Bloodhound Books
| Parent company | Open Road Integrated Media |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Betsy Freeman Fred Freeman |
| Country of origin | England |
| Headquarters location | Cambridge |
| Fiction genres | Crime, mystery, thriller |
| Official website | bloodhoundbooks |
Bloodhound Books is an independent book publisher specializing in crime fiction based in Cambridge, England and founded by Betsy Freeman, also known as Betsy Reavley,[1] in 2014.[2][3]
Background
Founder Betsy Freeman started out as a writer and, working alongside her husband Fred Freeman, chose to open Bloodhound Books as a publisher that would focus on one book genre, crime.[3]
Bloodhound Books has sold approximately six million books worldwide.[2]
By Bloodhound Book's third year in business book sales reached over one million pounds.[3]
Parent company
Open Road Integrated Media acquired Bloodhound Books in 2021.[2][4]
GlobalScribe
Bloodhound Books founders Betsy Freeman and Fred Freeman founded GloablScribe in Cambridge, England in the 2020s, an artificial intelligence fiction translation service for both authors and publishers.[1][5]
Authors
Bloodhound Books published authors and novels have included Songs of the Dead Road by Carolyn Newton,[6] the thriller Cargo by author J.C. Maçek III,[7] Anita Waller, writer of the psychological thrillers Beautiful and 34 Days[3] and The Dead Detective by bestselling novelist Alan Russell.[8]
References
- ^ a b Creamer, Ella (July 8, 2025). "AI translation service launched for fiction writers and publishers prompts dismay among translators". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c Milliot, Jim (July 27, 2021). "Open Road Buys U.K.'s Bloodhound Books". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on August 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Hummel, Heather (December 29, 2017). "Bloodhound Books - A Crime Fiction Publisher That's Killing It". HuffPost.
- ^ "OR/M Announces the Acquisition of Independent UK Publisher Bloodhound Books". Business Wire. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021.
- ^ Nawotka, Ed (October 15, 2025). "AI Translation Race Accelerates". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on October 16, 2025.
- ^ Norris, Sarah (February 14, 2026). "Book Review: 'Songs of the Dead Road' is a survivor's story grounded in place, memory, music". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
- ^ "Cargo". Kirkus Reviews. November 20, 2018.
- ^ Kaufman, Catharine (November 14, 2025). "Local sleuth-crafting bestseller Alan Russell celebrates 20th landmark novel". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on November 22, 2025.
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