CHARLOTTE PHILBY
AUTHOR & SCREENWRITER
Charlotte Philby is a critically acclaimed author, screenwriter and former journalist. Her novels have twice been a Times Thriller of the Year (THE END OF SUMMER, 2024, and A DOUBLE LIFE, 2020), and her debut was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month. As a reporter at The Independent, she was shortlisted for the Cudlipp Prize for investigative journalism.
With the support of the BFI, she is adapting for film her novel EDITH AND KIM, which reimagines the lives of her grandfather, the double-agent Kim Philby, and Edith Tudor-Hart, who recruited him to the Soviet cause. Charlotte has three children and lives in Bristol.
AGENT CONTACT DETAILS:
For book-related enquiries contact veroniquebaxter@davidhigham.co.uk
For screenwriting or book to screen enquiries contact emily@theartistspartnership.com
BOOKS
A fictional reimagining of an extraordinary real-life spy story, EDITH AND KIM tells the story of Edith Tudor-Hart, the woman who recruited the Third Man, Kim Philby. Buy it here
A Waterstones thriller of the month, my debut novel
is the first in three connected stories, followed by A Double Life and The Second Woman. Buy it here
‘Dirty Money is one of those rare books that has it all - fantastic, realistic characters, a good plot and absolutely beautiful writing - Sunday Independent. Buy here
THE END OF SUMMER was a 2024 Times thriller of the year, and a book of the month in Grazia, the FT, Prima, Sunday Times, Spectator, Literary Review, and many more. Buy here
The final part of a trilogy, THE SECOND WOMAN is an epic thriller spanning decades and continents. It was a book of the month in the Telegraph, Daily Mail and more. Buy it here
A DOUBLE LIFE is the second in three connected stories. It is a contemporary thriller with espionage themes and was Times Thriller of the Year.
Buy it here
My first children’s book (and first foray into non-fiction) THE SECRET LIVES OF WOMEN SPIES publishes on 19 June 2025.
‘From daredevil skiers to codebreakers, the granddaughter of infamous double agent Kim Philby delivers a thrilling, inspiring and occasionally heartbreaking journey for younger readers through the history of female espionage.
Step into the Secret World and discover the women who hid in its shadows.’
For readers aged 8-plus.