Playwright Katherine Tozer’s debut novel, The Art of Poison, acquired by Firefinch
Kate Parkin at Firefinch has acquired world rights in actor and dramatist Katherine Tozer’s debut crime novel The Art of Poison from Kevin Conroy Scott at Tibor Jones. Described as a novel of love, murder, scandal and revenge, The Art of Poison will appeal to true crime fans of Kate Summerscale’s The Suspicions of Mr Whicher and Hallie Rubenfeld’s The Five, and to readers of historical fiction by Sarah Perry, Stacey Halls and Tracy Chevalier. It will publish in February 2027.