Antonia Kerrigan Literary Agency

The novel A Thousand Drops by Víctor del Árbol is still a success a year after its publication. After 5 editions in Spain (Destino) and 2 editions in France, (Actes Sud) its nomination for one of the most prestigious awards in France: Le Grand Prix de Litteratures Policières 2015 was announced this week. The book by Victor del Árbol has achieved great reviews from the press and is shortlisted for this Prize along... - Read more

‘Un millón de gotas’ has been awarded the most prestigious French literary award appointed for the noir genre. Its author, Victor del Árbol, repeats once again the great feat of conquering the most distinguished reviews of the noir genre in France. Previously, in 2012, he was the first Spaniard to obtain the Prix du polar Européen, awarded by the prestigious French publication Le Point. Le Grand Prix de... - Read more

Everybody agrees that Víctor del Árbol is one of the best authors among those that use crime fiction to write literature without labels, written with a capital L. It was the publishing house Alrevés that launched the novel that established him,  The Sadness of the Samourai ; its success was so big that by May 2012 it was reissued by DeBols!llo, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Next month,  Breathing Through the... - Read more

Meanwhile in Spain “Mission Olvido ” (the new novel by María Dueñas) has begun to climb the lists as one of the bestsellers, this author has arrived to the Far East with a firm step and she has placed “El Tiempo Entre Costuras ” (The Seamstress) in the lists of favorites in both China and Taiwan. A few months ago this was published in China with astounding success, selling more than a hundred thousand... - Read more

The French weekly newspaper; Le Point, has distinguished the 25 best books published in France in 2012. All genres, French and foreign, compete for a place on this list. This year appearing in this selection, the novel by Spanish author, Víctor del Árbol titled (in French) “La tristesse du samouraÏ” (Actes Sud). This story of intrigue, hate, love and guilt takes place in two important historical periods in Spain,... - Read more