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S.G. Hartnell

@sghartnell

Pseudonym for Sunday Times bestselling author @BarnabyWalter. Gothic thriller MEDLOCK arriving October 2025 published by @BooksSphere. Agent: @HardmanSwainson.

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.Sphere Books has signed Medlock, a Gothic horror novel based on The Secret Garden by SG Hartnell, also known as thriller author B.P. Walter bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

.<a href="/BooksSphere/">Sphere Books</a> has signed Medlock, a Gothic horror novel based on The Secret Garden by SG Hartnell, also known as thriller author <a href="/BarnabyWalter/">B.P. Walter</a>

bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)
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I'm so excited I can share this news!! 🎉🎉 My first book under the name S.G. Hartnell, a Gothic novel titled MEDLOCK inspired by The Secret Garden, will be out next year with Sphere Books! Can't wait to share more about it very soon! Hardman & Swainson Little, Brown UK

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Introducing Medlock by B.P. Walter writing as S.G. Hartnell This atmospheric and disturbingly tense contemporary reimagining of #TheSecretGarden is coming October 2025. Pre-order now bit.ly/MedlockWTS #Medlock

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Introducing Medlock by B.P. Walter writing as S.G. Hartnell This atmospheric and disturbingly tense contemporary reimagining of #TheSecretGarden is coming October 2025. Pre-order now bit.ly/MedlockWTS #Medlock

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An excitement for Halloween!! 🎃 I'm so delighted to share the cover for MEDLOCK, my Gothic novel written under the name S.G. Hartnell, arriving next year! I love the design the brilliant team at Sphere Books have come up with. You can pre-order here: waterstones.com/book/medlock/s…

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I absolutely LOVE the cover of my upcoming Gothic novel MEDLOCK, written under the name S.G. Hartnell. Designer Ben Prior and the team at Sphere Books have done an incredible job capturing the tone and vibe of the book! Arriving October 2025 😍🎃🎉 waterstones.com/book/medlock/s…

I absolutely LOVE the cover of my upcoming Gothic novel MEDLOCK, written under the name <a href="/SGHartnell/">S.G. Hartnell</a>. Designer <a href="/benpriordesign/">Ben Prior</a> and the team at <a href="/BooksSphere/">Sphere Books</a> have done an incredible job capturing the tone and vibe of the book! Arriving October 2025 😍🎃🎉 waterstones.com/book/medlock/s…
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Thrilled to have these fabulous proofs in the office. Booksellers, authors, media moguls, let me know if you would like a copy of this atmospheric contemporary horror novel. MEDLOCK by S.G. Hartnell The Secret Garden as you’ve never dared imagine it Publishing October 2025 🩸

Thrilled to have these fabulous proofs in the office. Booksellers, authors, media moguls, let me know if you would like a copy of this atmospheric contemporary horror novel.

MEDLOCK by <a href="/SGHartnell/">S.G. Hartnell</a> 
The Secret Garden as you’ve never dared imagine it 
Publishing October 2025

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MEDLOCK proofs have arrived! 😍📖 I absolutely adore the design, hinting at the incredible cover the team at Sphere Books have come up with. So excited for next year!

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I have been frantically trying to finish a first draft & haven’t had much time to read but I am so excited to get stuck into these gorgeous proofs by Abigail Dean S.G. Hartnell Heather Darwent Orlando Murrin & Emily Freud #TheCliffhanger over Christmas. Thank you so much for sending 🌟🌟🌟

I have been frantically trying to finish a first draft &amp; haven’t had much time to read but I am so excited to get stuck into these gorgeous proofs by Abigail Dean <a href="/SGHartnell/">S.G. Hartnell</a> <a href="/HeatherDarwent/">Heather Darwent</a> <a href="/orlandomurrin/">Orlando Murrin</a> &amp; <a href="/MsEmilyFreud/">Emily Freud #TheCliffhanger</a> over Christmas. Thank you so much for sending 🌟🌟🌟
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3/3 Medlock by SG Hartnell is a spine-chilling, nerve-jangling web of secrets & illusions.Gothic horror may be my favourite genre.Take a bow ⁦B.P. Walter⁩ :this is a thing of beauty,albeit draped in darkness. Breath-taking! ⁦Little, Brown UK⁩ ⁦Joanna Swainson

