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Severn House
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The home of great genre fiction since 1974
Mystery, thriller, sci-fi, fantasy, romance and more.
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🌶️ Got a spicy announcement today! 🌶️

Severn House is so excited to be publishing Elia Winter's latest novel SEX, TEXTS, AND SWEATER VESTS in autumn 2026 🍂

A journalist and her botanist roommate juggle dishes, friendship,... and a sexy secret 🤫

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Author of HAIRPIN CURVES Elia Winters's SEX, TEXTS, AND SWEATER VESTS, pitched as a Scarlet Pimpernel retelling where a journalist and her botanist roommate navigate a friendship by day and a secret online kink romance by night-unaware of each other's identities-until the mogul trying to expose the Pimpernel forces them to confront their relationship and whether the possibility of true love is worth the risk of being truly known, to Laurie Johnson at Severn House, for publication in fall 2026, by Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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‼️Review Alert‼️

What a way to kick off the weekend! 😆
Congratulations @laurajensenwalker.bsky.social on the fabulous review of THE ALPHABET SLEUTHS and thank you to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the wonderful words 😊

#thealphabetsleuths #publishersweekly #bookreview
Review of Alphabet Sleuths by Laura Jensen Walker, from Publisher's Weekly: “The Alphabet Sleuths Laura Jensen Walker. Severn House, $29.99 (256p) ISBN 978-1-4483-1729-5 Walker (the Bookish Baker Mysteries) launches an entertaining new cozy series starring a spirited group of California retirees. When 69-year-old Claire Reynolds, a resident of the Cedar Glen Retirement Community in Santa Bonita, happens upon a man violently choking her friend Daphne, she accidentally kills him by whacking him on the back of the head with her gardening shovel. Once the shock of the situation wears off, retired police officer Daphne recognizes her assailant from an organized crime case she worked on years earlier. Instead of calling the authorities, she and Claire recruit their friends in a clique they’ve dubbed the Alphabet Girls—retired journalist Atsuko and former actor Barbara—to help them dispose of the body. The women wrap the corpse in a blanket and toss him into the water at the bottom of a quarry. Then another resident of Cedar Glen turns up dead, and the Alphabet Girls launch an investigation to figure out what’s behind the sudden uptick of violence in their typically idyllic corner of the world. Walker’s feisty, funny, and fully realized seniors easily sit beside the casts of The Thursday Murder Club and The Marlow Murder Club in the cozy pantheon. Readers will be charmed. Agent: Vicky Weber, Creative Media Agency.
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Happy Friday Everybody!

We are super proud to announce Severn House will be publishing Menna Van Praag's WHEN WOMEN WERE WOLVES!

A young woman rejects her place in an oppressive patriarchy by reconnecting with an ancient power of her ancestors 🐺
Available fall 2026 🍂

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WHEN WOMEN WERE WOLVES By Menna van Praag Imprint: Severn House, W.F. Howes Author of The Sisters Grimm and The House at the End of Hope Street Menna van Praag's WHEN WOMEN WERE WOLVES, in which a young woman throws off the shackles of her oppressive patriarchy when she learns the women of her society were once the keepers of extraordinary power, along with her beloved she sets out on an adventure to reclaim and restore what was taken from them, to Laurie Johnson at Severn House, for publication in fall 2026, by Laurie Robertson at PFD (world English). Audio rights to W.F. Howes, for simultaneous publication.
October 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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We are so proud to be publishing THE SWAN by the late and great Julie Garwood 🦢

Completed by her son, Bryan Garwood, after her death this tale of danger, romance and suspense will hit the shelves February 2027!
September 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Exciting Announcement Folks!

Severn House will be publishing the next book in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' Inspector Bill Slider police procedural series 🚓

Set to publish May 2026!🚨

#InspectorBillSlider #policeprocedural
September 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Happy Publication Day!

As we roll into autumn our books turn even more magical, mystical and mysterious 🍂

A big congratulations to these wonderful books and their fabulous authors on their publication day!

#pubday #newbooks #severnhouse
A row of books publishing today, against a purple background.
September 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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It's FRIDAAAAYYY! 🎉

We're kicking off the weekend with the SUPER exciting announcement that Severn House will be publishing Maria Dong newest book AVIARY 🦅

A twisted blend of #bodyhorror #gothicfantasy and #psychologicalsuspense. Hitting the shelves April 2026

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Korean American author of Liar, Dreamer, Thief and Psychopomp Maria Dong's AVIARY, a blend of psychological suspense, gothic fantasy, queer longing, and body horror, in which an undocumented woman in South Korea steals her dead sister's identity to move to the US and take part in an art program for underserved minorities-but the trip soon turns into a nightmare, as her destination is no ordinary art school and her sister's death was definitely not of natural causes, to Rachel Slatter at Severn House, for publication in April 2026, by Amy Bishop-Wycisk at Trellis Literary Management
August 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Happy Monday Everybody!

We are SUPER excited to start the new week with not one but TWO new book announcements from E.J. Copperman!

Severn Houses will be publishing book two and three in the Haunted Paint Store series of cozy mysteries 👻🎨
Author of the Jersey Girl legal mysteries and the Fran & Ken Stein mysteries Jeff Cohen writing as EJ Copperman's OLD FLAMES and HOW TO KILL A GHOST, books two and three in the Haunted Paint Store series of cozy mysteries, featuring a young woman who inherits her late father's business, only to find the premises are haunted by her dad's ghost-and team up with him to solve murders, to Rachel Slatter at Severn House, with Tina Pietron editing, in a two-book deal, for publication in August 2026 and February 2027, by Josh Getzler at HG Literary (world English). josh@hgliterary.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Happy Friday Everyone!

