Mulholland Books
Mulholland Books is a Hodder & Stoughton imprint focused on suspense fiction, including crime novels, thrillers, police procedurals, spy fiction and supernatural suspense.
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Overview
Mulholland Books is a British publishing imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, itself part of Hachette UK. Established in spring 2011, the imprint publishes suspense-oriented fiction across crime, thriller, police procedural, espionage and supernatural categories. It operates as the United Kingdom counterpart to the Mulholland Books imprint launched in the United States by Little, Brown, with both imprints introduced during the same period but belonging to separate publishing operations within the wider Hachette group. The imprint takes its name from Mulholland Drive, the winding ridge road through the Hollywood Hills. That association gives the brand a strong connection to the cultural history of mystery and suspense fiction, particularly the traditions associated with Los Angeles noir, hard-boiled crime writing and cinematic psychological tension. The name also evokes the broader relationship between crime storytelling and film, television and popular culture. Mulholland Books presents itself as a home for commercially accessible but distinctive suspense fiction rather than as a narrowly defined subgenre label. Its publishing list has included established crime writers, debut and emerging authors, novelists working across international settings, and creators associated with screenwriting or comics. Early publications included Marcia Clark's Guilt by Association, Thomas Mullen's The Revisionists, Duane Swierczynski's Fun and Games and Hell and Gone, and Sebastian Rotella's Triple Crossing. The list subsequently expanded through books such as Greg Rucka's Alpha, Kate Rhodes's Crossbones Yard, Joe R. Lansdale's Edge of Dark Water, Warren Ellis's Gun Machine and Vaseem Khan's The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra. Mulholland Books has also maintained a connection with important genre properties and backlist publishing. It published 35 of Leslie Charteris's solo Saint novels, including Enter the Saint. Its broader author roster has included Sabine Durrant, David Mark, Vaseem Khan, Warren Ellis, Sarah Alderson, Cristina Alger and Joe R. Lansdale. The range of authors reflects the imprint's interest in both conventional investigative narratives and more psychologically unusual, literary, international or supernatural forms of suspense. As an imprint rather than an independent company, Mulholland Books does not have separately reported financial results, a standalone stock listing or an independently disclosed corporate leadership structure. Its books are published and distributed through the infrastructure of Hodder & Stoughton and Hachette UK. The brand's continuing role is to curate and market suspense fiction under a recognizable identity, while allowing individual authors and series to retain their own positioning. Public reference material identifies the imprint as active, although detailed current catalog and operational information is limited.
History
Mulholland Books UK was created by Hodder & Stoughton and launched in spring 2011. It was introduced alongside a United States sister imprint operated by Little, Brown, making the two brands related in concept while remaining attached to different publishing businesses. Hodder & Stoughton is part of Hachette UK, and Hachette UK belongs to the wider Hachette group. Mulholland Books therefore functions as an editorial and marketing identity within a larger publishing organization rather than as a separately incorporated publisher. The imprint's name refers to Mulholland Drive, the ridgeline road in the Hollywood Hills. The road's associations with Los Angeles, mystery and cinematic storytelling provide a thematic foundation for the brand. Its stated ambition is to publish strong suspense fiction, a broad category encompassing crime novels, thrillers, police procedurals, spy stories and supernatural suspense. This scope allows the list to include both traditional investigations and more experimental or psychologically charged narratives. The initial list included Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark, The Revisionists by Thomas Mullen, Fun and Games and Hell and Gone by Duane Swierczynski, and Triple Crossing by Sebastian Rotella. Subsequent publications broadened the imprint's profile. Greg Rucka's Alpha, Kate Rhodes's Crossbones Yard, Marcia Clark's Guilt by Degrees, Derek Haas's The Right Hand, Joe R. Lansdale's Edge of Dark Water, Chase Novak's Breed and Nick Santora's Fifteen Digits were among the books associated with the 2012 period. Breed was written under a pseudonym by Scott Spencer, adding an example of the imprint's range in author identity and genre presentation. The catalog also included works by creators with experience outside conventional literary crime publishing. Warren Ellis's Gun Machine, for example, connected the imprint to a writer widely known for comics and other forms of speculative storytelling. The list included Hesh Kestin's The Iron Will of Shoeshine Cats and additional Duane Swierczynski fiction, demonstrating an appetite for varied tones and narrative approaches within suspense. Mulholland Books also developed a relationship with classic crime fiction through its publication of 35 of Leslie Charteris's solo Saint novels. Enter the Saint was among the listed releases. This backlist activity complemented the imprint's contemporary publishing program by linking new titles to the longer history of detective and crime storytelling. During the middle of the 2010s, the catalog included Vaseem Khan's The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, Sabine Durrant's Lie With Me and later Take Me In, as well as works by authors such as David Mark, Sarah Alderson and Cristina Alger. These publications show the breadth of the imprint's interpretation of suspense, extending from police and investigative fiction to domestic and psychological tension. Because Mulholland Books is an imprint, public sources provide limited information about standalone management, finances, staffing and performance. Its business role is to acquire, edit, publish and market suspense fiction under a distinctive label while relying on Hodder & Stoughton's and Hachette UK's publishing, sales and distribution capabilities. The available reference material identifies the UK imprint as active and distinguishes it from the similarly named United States imprint.
