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Doctor Who Showrunner Chris Chibnall Auctions Rights To First Novel

Chris Chibnall, has just sold his new novel at auction. Death at the White Hart, which revolves around a "web of secrets and lies".

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  • Chris Chibnall, ex-Doctor Who showrunner, auctions his debut novel "Death at the White Hart".
  • The novel features a murder mystery in a small community with a deep web of secrets.
  • Penguin Michael Joseph wins the auction for the Non-North American rights to two books.
  • Chibnall’s foray into novels marks a new chapter for the seasoned British TV writer.

Chris Chibnall, writer and former showrunner for Doctor Who, when Jodie Whittaker played the Doctor, as well as Law And Order UK, Life on Mars, Torchwood and creator of the TV series Broadchurch, and comic strip writer, has just sold his new novel at auction, Death at the White Hart, apparently revolves around a "web of secrets and lies" in a small community after the local pub landlord is found murdered.

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The auction was held between six bidding publishing houses, and was one by Joel Richardson, publisher at Penguin Michael Joseph. The deal saw them win the Non-North American world rights for two books from Chris Chibnall's agent Eugenie Furniss at 42. The first book, Death at the White Hart, will be published in January 2025. While Pam Dorman, senior vice-president and publisher of Pamela Dorman Books, had already pre-empted the North American rights.

The novel is set in a picturesque village in Dorset and when the landlord's body is discovered detective Nicola Bridge's investigation "puts the spotlight on the vividly-drawn community, as she unpicks a web of secrets and lies to finally unmask a killer".

In a statement, Chris Chibnall said "Having always harboured the desire to write a novel, I've been working on Death at the White Hart for a couple of years now. It's exciting (and nerve-racking!) to finally reveal its existence. The book is set in a landscape I know and love, in a genre I adore."

Joel Richardson added: "It's no exaggeration to say Chris Chibnall is one of Britain's most accomplished and celebrated storytellers, and it is a sheer delight to see how smoothly his talent has shifted over into novel-writing. Death at the White Hart is both a gripping mystery and a searingly clever portrait of a small community."

The rest of us will run our chins and murmur softly to ourselves.

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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