We are thrilled to announce Severn House will be publishing books 17 and 18 of @candacerobbauthor.bsky.social 's Owen Archer Mystery series! 🎉🔍
June 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Happy Monday Everybody! 😊

What makes it happy, you ask?
Why, only Agatha Award nominee Esme Addison's 2nd instalment in the Secret Society Mystery series! 🔎

For ancient bloodlines and missing artefacts, keep an eye out for THE SCOTA HEIR publishing autumn 2026

#newbook #bookseries
May 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Happy Friday Everybody! 🌞

Kicking off the Weekend with the SUPER exciting announcement of the THIRD book in the British Stately Home cozy mystery series by Amy Myers!

MURDER IN THE WINGS is a warm-hearted amateur-sleuth story set in a cozy cafe, on the grounds of quirky stately home🏰
May 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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One book announcement is exciting but TWO!😱 📚
A big congratulations to Alys Clare on:

THE THEIF AND THE LABYRINTH, the latest in the World's End Bureau Victorian mystery series 🔍

THE PAPER HOUSE a contemporary mystery featuring an ancient ancestral home with plenty of skeletons in the closet 💀
April 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Happy Monday! We're kicking off the week announcing THE KILGOUR RITUAL by Sarah Rayne 🎭

The FOURTH instalment in the Theatre of Thieves gothic historical mystery series, bursting with psychological suspense! Coming September 2026!

#TheatreofThieves #sarahrayne #historicalmystery #crimefiction
April 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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We're SUPER excited to announce THE WATCH by Emily Smith – a gripping speculative thriller about a woman living in a post-apocalyptic cult, who discovers nothing is what it seems. Coming May 2026!

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#newbook #apocalypticcult #crimefiction #publishersmarketplace
April 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Looking for a blast from the past?⏳

Step back in time with these two BRAND NEW tales of historical fiction:

AS THE STORM CLOUDS GATHER by M.B. Henry
MURDER OF A RECLUSE by Jeanne M. Dams

#HistoricalFiction #HistoricalCrime #WWI #SmallTownThriller #SevernHouse #MarchPubs #CrimeFiction #Mystery
Two hardback books, 'As The Storm Clouds Gather' by M.B. Henry and 'Murder of a Recluse' by Jeanne M. Dams. The two books are laying against each other on a bright red background. The first book showing a blue sky with white clouds, and a young woman with blonde hair and a red hat looking out over a a green, grassy field. The title is in Red. The second book cover also shows a cloudy sky, this one darker and more suggestive of a coming storm. The clouds hang over a shabby home stead on parched grass that looks to be in the middle of nowhere, with a figure walking towards the house.
March 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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A stunning new collection of short stories from members of the Detection Club, Britain's most prestigious crime writing society.

These twenty-two original tales are essential reading for crime and mystery fans!

#shortstories #simonbrett #agathachristie #crimecollection #bookclub
The hardback book cover of 'Playing Dead' by The Detection Club, on a yellow background. The books itself is had a picture of red theatre curtains opening up the the bright yellow font of the book's title on a black background. Golden tassels draw back the red curtains.
March 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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🔎On the hunt for some thrilling detective stories? 🔍

THE BANKER by Peter Colt
Spring in Boston is a miserable affair and Andy Roark’s latest case does nothing to raise his spirits
IF IT ISN’T ONE THING by Steven F. Havill
A fatal road crash, domestic incident turned deadly, if it isn’t one thing...
Two hardback books on a light blue background. The two books are 'The Banker' by Peter Colt and 'If It Isn't One Thing...' by Steven Havill. 'The Banker' has a blue cover and shows a skyline of a city, in the rain, at night. The other book has a purple/pink cover, mostly, and shows a sunset sky over a long stretch of road in the desert. There is a car pulling a white trailer driving down the road.
March 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Tamar Myers' THE MERMAID MYSTERY is an uproarious, satirical tale of a small South Carolina town that creates a national sensation with a fake mermaid.

A modern absurdist fable about cults of personality, misinformation, and how quickly blatant lies can get get out of hand.
Image of a hardback book: THE MERMAID MYSTERY by Tamar Myers. On the cover, a cartoon mermaid's tail splashes into the sea. The tagline reads, "In a small, seaside town, something fishy's going on..."
January 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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🔍Entries for the Hard Boiled Heros🕵️ Mystery Book Giveaway is now LIVE!🔎

Click the link for Instagram below to enter, and be sure to;
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December 3, 2024 at 12:22 PM
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Want to get to know more about our books? Have a flip through our January-March 2025 catalogue, online now (with cover art inspired by a certain iconic board game 🔍)

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A catalogue with a black cover featuring a white illustration of a dagger. Text reads: Severn House Catalogue, January to March 2025. Crime, Mystery & Thrillers. Also features Horror and Fantasy!
December 2, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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‼️ Entries for the Ice Cold Chillers 🥶 Mystery Book Giveaway close MIDNIGHT TONIGHT‼️

Click the link for Instagram below to enter, and be sure to;
❶ Follow @severnhouseimprint
❷ Like the post👍
❸ Tag a friend who loves Ice Cold Chillers 🧊 in the comments

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Ice Cold Chillers Book Giveaway
November 29, 2024 at 11:09 AM