Margie Orford Signs UK Book Deal for Her Clare Hart Series with Head of Zeus

Alert! Laura Palmer from Head of Zeus in the UK has acquired the rights to Margie Orford‘s Clare Hart series, which is published locally by Jonathan Ball. The deal was brokered by Orford’s agent, Isobel Dixon. Head of Zeus will publish Gallows Hill next year along with re-issues of the previous books in the series, Daddy’s Girl, Blood Rose and Like Clockwork. The latest book, Water Music, will be published thereafter.

Palmer said that Orford “is a brilliant, sophisticated crime writer dealing with universal themes in an unusual setting. At Head of Zeus, we’re looking forward to publishing all of her novels with fabulous new packaging, and bringing Clare Hart to a wider British readership.”

Orford said that she is “delighted that the Clare Hart series has found such a stylish home in Head of Zeus and it will be such a pleasure to be working with Laura Palmer again.”

Congratulations to Orford!

Published to acclaim in South Africa by Jonathan Ball, Margie Orford’s entire Clare Hart series has been acquired in the UK by Laura Palmer of Head of Zeus, in a deal brokered by Isobel Dixon. Head of Zeus will publish the fourth title in the series, GALLOWS HILL, in 2014, accompanied by the re-issued backlist. This will be followed by the fifth Clare Hart book, WATER MUSIC, which is just out in South Africa from Jonathan Ball.

Laura Palmer of Head of Zeus says: ‘Margie Orford is a brilliant, sophisticated crime writer dealing with universal themes in an unusual setting. At Head of Zeus, we’re looking forward to publishing all of her novels with fabulous new packaging, and bringing Clare Hart to a wider British readership.’

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• Water Music by Margie Orford
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• Gallows Hill by Margie Orford
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• Blood Rose by Margie Orford
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• Daddy’s Girl by Margie Orford
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• Like Clockwork by Margie Orford
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