EXCLUSIVE: Selected off the Black List ‘s fiction site, crime thriller Then He Was Gone from Isabel Booth is set to be published early next year by Crooked Lane Books.

The first book from the Black List’s 2024 foray into chapter and verse to score a deal, the debut novel from the author will hit shelves and sites on February 24, 2026.

“I was really delighted to discover that The Black List existed; it has already been a valuable resource for me as an acquiring editor,” said Crooked Lane editor Marcia Markland today of the two-decade and counting Franklin Leonard -created site for scripts and so much more. “Imagine how excited I was when I found and read the manuscript of Then He Was Gone, one of the best thrillers I’ve read in years. I suspect her work will be quickly snapped up

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