3/3 Medlock by SG Hartnell is a spine-chilling, nerve-jangling web of secrets &amp; illusions.Gothic horror may be my favourite genre.Take a bow ⁦<a href="/BarnabyWalter/">B.P. Walter</a>⁩ :this is a thing of beauty,albeit draped in darkness. Breath-taking! ⁦<a href="/LittleBrownUK/">Little, Brown UK</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/JoannaSwainson/">Joanna Swainson</a>⁩
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Well this was a delightful thing to see this week! Thanks so much to Waterstones for including MEDLOCK in ‘The Biggest Thrillers for 2025 & Beyond’ 🎉😃 And so wonderful to see it in such brilliant company 😍

Well this was a delightful thing to see this week! Thanks so much to Waterstones for including MEDLOCK in ‘The Biggest Thrillers for 2025 &amp; Beyond’ 🎉😃 And so wonderful to see it in such brilliant company 😍
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Some people tell me they like very dark thrillers, other readers prefer more ‘mystery’ based ones. So I’ve created a guide to where I think my books roughly sit. Of course, they’re all thrillers, so naturally they all explore dark themes/have scary scenes, just some more than

Some people tell me they like very dark thrillers, other readers prefer more ‘mystery’ based ones. So I’ve created a guide to where I think my books roughly sit. Of course, they’re all thrillers, so naturally they all explore dark themes/have scary scenes, just some more than
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SIX MONTHS TO GO! 🎃🍂💀📖 So excited for my gothic retelling of The Secret Garden to go out into the world this autumn. It’s available to pre-order from Waterstones here: waterstones.com/book/medlock/s…

SIX MONTHS TO GO! 🎃🍂💀📖 So excited for my gothic retelling of The Secret Garden to go out into the world this autumn. It’s available to pre-order from <a href="/Waterstones/">Waterstones</a> here: waterstones.com/book/medlock/s…
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TWO MONTHS TO GO! 🌳📖 A family holiday goes dark in my new suspense thriller The Treehouse - arriving on shelves this summer! If you fancy pre-ordering (and I’d be overjoyed if you did!) you can find the paperback here: waterstones.com/book/the-treeh… and the Kindle edition here:

TWO MONTHS TO GO! 🌳📖 A family holiday goes dark in my new suspense thriller The Treehouse - arriving on shelves this summer! If you fancy pre-ordering (and I’d be overjoyed if you did!) you can find the paperback here: waterstones.com/book/the-treeh… and the Kindle edition here:
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I’m so excited to be able to share this news! In addition to my psychological suspense and horror-based fiction, I’m going to be writing Christmassy thrillers! I’m so delighted to have signed a two-book deal with bookouture with the first arriving September this year! 🎄🎉

I’m so excited to be able to share this news! In addition to my psychological suspense and horror-based fiction, I’m going to be writing Christmassy thrillers! I’m so delighted to have signed a two-book deal with <a href="/bookouture/">bookouture</a> with the first arriving September this year! 🎄🎉
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So lovely to see my Christmassy news yesterday has been reported in The Bookseller! 🎄🎉 thebookseller.com/rights/bells-r…

So lovely to see my Christmassy news yesterday has been reported in The Bookseller! 🎄🎉 thebookseller.com/rights/bells-r…
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Friday night movie night 🍿📺 One of the first ‘12’ rated movies I was allowed to see as a child 😄 Such a joy to revisit this (and for the first time in 4K!) #MovieNight

Friday night movie night 🍿📺 One of the first ‘12’ rated movies I was allowed to see as a child 😄 Such a joy to revisit this (and for the first time in 4K!) #MovieNight