Sian Ellis-Martin

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United Kingdom

News from them

• successful home debut in South Africa on M-Net (opens in a new tab)

  September 17, 2026

  Following its , and , DEVIL’S PEAK – the 5-part miniseries adaptation of Deon Meyer’s prize-winning 2005 novel – has finally found its UK home, (formally UKTV) and on .

• BlueSky (opens in a new tab)Deal

  September 17, 2026

  DEATH AT THE DOG HOTEL, the follow-up to Michael Hogan’s charming debut THE DOGWALKER’S DETECTIVE AGENCY, has been acquired by Penguin Michael Joseph.

• his victory in 2025 (opens in a new tab)

  September 17, 2026

  Graeme Macrae Burnet’s BENBECULA has been nominated for the Best International Crime Fiction prize at the Ned Kelly Awards – putting Graeme in contention for the prize for a second year in a row, following for the conclusion to the Inspector Gorski trilogy, A CASE OF MATRICIDE.

• BBC Radio (opens in a new tab)

  September 17, 2026

  Barbara Erskine’s THE VALLEY OF RAVENS has flown into the Top Ten in the UK hardback Original Fiction bestseller chart, hitting Number Six on chart after just three days on sale.

• longlist of the bestselling titles of 2025 (opens in a new tab)

  September 8, 2026

  UPDATE: We are delighted to announce that SKORPIO has been awarded the Favourite Bestselling Adult Fiction Prize at this year's SA Book Awards – as voted for by booksellers across South Africa – taking home the ZAR 5,000 prize.

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Represented authors

Authors named as clients on this agency's own website. Each one has a listing here.

• B. B. Sarollia
• Caroline James
• Daniel Martin Eckhart
• Diane Abbott MP
• Garry O’Connor
• Helen Walmsley Johnson
• James Cahill
• Janice Galloway
• Jo Facer
• John Kennedy
• Julie Rea
• Kate Thompson
• Nina Parker
• Patrick Nash
• Sarah Hartley
• Will Dean

Also at Blake Friedmann Literary

• B. B. SarolliaAuthor
• Caroline JamesAuthor
• Daniel Martin EckhartAuthor
• Diane Abbott MPAuthor
• Garry O’ConnorAuthor
• Helen Walmsley JohnsonAuthor
• Isobel DixonLiterary agent, open to submissions
• James CahillAuthor

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