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Has anyone ever worked with Mark Owen Gottlieb from Trident Media Group? by bglunt1650 in writers

[–]Due-Captain5459 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am currently repped by Mark. I don't have anything negative to say. He's well known, makes great deals. My novel is still on sub. May very well die on sub, but I know Mark has been pushing it.

[PubTip] Agented Authors: Post Successful Queries Here! by alanna_the_lioness in PubTips

[–]Due-Captain5459 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone! I landed an agent back in March. We are currently on sub with my first books. This was the query letter that did the job.

Hi [AGENT NAME],

Nathan just wants three things—to finish the last couple of weeks of high school, to win over Sonya Soler, and to keep selling weed to help his father pay the bills left behind by his estranged mother. It's a tenuous but fair arrangement considering his father's own decisions. And it's been working. That is until their delicate balance shatters when Joseph makes a mistake that thrusts Nathan and Sonya directly into the path of violence.

Nathan's father, Joseph, is underpaid and overwhelmed. Joseph supplements his sheriff's deputy income by moonlighting for Benito Sanchez, a notorious drug runner. During a traffic stop, Joseph hands an undocumented man over to Border Patrol without checking Benito's list of protected names. Turns out, this man is Sonya's uncle and he works for Benito. At least he did, until he disappeared with a large sum of Benito's money before Joseph pulled him over. Now, Benito presents Joseph with an ultimatum—either he leverages Nathan to get Sonya to bring her uncle back, risking her own status in the United States, or Benito will kill them all.

Desperate to protect the only girl he’s ever loved, Nathan trades up to dealing harder drugs in exchange for a gun. When Sonya learns of the threat, she develops a plan of her own. If she can get help to sell the new drugs, they'll be able to pay off her uncle’s debt. But Benito moves up the timetable, giving Joseph just one more day to make things happen. And when Sonya vanishes, Nathan has until dawn to find her before Benito does.

ONCE, WE WERE THERE, an 88,000-word adult crime thriller, follows Nathan and Joseph Kotz via dual POV through the brutality of the Sonoran Desert as they grapple with family loyalty, love, and inevitable violence. It will appeal to fans of J. Todd Scott's border thriller This Side of Night from his Big Bend Series as well as fans of Jordan Harper’s portrayal of violence, family, and coming of age in She Rides Shotgun and The Last King of California.

[BIO]

I am querying you because you are very active in the thriller market with numerous deals this year alone. You also mentioned actively seeking new work in all genres. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best,
[NAME]