Emily Murdock Baker

Emily Murdock Baker – Editor

Overview

I'm a freelance editor with more than 10 years of experience editing fiction and nonfiction at one of the Big 5 houses and working in development in Hollywood.
Services
Non-Fiction
Entertainment History Music Political Science & Current Affairs Travel True Crime
Fiction
Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Plays & Screenplays Romance Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Penguin Books

Jun, 2013 — Present

I acquire and edit a broad range of fiction and nonfiction, including mysteries and psychological thrillers, historical fiction, women's fiction, narrative nonfiction, narrative histories, and true crime.

Penguin Books

Sep, 2011 — Jun, 2013 (over 1 year)

Portfolio

A rich tale of power and forbidden love revolving around a young medieval queenIn 1002, fifteen­-year-old Emma of Normandy crosses the Narrow Sea to wed the much older King Athelred of England, whom she meets for the first time at the church door. Thrust into ... read more
For fans of Downton Abbey, this New York Times bestseller is the enthralling true story of family secrets and aristocratic intrigue in the days before WWIAfter the Ninth Duke of Rutland, one of the wealthiest men in Britain, died alone in a cramped room in the... read more
In the page-turning tradition of Black Hawk Down, the definitive account of the 2008 terrorist attacks in MumbaiMumbai, 2008. On the night of November 26, Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists attacked targets throughout the city, including the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, on... read more
“The Killer Next Door is even better [than The Wicked Girls]. Scary as hell. Great characters.” —Stephen KingWinner of the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel and nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Paperback OriginalAlex Marwood’s new book, The Darkest... read more
A modern take on the classic coming-of-age novel, inspired by Anne of Green GablesIn the grand tradition of Anne of Green Gables, Bridget Jones’s Diary, and The Three Weissmanns of Westport, Andi Teran’s captivating debut novel offers a contemporary twist on a... read more
Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction DaggerChronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamel... read more

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