- 2018
Take Me In published
[1]Sabine Durrant's Take Me In was listed as a later Mulholland Books publication.
- 2016
Lie With Me published
[1]Sabine Durrant's Lie With Me appeared among the imprint's later suspense publications.
- 2015
Inspector Chopra series introduced
[1]The imprint published Vaseem Khan's The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra.
- 2013
Gun Machine published
[1]Warren Ellis's Gun Machine joined the imprint's crime and suspense catalog.
- 2012
Contemporary crime catalog expanded
[1]The imprint added titles including Alpha, Crossbones Yard, Guilt by Degrees, The Right Hand, Edge of Dark Water, Breed and Fifteen Digits.
- 2012
Saint backlist publishing became part of the program
[1]Mulholland Books published Enter the Saint and was associated with the publication of 35 solo Saint novels by Leslie Charteris.
- 2011
UK imprint launched
[1]Hodder & Stoughton launched Mulholland Books UK in spring 2011 as a suspense-fiction imprint, alongside a related United States imprint at Little, Brown.
- 2011
Initial suspense list published
[1]The early catalog included titles such as Guilt by Association, The Revisionists, Fun and Games, Hell and Gone and Triple Crossing.
Products and positioning
A specialist commercial-fiction imprint built around suspense, crime and thriller storytelling, combining recognizable genre traditions with distinctive voices, international settings and cross-media influences.
Crime thriller · 2011
Guilt by Association
Marcia Clark's 2011 novel was one of the imprint's launch-era publications and helped establish its focus on contemporary crime and legal suspense.
Suspense novel · 2011
The Revisionists
Thomas Mullen's 2011 title formed part of the original Mulholland Books UK list, representing the imprint's broader interpretation of suspense fiction.
Thriller · 2012
Alpha
Greg Rucka's 2012 thriller is among the imprint's notable early publications and reflects its interest in fast-moving, high-stakes genre fiction.
Crime novel · 2012
Crossbones Yard
Kate Rhodes's 2012 crime novel was part of the expanding contemporary list of investigative and suspense fiction.
Classic crime series
The Saint novels
Mulholland Books published 35 of Leslie Charteris's solo Saint novels, connecting the imprint's modern program with a long-established detective-fiction property.
Crime thriller · 2013
Gun Machine
Warren Ellis's 2013 novel is a crime thriller associated with the imprint and demonstrates its willingness to publish authors whose work crosses fiction, comics and other narrative forms.
Mystery novel · 2015
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
Vaseem Khan's 2015 mystery brought an internationally situated investigative story to the Mulholland Books list.
Psychological suspense · 2016
Lie With Me
Sabine Durrant's 2016 novel represents the imprint's publication of domestic and psychological suspense alongside more conventional crime fiction.
Psychological suspense · 2018
Take Me In
Sabine Durrant's 2018 title was another later publication associated with Mulholland Books' psychological-suspense list.
Recent events
- 2015
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra joined the Mulholland list[1]
Product launch
Vaseem Khan's Inspector Chopra novel became one of the listed publications associated with the imprint and reflected its interest in internationally situated crime and mystery fiction.
- 2013
Mulholland Books expanded its suspense list with Gun Machine[1]
Product launch
Warren Ellis's Gun Machine appeared on the Mulholland Books list, illustrating the imprint's interest in crime fiction from authors with backgrounds spanning novels, comics and other narrative media.
- 2012
Mulholland Books published a series of Leslie Charteris Saint novels[1]
Product launch
The imprint's notable catalog included 35 solo Saint novels by Leslie Charteris, including Enter the Saint, extending its list beyond contemporary releases into established crime-fiction properties.
- 2011
Mulholland Books UK launched as a Hodder & Stoughton suspense imprint[1]
Product launch
Hodder & Stoughton introduced Mulholland Books in the United Kingdom in spring 2011 as an imprint dedicated to suspense fiction. A sister imprint launched in the United States through Little, Brown during the same period.
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