Ger Nichol at the Book Bureau.

Patricia has sold over 2.8 million copies of her books worldwide and the series has regularly hit the top spots in the Irish bestseller charts.

Lydia said,

‘I’ve been working with Patricia for almost ten years now and in that time, we’ve seen Detective Lottie Parker reach millions of readers and we’ve seen them champion this flawed and brilliant detective that Patricia has created. Patricia dreams up the darkest of crimes for Lottie to solve with inciting incidents and shocking yet relatable scenarios that are every editor’s dream. I am so lucky to work with her and so happy that we have more books together.’

Patricia said,

‘I am thrilled to be writing more novels for Bookouture. I absolutely love writing and this gives me the opportunity to bring new books to readers. I am indebted to my agent Ger Nichol of The Book Bureau and to my editor Lydia Vassar-Smith, both of whom I’ve worked with since day one. I’d also like to thank the brilliant teams at Bookouture and Hachette. I am so happy to continue this partnership and to reach new readers.’

Ger said,

‘I couldn’t be more excited that the incredibly gifted Patricia Gibney is signing up more of her Lottie Parker novels with her wonderful editor Lydia Vassar-Smith and the brilliant teams at Bookouture and Hachette. I can’t wait for more readers to discover and get hooked on the phenomenal Lottie Parker series. They are in for a treat!’

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