Literary agents looking for books about secrets

Phrasemill lists literary agents who want secrets, based on what they say on their public websites. “secrets” is a theme tag; its identifier is secrets. 13 agents currently want it. Agents whose websites say they are closed to submissions are omitted. The quoted evidence for each tag is on the agent's profile. How it works.

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Maddalena Cavaciuti
David Higham Associates · GB
Says: “stories about characters behaving in the messy, maddening way that humans do, and uncover secrets that make sense psychologically”
I represent adult and YA romance, fantasy, crime & thriller. Across the board I am looking for hooky one-line pitches, compelling characters, and the kind of stories which turn into obsessions. I'm a fangirl at heart and…
Hayley Steed
Janklow & Nesbit · London
Hayley is a Director and Literary Agent representing writers of commercial and bookclub fiction across all genres. I’m particularly drawn to a strong hook and one line pitch – a setting, structure, or a ‘what if’ that c…
Marina de Pass
Says: “…and lots of it; mysteries; heatwaves and/or raging storms; plot twists; hotels; secrets simmering under the surface; dramatic landscapes, a vivid sense of place; an unusual structure; richly drawn…”
Marina is actively building her list of authors writing upmarket commercial, reading group and accessible literary fiction, alongside a select and eclectic children’s, YA & non-fiction list. She is looking for big stori…
Lydia Silver
The Soho Agency · London
Lydia represents everything from picture books to the top end of crossover YA, and she particularly enjoyed working with author/illustrator talent, including graphic novelists. No matter the story, Lydia is drawn to voi…
Wendy Sherman
WSA | Wendy Sherman Associates · US
Wendy loves voice and story-driven fiction that hits that sweet spot between literary and mainstream. She has a passion for Southern voices, suspense with a well-developed protagonist, and has a weakness for family secre…
Katie Reed
Katie Reed Literary · US
Says: “dark secret or wound in the protagonist's backstory that they must overcome or heal from alongside working to solve the mystery in the external plot”
Across all genres, Katie is looking for what all readers want in a good story: characters that leap off the page, conflict and tension that grips her in the story, and strong prose that can compete with similar titles in…
Marina De Pass
The Soho Agency · London
Says: “secrets simmering under the surface”
Marina is actively building her list of authors writing upmarket commercial, reading group and accessible literary fiction, alongside a select and eclectic children's, YA & non-fiction list. She is looking for big stori…
Laura Cameron
Transatlantic Literary Agency · CA
Laura focuses on adult upmarket and literary fiction and elevated genre including horror, suspense, romance, and grounded speculative fiction. In all categories, she is particularly drawn to books with a commercial hook…
Rose Betancourt
Betancourt Literary · US
Rose is particularly drawn to psychological thrillers with a dark twist, layered mysteries, and stories that explore obsession, secrets, and moral ambiguity. She has a deep love for Southern and Southern Gothic fiction,…
Tommy Dean
Talcott Notch Literary Services · US
Says: “stories fueled by gossip and lies that hold families together and tear them apart”
J.D. Myall
Tobias Literary Agency · New York
Says: “secrets that refuse to stay buried”
J.D. represents picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction and nonfiction, as well as graphic novels and illustrators. She is especially excited to grow her middle grade and young adult lists. For middl…
Katherine Odom-Tomchin
Folio Literary Management · US
Says: “stories that reveal some dark, hidden facts about the people or world around us”
She holds a special interest in dark, mind-bending narratives, often with a unique world-building element, that strike a chord with their audience. For fiction, I most enjoy dark, mind-bending narratives, often with a u…
AnnMarie Phillips
Birch Literary
AnnMarie is looking for select adult fiction and nonfiction in the following genres and categories: Paranormal Cozy Mysteries Cozy mysteries with a paranormal or supernatural element. Especially those featuring witches…

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