Well, 2025 has been a good year so far. My sixth and final psych with my friends at Inkubator Books, The Surrogate, came out in April. Podium, over in the US, brought out the audio in October.
And that, after nine years or so, is where traditional publishing, publishers, literary agents and I parted company. I, ah, just want to do my own thing really, writing what I want to write, presenting it how I want, and bringing out books when I want. I had, over nine years, six publishers and eight agents, which probably tells you more about me than them. I think this year was the tipping point for me what with one thing and another. Time to go.
I brought out Shallow Graves in October and The Psychopath in December and these will be followed by The Betrayal in February 2026 and Bags Of Bones in April 2026. Two more books will follow -in July and October; working on those now, one police thriller, one more psych. There will be a couple of free novelettes out too – one for the police series and one for the psychs series. And I have a novella in the pipeline for 206 too. Busy times.
I’m now into my 60’s but, like most novelists, I’ll just keep going for as long as I am enjoying it. P. D. James’ last novel, Death Comes To Pemberley, came out when she was in her early 90’s so I have a good way to go yet hopefully.
Last Update: Friday 12 December 2025
Iain Maitland, Novelist 