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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Mystery Submissions
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Kathryn Green
💼 Agency - Kathryn Green Literary Agency, LLC 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.kathryngreenliteraryagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Nonfiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Middle Grade, Young Adult
Previous clients
Kate Albus, Laura Newman, Laurie Stolarz, Gregory Harris
Carlisle Webber
💼 Agency - Fuse Literary 🌍 Location - San Francisco, US 🧑💻 Website - http://fuseliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Finola Davidson, Joni Pope, Heather Hansen, Holly R. Hughes
Nick Mullendore
💼 Agency - Vertical Ink Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.vertical-ink-agency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Sports
Previous clients
Betty White, Ray Kurzweil, Mariah Stewart, Jessica Bird
Kimberly Brower
💼 Agency - Brower Literary & Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.browerliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
Brooke Burroughs, Helena Hunting, Lex Martin, Meghan Quinn, L.J. Shen
Sophie Hicks
💼 Agency - Sophie Hicks Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - http://www.sophiehicksagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Eoin Colfer, Emerald Fennell, Benedict Jacka, Paddy O'Reilly
Julia Kenny
💼 Agency - Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.dclagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Previous clients
Jenny Milchman, Miriam Cohen, Ani Katz, Poppy Gee, David Joy
Kim Lindman
💼 Agency - Stonesong 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.stonesong.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, African-American, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Allen Katz, Danielle Burnette, Kes Trester, Mark Bouchard
Lucy Childs
💼 Agency - Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://aaronpriest.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Brenda Joyce, Peter Melman, Frances Sherwood, Elizabeth Diamond
Jim Donovan
💼 Agency - Jim Donovan Literary 🌍 Location - Dallas, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.jimdonovanliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir
Previous clients
Jim Dent, Jeff Guinn, Michael Kauffman, Ron Faust
Michelle Wolfson
💼 Agency - Wolfson Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.wolfsonliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Feminism
Previous clients
Kiersten White, Kasie West, Tawna Fenske, Lauren Blakely
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