Nell Pattison’s first stand-alone thriller Hide sold to Avon

Nell Pattison will continue to work with Avon after Senior commissioning editor Tilda McDonald acquired world English language rights from Juliet Mushens at Mushens Entertainment, in a two-book deal.

Hide is Nell Pattison’s first stand-alone thriller. It opens with a deaf woman running through the woods at night, having lost her cochlear implant. When one of her group was found dead on their Boxing Day hike, no one knows if the killer is a stranger, or one of their own group. Now it’s a race to work out who – and try to survive.

Pattison began losing her hearing in her twenties and has been teaching in the deaf community for 13 years. She is the author of the Paige Northwood series, which includes titles The Silent House, Silent Night, and The Silent Suspect, due to be published in April 2021.

McDonald said: “Avon are very proud of what Nell has achieved with her Paige Northwood series, which explores terrible crimes in the Deaf community with sensitivity as well as an incredible sense of tension. After three in the series, we’re excited to publish Nell’s first standalone title Hide, which gave us immediate chills and should guarantee readers some sleepless nights reading!”

Nell Pattison said: “The team at Avon are so supportive and dedicated to their authors, I'm thrilled to continue working with them for another two novels.”

Hide is due to be published in all formats in December 2021.