Orenda Books is delighted to celebrate publication of Sarah Sultoon’s absolutely ELECTRIC debut, The Source, with an online launch. Sarah is an award-winning, ex-CNN journalist and she has brought her considerable investigative skill to this richly authentic, immensely powerful and moving thriller about a young newsroom journalist who is forced to revisit her harrowing past when she’s thrust into a sex-trafficking investigation in her hometown.
Early praise for The Source includes:
‘Delving into corruption, abuse of power and the resilience of the human spirit, The Source is a taut and thought-provoking book that’s all the more unnerving for how much it echoes the headlines in real life’ CultureFly
‘A brave and thought-provoking debut novel. Sarah Sultoon tackles a challenging and disturbing subject without sensation, and her sensitive handling, tight plotting and authentic storytelling make for a compelling read’ Adam Hamdy
‘A stunning debut … a powerhouse writer’ Jo Spain
‘A powerful, compelling read that doesn’t shy away from some upsetting truths … written with such energy’ Fanny Blake
‘Tautly written and compelling, not afraid to shine a spotlight on the darker forces at work in society’ Rupert Wallis
‘So authentic and exhilarating … breathtaking pace and relentless ingenuity’ Nick Paton Walsh, CNN
‘A cleverly constructed story that offers an authentic view behind the scenes in a British newsroom … an original and wholly engaging debut. Definitely a name to watch’ Crime Fiction Lover
‘My heart was racing … fiction to thrill even the most hard-core adrenaline junkies’ Diana Magnay, Sky News
Crime-fiction aficionado and founder of Newcastle Noir, Dr Jacky Collins, will be chatting to Sarah about the inspiration for her book, her route to publication, and her prestigious career as a news executive, reporting from some of the most dangerous places on the planet. She’ll be joined by bestselling author Jo Spain, who has written the screenplay for the TV adaptation of The Source (Lime Pictures), Matt Wesolowski and Vanda Symon … and more.
This event is free to attend, however we do encourage you to support the authors in any way you can and all of the authors’ books are available in good bookshops and online now. Signed copies ofThe Source are available EXCLUSIVELY from our bookshop: HERE.
To register, email: cole@orendabooks.co.uk
You will receive a confirmation email once you register, and on the day of the event itself will be sent details for attendance. Please ensure you have downloaded Zoom. We will be taking questions on the day of the event via the chat function.
Sarah Sultoon
Sarah Sultoon is a journalist and writer whose work as an international news executive at CNN has taken her all over the world, from the seats of power in both Westminster and Washington to the frontlines of Iraq and Afghanistan. She has extensive experience in con ict zones, winning three Peabody awards for her work on the war in Syria, an Emmy for her contribution to the coverage of Europe’s migrant crisis in 2015, and a number of Royal Television Society gongs. As passionate about fiction as non fiction, she recently completed a Masters of Studies in Creative Writing at the University of Cambridge, adding to an undergraduate language degree in French and Spanish, and Masters of Philosophy in History, Film and Television. When not reading or writing she can usually be found somewhere outside, either running, swimming or throwing a ball for her three children and dog while she imagines what might happen if…
Dr Jacky Collins
Formerly Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University in Literature, Film & TV and Spanish Language & Culture, currently based at Stirling University, is also known as Dr Noir. In 2014 Jacky established the International Crime Fiction Festival that is Newcastle Noir. More recently, she has been venturing into local radio, co-hosting a fortnightly crime fiction programme on SpiceFM, hosting on-line literary events with the Honey & Stag events team, and is part of the Corylus Books team, a new indie publisher of crime fiction in translation: from Romania, Iceland and beyond.
