‘Laney Katz Becker (Markson Thoma Literary Agency)’

Represented by Laney Katz Becker: “This debut was sold in the US in a pre-empt, and almost immediately sold in many foreign territories, including France, China, Poland, Brazil and Germany. An emotionally compelling story about what happens after a woman sustains an accident that leaves her brain dead and a battle ensues between family members when it’s determined she’s in the very early stages of pregnancy. Should she be kept alive by machines, in the unlikely event the fetus might grow? What about the fact that she didn’t believe in “living” with life support? Like Jodi Picoult’s novels that tackle ...

Represented by Laney Katz Becker: “As was the case in the hugely successful CEMETERY GIRL, in THE HIDING PLACE, David Bell brings us yet another story of suspense that revolves around complicated family relationships. In this novel, a little girl is asked to keep an eye on her brother at the park. The boy goes missing and now, 25 years later, when the man convicted of murdering the little boy is released from prison, there are more questions about what happened:  Could the imprisoned man really be innocent? And who is the strange man who shows up in the middle ...

Represented by Laney Katz Becker: “This second psychological thriller, from the NY Times bestselling author of OBEDIENCE,  became an immediate International bestseller.  DOMINANCE alternates between a 1994 college campus and a present-day reunion of the students. In 1994, the students take a night-class, taught by convicted murderer Richard Aldiss, who conducts the class via a TV feed from prison.  In present day, the students are summoned back to campus when a copycat killer begins mimicking the murders for which Aldiss was convicted. Silence of the Lambs meets Agatha Christie in this “locked room” puzzle of a thriller that is wonderfully dark ...

Represented by Laney Katz Becker: “A Featured Alternate selection of The Mystery Guild and Doubleday Book Club, this is a novel of suspense that immediately grabs you and doesn’t let go. The premise is simple: A young girl goes missing, is presumed dead and 12 years later reappears,  but won’t talk about where she was or what happened – and then refuses to testify against the man who kidnapped her. But beneath the mystery is a story of parental love, a father’s inability to leave the past behind, a mother’s desire to move forward, and the unexpected effects that the tragedy ...

Represented by Laney Katz Becker: “This work of historical fiction is a debut novel and selected as a Target Bookclub Pick!  It is based on the true story of a slave, Mary Bowser, who was freed by her owner, sent North to be educated and later returned to Richmond, VA during the Civil War.  Upon her return home,  she wound up posing as a slave and working in the home of Confederacy President Jefferson Davis — but during that time Mary was actually spying for the Union army. Mary was pretty much just a footnote in history … until now! Perfect ...