Bloodhound Books
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 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][4]
Background
[edit]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
[edit]Open Road Integrated Media acquired Bloodhound Books in 2021.[2][5]
GlobalScribe
[edit]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][6]
Authors
[edit]Bloodhound Books published authors and novels have included Songs of the Dead Road by Carolyn Newton,[7] the thriller Cargo by author J.C. Maçek III,[8] Anita Waller, writer of the psychological thrillers Beautiful and 34 Days[3] and The Dead Detective by bestselling novelist Alan Russell.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Creamer, Ella (July 8, 2025). "AI translation service launched for fiction writers and publishers prompts dismay among translators". The Guardian.
- 1 2 3 Milliot, Jim (July 27, 2021). "Open Road Buys U.K.'s Bloodhound Books". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on August 6, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Hummel, Heather (December 29, 2017). "Bloodhound Books - A Crime Fiction Publisher That's Killing It". HuffPost.
- ↑ Toner, Áine (April 18, 2026). "Murder most complicated, a celestial sister and family division and more in April's latest reads". Belfast Telegraph.
- ↑ "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.