Canelo announces the launch of a new crime fiction imprint
Independent publisher Canelo is launching a new crime fiction imprint, Canelo Crime, this September, and has promoted Louise Cullen to Publishing Director overseeing the list.
A selection of eight launch titles, including novels by Rachel Lynch and Nick Louth, are to be published on 24 September and will be backed by a significant marketing push, alongside a publicity campaign from leading agency FMcM Associates. Cullen is actively seeking new novels with bestseller potential for inclusion in the imprint in 2021 and beyond, with a target of 15–18 new releases scheduled for next year.
Iain Millar, Managing Director of Canelo said: ‘Canelo have always been passionate about crime fiction, and in Louise Cullen we have someone who has expertly forged a list of some of the genre’s most promising and exciting recent novels. We are super-proud of our authors, and are eager to realise their huge potential. Beyond that we’re determined to become known as a natural home for the next generation of great crime-writing talent. Canelo Crime will be a flagship imprint, and I know under Louise’s guidance it will meet all our ambitions, and become synonymous with the highest-quality page-turning mysteries. I’d love to congratulate Louise, who has made a huge contribution to the company. Everyone here was delighted at the news of her much-deserved promotion.’
Louise Cullen, Publishing Director, said: ‘Since I joined Canelo nearly four years ago, I have been proud to bring brilliant works of crime fiction to the list from some incredibly talented writers. In late 2018, we established a print programme to publish mass market paperback editions which have since reached sales of well over a million copies. Now, the launch of Canelo Crime is a chance to further celebrate some of those who have contributed to that success and also to look to the future. I’m excited to be part of this thrilling moment for Canelo and can’t wait to see Canelo Crime grow into a leading imprint for the most compelling crime fiction available.’
Canelo Crime’s launch list is to include the following titles: Lost Cause by Rachel Lynch, Lies to Tell by Marion Todd, The Body Under the Bridge by Nick Louth, A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal, When the Past Kills by M J Lee, When the Dead Speak by Sheila Bugler, Home Fires Burn by Lisa Hartley and Small Mercies by Alex Walters. Paperbacks will be available via MacMillan Distribution to all good retailers in the UK and internationally.
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About CANELO Crime
Canelo Crime is a new imprint building on Canelo’s recent success in the genre. If you love detectives who are relentless in their pursuit of truth and justice, if you can’t get enough of grisly murders and reveals that make you gasp in shock, if you are passionate about crime novels and always looking for brilliant authors – this is the place for you.
About CANELO
Canelo is an ebook and paperback publisher, founded in 2015, and now one of the fastest growing publishing companies in Europe. We are proud to combine fiction works from internationally bestselling authors, out of print works brought to life for contemporary audiences, and new and emerging writers, with particular strengths in escapist and mass market reads.
