I was wondering when this deal would happen

If anything I’m surprised it took so long to broker (or at least to report publicly):

Linwood Barclay’s BAD MOVE, BAD GUYS, LONE WOLF, and STONE RAIN,

featuring a work-at-home journalist and reluctant sleuth, to Bill

Massey at Orion, by Helen Heller at Helen Heller Agency.

The series, published in the US by Bantam, was first bought by Massey when he still worked for the publishing house. Orion also bought Barclay’s upcoming standalone thriller, NO TIME FOR GOODBYE, which is getting a lot of pre-publication buzz.