Year of Martina Cole: Nielsen|Specsavers Bestseller Award

‘Martina Cole’s success must be a source of envy for many’ –  Independent, 2016 Not many people would argue with that. This year marks 25 years since Martina’s debut novel Dangerous Lady was published. 25 years, 22 novels, 22 bestsellers and of those at least 15 No.1 Sunday Times Bestsellers. How could this consistent and…

Darley ‘the Deal’ does the Double with Lee and Martina

Lee Child’s Night School is the No.1 Bestselling Hardback Fiction title of 2016. And Martina Cole’s Betrayal is the No.2 Bestselling Hardback Fiction title of 2016. Nicknamed Darley ‘the Deal’ by Martina many years ago, Darley discovered Lee and Martina when they were unpublished. Their success is no flash in the pan. They have both…

The Phenomenal Martina Cole – 25 years of record-breaking bestsellers

2016 has been another exceptional year for Martina Cole. Her most recent release, Betrayal, went straight to No.1 in hardback. With this she notched up her 15th original fiction No.1 in 16 years. Martina has had more No.1 original fiction bestsellers than any other author and Betrayal is on course to be the 2nd bestselling…

Agency Newsletter

Hello! There’s always a lot going on at the agency, with authors, rights, submissions etc. but we always want to keep you in the loop. The newsletter is, again, packed with news. August is usually a quiet month in publishing – but not for the DA Agency. Our debut authors are enjoying immense success around…

Agency Newsletter

Hello, This month has been a scorcher and we have got some hot new titles to while away the long summer afternoons. As well as exciting new titles and chart news, literary legend Martina Cole was at the Harrogate Festival speaking to Peter James about her incredible career and success, Tim Weaver’s hugely popular Missing podcast…

Agency Newsletter

Hello everyone, This month’s agency newsletter is full of numbers – wonderful numbers. From half and whole millions, to No.4, No.2 and No.1. We have some great news to shout about as our authors have earned and enjoyed some fantastic successes this month. We hope you like the monthly roundups, presented in such a lovely format*,…