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Astrid Scholte

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Raised on a diet of Spielberg, Lucas and Disney, Astrid Scholte knew she wanted to be surrounded by all things fantastical from a young age and has spent the past fourteen years working in film, animation and VFX production. Career highlights include working on James Cameron’s Avatar, Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin and George Miller’s Happy Feet Two.

Despite Astrid's sunny demeanor, she's inexplicably drawn to murder mysteries, true crime, Agatha Christie, and Clue. Her international bestselling debut, Four Dead Queens, combines this love of fantasy and whodunnits.

Her second novel, The Vanishing Deep, was released on the 3rd of March 2020 with Allen & Unwin and Penguin Random House. Up next is a fantasy/crime mashup, LEAGUE OF L ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 16,457 ratings · 3,398 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Four Dead Queens 3.78 avg rating — 15,085 ratings — published 2019 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vanishing Deep 3.67 avg rating — 1,370 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	League of Liars it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Part four: How I got an agent and book deal!

Part one Part two Part threeWe've made it! It's the final post in my series on how I got an agent and book deal. Thanks for sticking with me. Now onto the exciting part!My first offer of representation was via email from Hillary Jacobson at the incredible ICM Partners. She told me how much she loved my book and wanted to jump on a call to discuss representation. For over five years I’d been working Read more of this blog post »

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“Sometimes failure is the beginning of success”
― Astrid Scholte, Four Dead Queens

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“Let love guide your, heart and everything else will fall into place.”
― Astrid Scholte, Four Dead Queens

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“Be patient, child. Be calm. Be selfless. Wait for the right moment. Wait for your time. Rule with a steady hand. A steady heart.”
― Astrid Scholte, Four Dead Queens

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