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7 agents have named Tana French as a comparable title on their wishlist, and 3 are open to queries. If you’re pitching something in this lane, these are the agents to know. Always confirm an agent’s submission window before you query.
Mystery and crime are front-and-center on her list. She gravitates toward work with a strong sense of place—Appalachian settings earn explicit bonus credit—and …
View wishlist →This is the gravitational center of Nadol's list. She wants tightly plotted, emotionally grounded stories — domestic thrillers, psychological suspense, and crim…
View wishlist →This is her most vocally emphasized category. She wants genre-redefining psychological suspense with twists that are earned, not gimmicky — the kind that feels …
View wishlist →Saul is an avid mystery reader with a clear preference for wit and character over grit and gore. Whodunits, amateur-sleuth setups, BIPOC-led mysteries, and Gold…
View wishlist →Grunewald is actively building in this space across three distinct flavours: immaculately constructed detective fiction, taut psychological thrillers, and witty…
View wishlist →She welcomes murder mystery across a wide register: cozy or hardboiled, contemporary or historical, earnest or comedic, with family chaos enthusiastically invit…
View wishlist →Flanagan wants speculative work that is anchored in recognizable human experience — not high-concept world-building for its own sake, but premises that illumina…
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