Sourcebooks Inks Deal with Author L.J. Ross

Anna Michels and Jenna Jankowski at Sourcebooks imprint Poisoned Pen Press acquired North American rights, at auction, to 49 titles by self-published British crime fiction author LJ Ross from Millie Hoskins of United Agents, in conjunction with Venetia Butterfield and Selina Walker at PRH UK imprint Century. The deal includes 15 frontlist and 34 backlist titles. North American publication for the first of the backlist titles, Impostor, originally published in 2020, is set for early 2026.

Ross has sold more than 11 million copies across her three book series: her Dr. Alex Gregory thrillers, the DCI Ryan series, and Summer Suspense. A fourth series is now being developed by Sourcebooks in conjunction with Penguin Random House U.K.

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