Hera acquires two US-set twisty, gripping suspense novels by US author, Terri Parlato
November 28, 2023
Publishing Director of Hera, Keshini Naidoo, has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to two crime thrillers by Terri Parlato from Dorie Simmonds at Dorie Simmonds Agency Ltd. in a two-book deal.
The first book in the deal, All the Dark Places, sees Molly Bradley waking up the morning after a party at their lavish Massachusetts home to find her husband, psychologist Jay, brutally murdered. As Molly, along with Boston detective Rita Myers, tries to piece together who could have taken her husband’s life, she uncovers a web of shocking secrets being concealed by those closest to her – but what no one knows is that Molly is also hiding her own dark past…
All the Dark Places will be published by Hera in Spring 2024 in simultaneous ebook and Paperback Original and is published by Kensington in the US. The book has already garnered praise from Lisa Jackson, Mary Burton and Wendy Corsi Staub.
Keshini Naidoo, Publishing Director at Hera says: ‘Terri has such a gift for characterisation and plotting. The grief of Molly discovering her husband’s murder and navigating her new life as a widow, all while coming to terms with the secrets her friends are hiding, makes for such a layered, twisty plot that I was unable to put it down. And then when the seasoned, witty, detective Rita Myers is introduced into the narrative, using her experience to crack this complex crime, I was fully determined to bring All the Dark Places to the UK! I’m absolutely delighted that readers this side of the Atlantic can enter the dark places in Spring 2024…’
Terri Parlato commented: ‘I am thrilled that Hera is publishing my debut novel All the Dark
Places! Keshini’s enthusiasm for my book is so exciting and humbling. I am overwhelmed and so happy to be a part of this wonderful team.’
Dorie Simmonds said: ‘Terri Parlato is such a talented writer who writes incredibly gripping, suspenseful novels that hook you from page one. I’m so delighted she has found the perfect home with Hera Books who publish with such passion and we can’t wait to see Terri’s books reach an even larger audience.’
All the Dark Places will be published in March 2024 in ebook and Paperback Original. For more information, please contact [email protected]