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Best Mystery & Crime Book Publishing Companies in UK
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2023, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 13 publishers.
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We hope this directory will help you find the right publisher for your book. To get the most out of it, make sure to:
- Research the publisher;
- Study their submission guidelines; and
- Submit only in the genres they’re interested in.
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Titan Books
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Manga, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story
Part of - Titan Publishing Group > Titan Books
Location - London, GB
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://titanbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Hall of Smoke
H. M. Long
The Archive of the Forgotten
A. J. Hackwith
Witherward
Hannah Mathewson
Joffe Books
Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, True Crime, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.joffebooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Lantern Boats
Tessa Morris-Suzuki
The Sister's Twin
Jane A. Adams
The Darkest Hours
Margaret Murphy
Canelo
Historical Fiction, Romance, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ+, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.canelo.co/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Tracer
Jason Dean
The Lucky Eight
Sheila Bugler
One Good Lie
Jane Isaac
Severn House
Horror, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Horror, Fiction
Part of - Canongate Books > Severn House
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - http://severnhouse.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
Murder Ink
Betty Hechtman
Best Laid Plans
Gwen Florio
A Choir of Crows
Candace M. Robb
Aria Publishing
Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Crime, Fiction
Part of - Head of Zeus > Aria Publishing
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://ariafiction.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club
Faith Hogan
One Last Greek Summer
Mandy Baggot
The Girl from Vichy
Andie Newton
Head of Zeus
Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Cookbook, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://headofzeus.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Children of D'Hara
Terry Goodkind
The Three-Body Problem
Liu Cixin
Doppler
Erlend Loe
Hodder & Stoughton
Cookbook, Health & Wellbeing, Biographies & Memoirs, Humor, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult, History, Politics, Horror, Action & Adventure, Nonfiction, Fiction, Children's
Part of - Hachette > Hodder & Stoughton
Location - London, GB
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Website - https://www.hodder.co.uk/
💥 Hit titles
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
John le Carré
One Day
David Nicholls
Billy Summers
Stephen King
No Exit Press
True Crime, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Nonfiction
Part of - Oldcastle Books Group > Exit Press
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Website - https://noexit.co.uk/
☑️ Indie publisher
💥 Hit titles
The Mercenary
Paul Vidich
American Sherlocks
Nick Rennison
Nick
Michael Farris Smith
Fledgling Press
Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Women's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Short Story, Children's
Location - Edinburgh, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Queries - Submit here
Website - https://www.fledglingpress.co.uk/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Whirligig
Andrew James Greig
When We Get To The Island
Alex Nye
Board
David C. Flanagan
Sapere Books
Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction
Location - London, GB
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://saperebooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Dagger Dance
Elizabeth Bailey
The Fallen Eagles
Geoffrey Davison
Death in Delft
Graham Brack
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