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Transworld has signed a deal to publish two new Jack Frost novels, written on behalf of the estate of R. D Wingfield, who died in 2007.
Sarah Turner, editorial Director, acquired the UK & Commonwealth rights from Philip Patterson at Marjacq Scripts.
Writing under the pseudonym James Henry, the books will be co-authored by James Gurbutt, who has just joined Constable & Robinson to found a new imprint, and Harvill Secker author Henry Sutton.
They will be prequels to the bestselling series written by Wingfield, which inspired the series A Touch Of Frost, and the first will be published by Bantam Press in early 2011.
Gurbutt said: "‘The prospect is tremendously exciting and it’s a privilege to continue such an outstanding series. Wingfield was one of our finest crime writers, and a brilliant stylist. I grew up where Wingfield lived and wrote, and have always been deeply immersed in the best of British crime writing."
Philip Wingfield, son of the late author, added: "The authors have captured my father’s style superbly. Fans and newcomers alike will not be disappointed."