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SCOUT PRESS
Scout Press is a literary imprint dedicated to being on the lookout for modern storytellers. A scout is always on the front line—the first to see what is on the horizon; what is coming next. We publish ambitious, conversation-starting novelists who are pushing the boundaries of contemporary fiction while also creating books that will stand the test of time.
Detectives Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner from the #1 international bestseller The Tenant return in a tale of ambition and revenge. Compulsively readable Scandinavian noir by Katrine Engberg, the most successful female thriller writer to emerge from Denmark in the past decade.
Conversation Starters
“A claustrophobic spine-tingler.”
–People (Best Books of Fall 2020)
“The boldest and most original literary thriller to appear in some time.”
–Chicago Tribune
“Vibrant, confused, and honest, Queenie is a relatable heroine for modern times.”
–USA Today
“Sharp and original.”
–people
“Exciting, smart, perceptive, weird, and dark.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“An uncannily deft description of what we’re all living through… urgent and heartfelt.”
–San Francisco Chronicle
“Zelda is a marvel, a living, breathing three-dimensional character with a voice so distinctive she leaps off the page.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“Propulsive, shattering prose.”
–Library Journal (starred review)
“A gorgeously written rage-storm of a thriller.”
–Wendy Heard, author of The Kill Club
“Sometimes it’s easier to tell truth in fiction…And [Genova] tells it with heart and hope.”
–NPR’s On Point
“A claustrophobic spine-tingler.”
–People (Best Books of Fall 2020)
“The boldest and most original literary thriller to appear in some time.”
–Chicago Tribune
“Vibrant, confused, and honest, Queenie is a relatable heroine for modern times.”
–USA Today
“Sharp and original.”
–people
“Exciting, smart, perceptive, weird, and dark.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“An uncannily deft description of what we’re all living through… urgent and heartfelt.”
–San Francisco Chronicle
“Zelda is a marvel, a living, breathing three-dimensional character with a voice so distinctive she leaps off the page.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“Propulsive, shattering prose.”
–Library Journal (starred review)
“A gorgeously written rage-storm of a thriller.”
–Wendy Heard, author of The Kill Club
“Sometimes it’s easier to tell truth in fiction…And [Genova] tells it with heart and hope.”
–NPR’s On Point
“A claustrophobic spine-tingler.”
–People (Best Books of Fall 2020)
“The boldest and most original literary thriller to appear in some time.”
–Chicago Tribune
“Vibrant, confused, and honest, Queenie is a relatable heroine for modern times.”
–USA Today
“Sharp and original.”
–people
“Exciting, smart, perceptive, weird, and dark.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“An uncannily deft description of what we’re all living through… urgent and heartfelt.”
–San Francisco Chronicle
“Zelda is a marvel, a living, breathing three-dimensional character with a voice so distinctive she leaps off the page.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“Propulsive, shattering prose.”
–Library Journal (starred review)
“A gorgeously written rage-storm of a thriller.”
–Wendy Heard, author of The Kill Club
“Sometimes it’s easier to tell truth in fiction…And [Genova] tells it with heart and hope.”
–NPR’s On Point
“A claustrophobic spine-tingler.”
–People (Best Books of Fall 2020)
“The boldest and most original literary thriller to appear in some time.”
–Chicago Tribune
“Vibrant, confused, and honest, Queenie is a relatable heroine for modern times.”
–USA Today
“Sharp and original.”
–people
“Exciting, smart, perceptive, weird, and dark.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“An uncannily deft description of what we’re all living through… urgent and heartfelt.”
–San Francisco Chronicle
“Zelda is a marvel, a living, breathing three-dimensional character with a voice so distinctive she leaps off the page.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“Propulsive, shattering prose.”
–Library Journal (starred review)
“A gorgeously written rage-storm of a thriller.”
–Wendy Heard, author of The Kill Club
“Sometimes it’s easier to tell truth in fiction…And [Genova] tells it with heart and hope.”
–NPR’s On Point
Award Winners & Bestsellers
Whiting Award, 2020 Winner in Fiction
“Taut, sliced through with dark humor and dialogue that crackles with electricity.”
