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Ki Agency
Rights List – London 2014
Introduction to the Ki Agency
The Ki Agency was started by Meg Davis in 2011, representing authors and
scriptwriters. Clients include Anne Perry, Simon Scarrow, Daniel Depp, Mike
Carey, Clare North, Catherine Webb (aka Kate Griffin), and Timothy Wilson
(aka Jude Morgan). Meg also represents scriptwriters, and film/TV rights on
behalf of some book-only agencies.
Foreign co-agents
France: Ms Lora Fountain, Agence Litteraire Lora Fountain & Associates, 7 rue de Belfort,
75011 Paris, France. Tel: +33 1 43 56 21 96
E-mail: [email protected]
Germany: Mr Bastian Schlück, Thomas Schlück Agency, Hinter der Worth 12,
D-30827 Garbsen, Germany. Tel: + 49 5131 497560
E-mail: [email protected]
Spain: Maribel Luque, Agencia Carmen Balcells, Diagonal 580, 08021 Barcelona, Spain.
Tel: +34 93 2008565 or 89 33
E-mail: [email protected]
Italy: Ms Vicki Satlow, Vicki Satlow Literary Agency, via Cenisio 16, 20154 Milano, Italy.
Tel: + 39 02 48015553
E-mail: [email protected]
Japan: Ms Chigusa Ogino, Tuttle Mori Agency Inc, 2-15 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 101, Japan. Tel: +81 3 3230 4081
E-mail: [email protected]
Eastern Europe, Russia, Greece: Milena Lukic (Eastern Europe, Greece), Ana Milenkovic
(Russia), Prava I Prevodi, Yu-Business Centre, Blvd. Mihaila Pupina 10b/I, 5th Floor, Suite 4
11070 Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro. Tel: +381 11 3016141 & 311 9880
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Ki Agency Ltd
48-56 Bayham Place, London NW1 0EU
Meg Davis
[email protected] – 020 3214 8287
Associate Member of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain
Member of the Association of Authors’ Agents and the PMA
Company No 7574072
VAT No 115 5291 32
Daniel Depp
DEVIL’S DANCE
(August 2014)
Hollywood private investigator David Spandau returns in this third
deliciously funny and cynical novel. Things become personal for
him: his ex-wife asks him to locate her missing husband. While
Spandau’s heart is breaking, he does this last thing for her. More
books in the series are planned. Manuscript available.
Rights sold: UK & US (Severn House), Germany (Carl’s Books)
Rights are available in the two previous novels, Loser’s Town and
Babylon Nights, which have had great reviews:
‘The novel sparkles… . If the author continues to create such vivid
characters, this series will draw a loyal following.’ Booklist
‘Depp creates characters as memorable as some of Elmore
Leonard’s…. Loser’s Town wins on every count. It’s cynical, sexy,
funny and suspenseful. All good things.’ Daily News (New York)
‘Depp blends its familiar elements with enthusiasm. He
demonstrates a wicked behind-the-scenes awareness of Hollywood’s
inherent absurdity and utilizes a wealth of old-school venues… Depp
also turns the rare trick of creating supporting characters as
charismatic as his lead… Sharp-tongued debut that obviously knows
the City of Angels well.’ Kirkus
‘Engaging’
Booklist
‘Inspired.’ Publishers Weekly
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Anne Perry
New York Times bestselling author
25 million copies of Anne’s books have now been sold worldwide,
and she appears regularly in the New York Times bestseller list.
Mentioned by The Times as one of the century’s top 100 Masters of
Crime, she continues to publish 3 books a year: one each in the
“Pitt” and “Monk” series, plus a Christmas novella. None of her
books has ever been out of print. Both series are under option for
film/TV, and she is developing original TV series as well.
“Monk” series
19. BLIND JUSTICE
(April 2013)
(Previously PAYMENT DUE) Oliver Rathbone is now a judge, and his
first case is a clergyman, Taft, who has pressured his congregation
into giving more money to charity than they can really afford. It
looks as if Taft has stolen the money, too, rather than giving it to
charity. Rathbone uses some infamous photographs to force a
witness to give evidence against Taft. But when Taft commits
suicide, Rathbone is arrested for bending the rules, and Monk and
Hester must solve the riddle of Taft’s death to try and rescue their
friend. New York Times bestseller
“Perry again delivers searing social criticism with well-drawn
continuing characters.” Booklist
Rights sold: UK (Headline), US (Random House), France (10/18),
Germany (Heyne), Italy (Mondadori), Spain (Ediciones B)
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20. BLOOD ON THE WATER
(April 2014)
Monk is in a boat on the river when he sees a pleasure-boat
explode. It’s a huge tragedy – many drown, although Monk and his
men rescue as many people as they can. He finds that a bomb had
been planted on the boat, and it may be a hate crime against the
British; the Suez Canal is being built, and some Egyptians have
been killed recently. Since the case is sensitive, Monk is taken off
it, and the regular police arrest the wrong man. Somehow Monk
must see that justice is done.
