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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Mystery Submissions
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Elizabeth Winick Rubenstein
💼 Agency - McIntosh & Otis, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://mcintoshandotis.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Feminism
Previous clients
Eleanor Brown, Phyllis T. Smith, Kimberly Frost
Joshua Getzler
💼 Agency - HG Literary 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.hgliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Business Book, Politics, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Geoff Rodkey, Paul Goldberg, Todd Moss, EM Powell, Jessica Burkhart, Gerald Elias
Andrea Somberg
💼 Agency - Harvey Klinger, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.harveyklinger.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Sarah Beth Durst, Erin Celello, B.A. Binns, Jessica Warman, Christopher Lee Barish, Lyla Ward
Stephanie Thwaites
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
John Steinbeck, Isla Fisher, Cat Deeley, Celia Rees, A A Milne, Steven Butler
Molly Friedrich
💼 Agency - The Friedrich Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.friedrichagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Diverse Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Short Story, Thriller
Previous clients
Jane Smiley, Frank McCourt, Terry McMillan, Melissa Bank, Leslie Daniels, Alison Espach
Jennifer DeChiara
💼 Agency - Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.jdlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Spirituality, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Brent Hartinger, Richard Mintzer, Jeff Anderson, Franco Aureliani
Harvey Klinger
💼 Agency - Harvey Klinger, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.harveyklinger.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Diverse Fiction, Action & Adventure, African-American, Business Book, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Romance
Previous clients
Augusta Trobaugh, Natasha Mostert, Paul Elliott Russell, Paul Russell, George M. Taber, Julie Stav
Suzie Townsend
💼 Agency - New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.newleafliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir
Previous clients
Laura Steven, Victoria Aveyard, Natalie Lloyd, Jennifer Ryan, Brigid Kemmer, Christine Day
Robin Rue
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult
Previous clients
JoAnn Ros, S.L. Viehl, Kresley Cole, Dianne Emley
Sorche Fairbank
💼 Agency - Fairbank Literary Representation 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.fairbankliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, Feminism
Previous clients
Terry Border, Neil Landau, Matt Frederick, Craig Tracy
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