Serpent's Tail Acquires Literary Novel
Serpent's Tail has acquired Francesca Reece's novel Sleaze, with Mehar Anaokar acquiring UK and Commonwealth rights.
The novel is described as a "sexy, screwball comedy" about Mari, a freelance translator who becomes entangled in a scheme after a one-night-stand ends in murder.
Sleaze is a sexy, screwball comedy following Mari, an expat freelance translator living in an unnamed Mediterranean city who wakes up to find her one-night-stand dead beside her.
- Publication is set for spring 2027.
- North American rights were pre-empted by Carolyn Williams at Doubleday.
Author summary: Serpent's Tail acquires Francesca Reece's novel Sleaze.