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Catherine Steadman

Catherine Steadman is an actress and writer based in London. She has appeared in leading roles on British and American television but is perhaps best known for playing Mabel Lane Fox in the series Downton Abbey. As well as on screen she has also appeared on stage in the West End where she has been nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. Catherine lives in Hackney, North London.

Steadman's first novel, Something in the Water, was a number one New York Times bestseller with rights sold in over 30 territories. Film rights were picked up Reese Witherspoon's production company, Hello Sunshine, with Something in the Water becoming a Reeses's book club pick in the US and a Richard and Judy Book club pick in the UK.

Mr Nobody, her second novel, was listed as one of Newsweek's 20 Most Anticipated Books of 2020, and her third and fourth novels, The Disappearing Act, and The Family Game both reaching number #1 on the iTunes Audiobook charts. The Family Game is out now in audiobook and hardback...

 

Twitter: @CatSteadman

The Family Game

THE RULES

    1. Listen carefully
    2. Do your research
    3. Trust no one
    4. Run for your life

Harriet Reed is newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir to an extremely powerful American family.
When Edward’s father hands her a tape of a book he’s been working on, she is desperate to listen.
But as she presses play, it’s clear that this isn’t a novel. It’s a confession to murder.
Feeling isolated and confused, Harriet must work out if this is all part of a plan to test her loyalty. Or something far darker.
Because this might be a game to the Holbeck family - but games can still be deadly.

READY OR NOT, HERE THEY COME . . .

Territory Publisher/Agent
UK & Commonwealth Simon & Schuster
Croatia Mozaik Knjiga
France Les Escales
Poland Kobiece
Russia Eksmo
Ukraine Ridna Mova
Turkey Nemesis

The Disappearing Act

Territory Publisher/Agent
UK & Commonwealth Simon & Schuster
North America Penguin Random House / Ballantine
Russia Eksmo

Mr Nobody

When a man is found on a Norfolk beach, drifting in and out of consciousness, with no identification and unable to speak, interest in him is sparked immediately. From the hospital staff who find themselves inexplicably drawn to him; to international medical experts who are baffled by him; to the nationalpress who call him Mr Nobody; everyone wants answers. Who is this man? And what happened to him?

Neuropsychiatrist Dr Emma Lewis is asked to assess the patient. This is her field of expertise, this is the chance she’s been waiting for and this case could make her name known across the world. But therein lies the danger. Emma left this same small town in Norfolk fourteen years ago and has taken great pains to cover all traces of her past since then.

But now something – or someone – is calling her back. And the more time she spends with her patient, the more alarmed she becomes.

Has she walked into danger?
 

Territory Publisher/Agent
UK & Commonwealth Simon & Schuster
US Penguin Random House / Ballantine
Bulgaria Obsidian
Czech Republic Euromedia
Germany Piper
Israel Dani-Sfarim
Sweden Modernista Group AB
The Netherlands Karakter

Something In The Water

How far would you go be truly happy? 
 
Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough; Mark a handsome investment banker with a bright future. They seem to have it all, until Mark loses his job and cracks start to appear in their perfect life.
 
But they’re determined to make it work. They book their dream honeymoon and trust that things will work out - after all, they have each other.
 
Could the life of your dreams turn out to be a nightmare? 
 
On the tropical island of Bora Bora Mark takes Erin scuba diving. Mark is with her - she knows he’ll keep her safe.
Everything will be fine. Until they find something in the water.

Have you ever wondered how long it takes to dig a grave? 
 
Erin and Mark decide to keep their discovery a secret - after all, if no one else knows, who would be hurt? Their decision will trigger a devastating chain of events...which will endanger everything they hold dear.
 

 

Territory Publisher/Agent
World Darley Anderson Agency
UK & Commonwealth Simon & Schuster
North America Bantam Dell
Brazil Record
Bulgaria Obsidian
Croatia Mozaik Knjiga
Czech Republic Euromedia
Denmark Memoris
Estonia Eesti Raamat
France Les Escales
Germany Piper
Greece Harlenic Hellas
Hungary Lettero/Kulinaria
Israel Dani-Sfarim
Italy Longanesi
Korea Book21
Macedonia Sakam Knigi
Norway Panta Forlag
Poland Burda
Portugal Presenca
Romania Nemira
Russia Eksmo
Serbia Evro Books
Slovakia Ikar
Slovenia Ucila
Spain Colmena Ediciones
Sweden Modernista Group AB
The Netherlands Karakter
Taiwan Sharp Point Press
Turkey Nemesis Kitap
Ukraine Family Leisure Club
Film rights Hello Sunshine

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