British Book Award, 2020 Overall Book of the Year and Debut Book of the Year
“An extremely readable, funny, thoughtful piece of contemporary literature.”
#1 New York Times bestseller, Goodreads Choice Award finalist
Instant New York Times bestseller, Indie Next Pick, Shortlisted for British Book Awards Debut of the Year
An ALA Notable Book; Longlisted for National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, and Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
Whiting Award, 2020 Winner in Fiction
“Taut, sliced through with dark humor and dialogue that crackles with electricity.”
British Book Award, 2020 Overall Book of the Year and Debut Book of the Year
“An extremely readable, funny, thoughtful piece of contemporary literature.”
#1 New York Times bestseller, Goodreads Choice Award finalist
Instant New York Times bestseller, Indie Next Pick, Shortlisted for British Book Awards Debut of the Year
An ALA Notable Book; Longlisted for National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, and Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
Whiting Award, 2020 Winner in Fiction
“Taut, sliced through with dark humor and dialogue that crackles with electricity.”
British Book Award, 2020 Overall Book of the Year and Debut Book of the Year
“An extremely readable, funny, thoughtful piece of contemporary literature.”
#1 New York Times bestseller, Goodreads Choice Award finalist
Instant New York Times bestseller, Indie Next Pick, Shortlisted for British Book Awards Debut of the Year
An ALA Notable Book; Longlisted for National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, and Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
Whiting Award, 2020 Winner in Fiction
“Taut, sliced through with dark humor and dialogue that crackles with electricity.”
British Book Award, 2020 Overall Book of the Year and Debut Book of the Year
“An extremely readable, funny, thoughtful piece of contemporary literature.”
#1 New York Times bestseller, Goodreads Choice Award finalist
Instant New York Times bestseller, Indie Next Pick, Shortlisted for British Book Awards Debut of the Year
An ALA Notable Book; Longlisted for National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, and Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
New & Upcoming
“Finely wrought…thrillingly nerve-racking.”
–Shelf Awareness
“[A] taut supernatural thriller… McMahon’s skills in crafting captivating plots and building suspense shine.”
–Publishers Weekly
“A delicious, cunningly plotted page-turner.”
–Lorraine Adams, novelist, critic, and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
“Touching, devastating, unexpectedly funny… everything good storytelling should be.”
–NPR ON Becoming Superman
“Laugh-out-loud funny with writing that is sometimes so beautiful that it dances off the page.”
–Sarah Ladipo Manyika, author of In Dependence
“Finely wrought…thrillingly nerve-racking.”
–Shelf Awareness
“[A] taut supernatural thriller… McMahon’s skills in crafting captivating plots and building suspense shine.”
–Publishers Weekly
“A delicious, cunningly plotted page-turner.”
–Lorraine Adams, novelist, critic, and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
“Touching, devastating, unexpectedly funny… everything good storytelling should be.”
–NPR ON Becoming Superman
“Laugh-out-loud funny with writing that is sometimes so beautiful that it dances off the page.”
–Sarah Ladipo Manyika, author of In Dependence
“Finely wrought…thrillingly nerve-racking.”
–Shelf Awareness
“[A] taut supernatural thriller… McMahon’s skills in crafting captivating plots and building suspense shine.”
–Publishers Weekly
“A delicious, cunningly plotted page-turner.”
–Lorraine Adams, novelist, critic, and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
“Touching, devastating, unexpectedly funny… everything good storytelling should be.”
–NPR ON Becoming Superman
“Laugh-out-loud funny with writing that is sometimes so beautiful that it dances off the page.”
–Sarah Ladipo Manyika, author of In Dependence
“Finely wrought…thrillingly nerve-racking.”
–Shelf Awareness
“[A] taut supernatural thriller… McMahon’s skills in crafting captivating plots and building suspense shine.”
–Publishers Weekly
“A delicious, cunningly plotted page-turner.”
–Lorraine Adams, novelist, critic, and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
“Touching, devastating, unexpectedly funny… everything good storytelling should be.”
–NPR ON Becoming Superman
“Laugh-out-loud funny with writing that is sometimes so beautiful that it dances off the page.”