Rights sold: UK (Headline), US (Random House), France (10/18),
Spain (Ediciones B), Germany (Goldmann), Italy (Mondadori)
“Pitt” series
29. DEATH ON BLACKHEATH
(Autumn 2013)
Britain is now in an arms race with other European powers. When
the mutilated corpse of a young servant, Kitty Ryder, shows up,
William Pitt is called in, since Kitty’s employer was the rich and
powerful Dudley Kynaston. It looks as if he was being blackmailed
into giving naval secrets to a foreign power.
When other murders occur, and Pitt struggles with the
investigation, his wife Charlotte and her sister Emily start their own
enquiries, as they used to together in previous books. Emily’s
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husband has had a promotion in the government and is now
working with Kynaston. Together they can reach parts of society
and gain information that even Pitt can’t. Europe might ignite into a
world war, if they can’t solve the case.
“Anne Perry has written many books apart from this series but
there is a freshness about her writing which makes it truly
exceptional and I was gripped until the final page. DEATH ON
BLACKHEATH was one of the best books I've read this year and I
cannot recommend it highly enough.” Eurocrime
“Perry balances plot and character neatly before providing a
resolution that few will anticipate.” Publishers Weekly
Rights sold: UK (Headline), US (Random House), Italy (Mondadori),
Germany (Heyne), Spain (Ediciones B)
30. ANGEL COURT
(September 2014)
Sophia, an Englishwoman now living in Spain, arrives in London.
Since there have been threats on her life, Pitt is asked to protect
her. Besides being a religious preacher, she’s bringing urgent
information to her cousin. Gold and diamonds have recently been
found in India, and there is confidence that other British territories
must be rich in natural resources. However, the Canadian diamond
mine in which he’s invested is a fraud.
The cousin panics, because he brokered the investment from
the Church of England. If this is made public, it could cause a panic
and world-wide economic meltdown of a sort not to be seen again
until our recent times.
Amidst the cover-up, Sophia is kidnapped. Pitt must save her
life, bring the fraudsters to justice, and maintain economic
confidence. Manuscript delivered.
Rights sold: UK (Headline), US (Random House)
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Christmas Novellas
11. A CHRISTMAS HOPE
(2013)
(“Monk” series) (Previously A CHRISTMAS CANDLE) This features
Claudine, who works with Hester at the Clinic. She's at a party
where a wild poet invites a prostitute to crash the party. Things get
a bit over-heated amongst them and a group of young men who are
guests there. The young woman gets knocked about and killed.
Claudine has a soft spot for the poet, who's a Byronic figure, and
wants to rescue him from the blame everyone has put on him. She
enlists Squeaky Robinson to do the unsavoury parts of the
investigation, while she uncovers the relevant secrets of the guests
at the party.
“There’s considerable pleasure to be had in watching Perry…
manage Claudine’s nimble cut-and-thrust conversations with young
people, society hostesses and her own husband.” Kirkus
“For many readers, the countdown to Christmas wouldn’t be
complete without bestselling author Anne Perry’s annual Yuletide
treat. A Christmas Hope marks the 11th novel in her holiday series
of books, which have been called winter beach reads.” Fort Worth
Star-Telegram
Rights sold: UK (Headline), US (Random House)
11. A NEW YORK CHRISTMAS
(2014)
(“Pitt” series) (Previously A CHRISTMAS VOYAGE). It is 1904.
Thomas and Charlotte’s daughter Jemima is now 22. She is
voyaging to New York as a “suitable companion” to a girlfriend,
Delphinia, who is traveling over to get married.
Delphinia’s fiancé’s family is in New York’s high society, and
Hester is invited to stay with them for a short while before her
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return to London. The time drags, as Delphinia is rather annoying:
shallow and self-centered. However, the fiancé’s brother Harley
Albright volunteers to show Jemima the city. However, he also
wants to enlist her help in keeping away Delphinia’s estranged
mother, Maria Cardew, in case she should show up at the wedding.
The two decide to try and find Maria and persuade her to stay away.
Eventually they track down her lodgings, but find her dead,
the body still warm. With the help of a handsome young policeman,
Patrick Flannery (and following in her father’s footsteps), Jemima
discovers and proves who the murderer is. At the same time, she
discovers a budding affection for Constable Flannery – and New
York City itself.
Rights sold: UK (Headline), US (Random House)
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