2026 Book Adaptation Prize

Shattered by his friend’s death in halls, Daniel falls under the spell of a charismatic cult leader. Becky, battling difficulties of her own, races to track him down before the group closes in around him and he disappears forever.

After discovering the man she loves is a serial killer, an ICU nurse fails an attempt to kill him. Fearing for her life, she disappears into a quiet town--but evil doesn’t stay buried and is now closing in.

Betrayed by a fiancé who used her heart as collateral, and targeted by a corporate shark and his ruthless attorney Matthew Warren, Amy Beckett faces total ruin. But when the man hired to destroy her becomes her only shield, can she trust him? Or is love just another lie?

When a valuable Fabergé egg goes missing, Becky and her partners Will and Joanna at the White Knight Detective Agency are pulled into a whirlwind of deceit. Juggling an infidelity case and a child's kidnapping, their investigation leads them into dark, dangerous territory, where all roads converge.

When a decades-old betrayal comes back to haunt her, private investigator Becky White is drawn into a dangerous web of lies, revenge, and murder. As tensions boil over in Manchester’s criminal underworld, Becky and her team must race to uncover the truth—before it’s too late.

In a world shadowed by corruption, Em Jackson channels her trauma into power, becoming a journalist to avenge her best friend, Libby, slain by a ghost gun. 'Ghosts' weaves Em’s quest for justice with her search for identity, giving voice to the silenced.