Extremely happy to announce that Vintage/ Harvill Secker will simultaneously be publishing Never Saw Me Coming in the UK and Commonwealth. I was still processing the US deal when my agent told me that Vintage had approached us about my book. [If you’re not familiar with the life of a writer, I would say that the business side is a lot like sending out hundreds of politely worded inquiries (to magazines, agents, conferences, etc) and having 1%, if you’re lucky, send back a positive response. Being approached by Harvill Secker was like a handsome man chasing me out of a coffee shop yelling EXCUSE ME I ALSO LIKE DECAF SOY LATTES.] We had focused first on making an American deal and were hoping to eventually make a separate UK deal, although with the caveat that we (read: my agent) knew that the UK thriller market is hard for US authors to break into. But somehow, Vintage had heard buzz about the book (via network of secret literary spies..?) so we attempted to submit early to UK markets, except Harvill Secker came in hot, like real hot and in between the deal and my being outrageously flattered that they would want me to join their menagerie of extremely well-respected authors, I happily excepted. I don’t know what the COVID situation will be next year, but if things are considerably better, I’d love to get out to the UK next year to help bring the book out. It’s been a difficult year, but hearing that NSMC brought so much excitement and happiness in the midst of lockdown to the team at Vintage genuinely touched me.