Orenda Books


Orenda Books is a British-based publishing house that publishes literary and crime fiction. The London-based publisher was established in 2014 and publishes debut and existing authors including Ragnar Jónasson, Thomas Enger, Michael Grothaus, Gunnar Staalesen, and Kati Hiekkapelto.
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History

Orenda Books was founded in 2014 by Karen Sullivan, the former managing editor at Arcadia Books. Sullivan left Arcadia following a strategic review of the company, which led to Arcadia's publishing list being reduced from fifteen books to only three. In its first year of operations Orenda published six titles, increasing that to sixteen titles in its second year. Sullivan has stated the name Orenda Books was inspired by the title of the Joseph Boyden novel The Orenda and Sullivan's Canadian heritage: "The word itself – which loosely translates as 'the mystical power that drives human accomplishment' – is a nod to my Canadian heritage and a First Nations word whose provenance is a tribe that settled in a part of Ontario where I've spent every summer of my life."

Titles

Deity by Matt WesolowskiThere's Only One Danny Garvey by David F. RossWinterkill by Ragnar JónassonFallen Angels by Gunnar StaalesenThe Coral Bride by Roxanne BouchardThe Creak on the Stairs by Eva Björg ÆgisdóttirBetrayal by Lilja SigurðardóttirThe Seven Doors by Agnes RavatnA Song of Isolation by Michael J. MaloneThe Big Chill by Doug JohnstoneHinton Hollow Death Trip by Will CarverAsh Mountain by Helen FitzGeraldThe Waiting Rooms by Eve SmithBlood Red City by Rod ReynoldsSister by Kjell Ola DahlI Am Dust by Louise BeechContainment by Vanda SymonDeep Dark Night by Steph BroadribbMexico Street by Simone BuchholzBeast by Matt WesolowskiDeath Deserved by Thomas Enger & Jorn Lier HorstA Dark Matter by Doug JohnstoneThe Last Stage by Louise VossViolet by SJI HollidayNothing Important Happened Today by Will CarverBlood Song by Johana GustawssonIn the Absence of Miracles by Michael J. MaloneThe Closer I Get by Paul BurstonThe Home by Sarah StovellTurbulent Wake by Paul E. HardistyWorst Case Scenario by Helen FitzGeraldBreakers by Doug JohnstoneThe Ringmaster by Vanda SymonCall Me Star Girl by Louise BeechWelcome to the Heady Heights by David F. RossBeton Rouge by Simone BuchholzChangeling by Matt WesolowskiDeep Dirty Truth by Steph BroadribbThe Lingering by SJI HollidayLittle Siberia by Antti TuomainenCage by Lilja SigurðardóttirInborn by Thomas EngerA Modern Family by Helga FlatlandThe Courier by Kjell Ola DahlWolves at the Door by Gunnar StaalesenAttend by West CamelGood Samaritans by Will CarverTrap by Lilja SigurðardóttirAfter He Died by Michael J. MalonePalm Beach Finland by Antti TuomainenThe Lion Tamer Who Lost by Louise BeechOverkill by Vanda SymonDead of Night by Michael StanleyDo No Harm by L V HayBig Sister by Gunnar StaalesenFault Lines by Doug JohnstoneAbsolution by Paul E. HardistyThe Old You by Louise VossEnd Game by Matt JohnsonThe Ice Swimmer by Kjell Ola DahlKeeper by Johana GustawssonWe Were the Salt of the Sea by Roxanne BouchardBlue Night by Simone BuchholzKilled by Thomas EngerHydra by Matt WesolowskiDeep Blue Trouble by Steph BroadribbCWA Mystery Tour by Multiple authorsWhiteout by Ragnar JónassonHouse of Spines by Michael J. MaloneThe Man Who Died by Antti TuomainenMaria in the Moon by Louise BeechSnare by Lilja SigurðardóttirThe Other Twin by L V HayDying to Live by Michael StanleyExquisite by Sarah StovellWolves in the Dark by Gunnar StaalesenBlock 46 by Johana GustawssonReconciliation for the Dead by Paul E. HardistyDeadly Game by Matt JohnsonCursed by Thomas EngerSix Stories by Matt WesolowskiSealskin by Su BristowRupture by Ragnar JónassonDeep Down Dead by Steph BroadribbThe Mine by Antti TuomainenThe Exiled by Kati HiekkapeltoA Suitable Lie by Michael J. MaloneBlackout by Ragnar JónassonThe Mountain in My Shoe by Louise BeechThe Bird Tribunal by Agnes RavatnFaithless by Kjell Ola DahlA Death in the Family by Michael StanleyDeadly Harvest by Michael StanleyIn Her Wake by Amanda JenningsEpiphany Jones by Michael GrothausThe Evolution of Fear by Paul E. HardistyWicked Game, 'Deadly Game and 'End Game by Matt JohnsonThe Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas by David F. RossJihadi: A Love Story by Yusuf Toropov Where Roses Never Die by Gunnar StaalesenNightblind by Ragnar JónassonHow To Be Brave by Louise BeechThe Defenseless by Kati HiekkapeltoWe Shall Inherit the Wind by Gunnar StaalesenSnowblind by Ragnar JónassonThe Last Days of Disco by David F. RossThe Abrupt Physics of Dying by Paul E. Hardisty