Sarah Hilary
@sarah_hilary
'Downright dangerous' (Mick Herron). Crime writer. SHARP GLASS out now. Rep @DHAbooks. Programme Chair @hildascrime. ND. She/her.
I'm also on BlueSky as sarahhilary.bsky.social
Time to thin out from this place, given its owner’s increasingly brutish vision. I’m on @instagram and also on threads as sarah_hilary999
Congratulations @CoffeeCurls you're the winner of my limited edition collector's proof! Please DM your address. Thanks to everyone who entered. THE DROWNING PLACE is out in April from @harvillbooks
Extremely excited for this book from one of the brightest ‘dark minds’ around 🔥🖤
GOTHIC PRECARITY: FEAR & ANXIETY IN TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY FICTION Exciting news! My book is now with the printers in good time for publication on the 15th September 2025 🖤 Gothic Precarity is a rigorous, inventive, and thematically ambitious work. It offers readers a fresh…
Loved speaking at this very special #crimewriting weekend 2 years ago. Totally worth going to if you love your #crimefiction 👇👇👇
Tickets are on sale for our 2025 Crime Fiction Weekend with Guest of Honour @valmcdermid & a host of spectacular speakers, in Oxford and online. Tickets: st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-cr… @Anna_Mazz @stuartneville @ambroseparry @stu_turton @Catrionaward @louisewelsh00 @RuthWareWriter
Two weeks tomorrow! In Oxford and online
Tickets are on sale for our 2025 Crime Fiction Weekend with Guest of Honour @valmcdermid & a host of spectacular speakers, in Oxford and online. Tickets: st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-cr… @Anna_Mazz @stuartneville @ambroseparry @stu_turton @Catrionaward @louisewelsh00 @RuthWareWriter
We're thrilled to be welcoming @CasssieBrowne to the Harvill team!
.@CasssieBrowne will join @harvillbooks as publishing director for Harvill this autumn. Vintage managing director Hannah Telfer said Browne will join the imprint on 10th November 👇 ebx.sh/Y4nOJy
Excited to see this in the hands of readers, reviewers and fans. Thanks, Linda! @harvillbooks
I’ve long loved @sarah_hilary books so receiving a surprise copy of #TheDrowningPlace coming from @vintagebooks Harvil in April 2026 is such a thrill. Thank you so much Mia and @penguinrandom penguin.co.uk/books/471767/t…
Proofs are landing with all my favourite authors! Janice, I hope you enjoy it 💙
Three #BookPost thrillers for Thursday 😱 #TheDrowningPlace 🌊 is the first in a new police procedural series set in a Peak District town 'steeped in history and horror' from master of the genre @sarah_hilary 🕵️♂️ Can't wait to dive in - literally! Thanks @harvillbooks 🙏 Out Apr
Oh @sarah_hilary The Drowning Place is now BookTrail ready - a bit early but I couldn't resist ;) thank you so much for gifting me a signed copy! thebooktrail.com/book-trails/th… @harvillbooks
If you missed Harrogate then here’s a chance to get your hands on a limited edition collector’s proof of The Drowning Place. Follow, like and share. UK only. Winners picked on Friday 25 July. #thedrowningplace #freebook #books #crimefiction @harvillbooks
@oisaachenry is in the @HildasCrime #spotlight over on the blog - wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com/2025/07/in-st-… @sarah_hilary @JakeKerridge @AndrewJRTaylor @The_CWA @CrimeReaders
Enjoyed every second of this. A fascinating discussion with four brilliant writers. Thanks to @HarrogateFest for the opportunity. Please all read these terrific books 📚 💙
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN @TheakstonsCrime Fascinating discussion deftly chaired by the superlative @sarah_hilary A very Gothic concept; those who are lost, representing that which is repressed, a potent duality - with us but absent. Snaebjǒrn Arngrimsson, @TariqAshkanani,…
Huge congratulations to everyone!
We were thrilled to announce the winners of the #theakstonsawards tonight! Congratulations @radiomukhers David Goodman and @ellygriffiths on your well deserved awards! 🍻 Find out more here: harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/.../topical.../ @Theakston1827 @Waterstones
Proofs in the wild!
First thing out of the book bag, @sarah_hilary!
Big thanks to Tim for sharing this but also for the fascinating chat about all things gothic over lunch 🖤
THE DROWNING PLACE by @sarah_hilary Delighted to find a proof of Sarah’s latest novel in my #TheakstonsCrime goodie bag! I adore Sarah’s work: immersive, intelligent, dark, disturbing, and utterly compelling. So pleased to see the beginning of a new mystery thriller series 🖤…
Stu Turton wins the Best Title for a Talk, hands down. Looking forward to his ‘A Big Monkey Did It and Ran Away’ at @HildasCrime in August
@stu_turton is in the @HildasCrime spotlight. -wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com/2025/07/in-st-… @sarah_hilary @JakeKerridge @AndrewJRTaylor @The_CWA @CrimeReaders
Marisa and I are thrilled to be taking part in this year's St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend in Oxford, August 8-10. It's a magnificent line-up of speakers, so even if you can't get to Oxford, you can check it out online. Detais at the link. st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-cr…
One of my favourite books of the year! Happy publication day, Laura ❤️💚
THE ART OF A LIE, is out TODAY! It's a tale of murder, trickery, love, betrayal & Georgian London's first 'iced cream' parlour. I can't wait for you to meet Hannah & William, my two favourite characters of any of my books. Look at that beautiful cover. How can you resist? 💚🍍🍦