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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Mystery Submissions
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Rachel Ekstrom
💼 Agency - Courage Literary 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://rachelekstromcourage.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Business Book, Spirituality
Previous clients
Rachael Lippincott, Kristin Fields, Nina Laurin, Jeff Garvin, Sandra Block
Kari Stuart
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown UK 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Self-Help, Spirituality, Sports
Previous clients
Amy Ephron, Kevin Roose, Maura Kelly, Mimi Kirk, Laura Marshall, Carol Miller, Samin Nosrat
Mel Parker
💼 Agency - Mel Parker Books, LLC 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://melparkerbooks.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Business Book, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Spirituality
Previous clients
Jon Birger, Mick Cornett, Dickson Despommier, Emily Parker, Robert McCaw
Victoria Sanders
💼 Agency - Victoria Sanders & Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.victoriasanders.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Spirituality, Diverse Fiction, African-American, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult
Previous clients
Terence Taylor, Carolina DeRobertis, Kia DuPree, Karin Slaughter, Matthew Aaron Goodman
Amy Giuffrida
💼 Agency - Belcastro Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.belcastroagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Maria Tureaud, Jax McQueen, Sarah Elynn, Haley Hwang
Mitchell S. Waters
💼 Agency - Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://brandthochman.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Christian, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Joy Castro, Sarah Schulman, Michael Thomas Ford, Laurel Ann Nattress, Vestal McIntyre
Donald Maass
💼 Agency - Donald Maass Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://maassagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller
Previous clients
Nnedi Okorafor, Brent Weeks, Anne Perry, Todd McCaffrey
Douglas Stewart
💼 Agency - Sterling Lord Literistic Inc. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.sll.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Women's Fiction
Previous clients
David Mitchell, Jeanine Cummins, Matthew Quick, Rye Curtis
Caitlin Blasdell
💼 Agency - Liza Dawson Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.lizadawsonassociates.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Zen Cho, Charles Stross, Sarah Prineas, John Levitt, Rachel Neumeier
Cristina Concepcion
💼 Agency - Don Congdon Associates 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.doncongdon.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Commercial Fiction, Cookbook, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Previous clients
David Sedaris, Susan Allen, Russell Baker, Jane Cleland
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