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INTERNATIONAL SUB AGENTS BRAZIL POLAND TASSY BARHAM ASSOCIATES GRAAL LITERARY AGENCY Tassy Barham / Helenka Fuglewicz Justyna Pelaska [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] RUSSIA/UKRAINE CHINA THE VAN LEAR AGENCY ANDREW NURNBERG ASSOCIATES Liz Van Lear / Julia Demchenko Jackie Huang / Nina Yang [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SPAIN & PORTUGAL CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA AGENCIA LITERARIA CARMEN BALCELLS KRISTIN OLSON AGENCY Maribel Luque/Ivette Antoni Kristin Olson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] EASTERN EUROPE TAIWAN (EX CZECH REPUBLIC, POLAND & SLOVAKIA) ANDREW NURNBERG ASSOCIATES PRAVA I PREVODI LITERARY AGENCY Whitney Hsu / Joanne Chan Milena Kaplarevic [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] JAPAN THAILAND, MALAYSIA, INDONESIA TUTTLE MORI JAPAN & VIETNAM Ken Mori / Misa Morikawa TUTTLE THAILAND [email protected] Pimolporn Yutisri [email protected] [email protected] KOREA TURKEY ERIC YANG LITERARY AGENCY KALEM AGENCY Jackie Yang Nazli Gürkaş [email protected] [email protected] 2 AWARDS & BESTSELLERS Crime Writers Association Endeavour Irish #1 Bestseller Historical Dagger Award Winner MOTHERING SUNDAY by Rosie Goodwin STASI CHILD by David Young LITTLE BONES by Sam Blake Crime Writers Association John Creasey The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller Debut Dagger Award Shortlist NOMAD by James Swallow TALL OAKS by Chris Whitaker EXILE by James Swallow Crimefest Last Laugh Award Shortlist The Sunday Times Top 15 Bestseller TALL OAKS by Chris Whitaker CORPUS by Rory Clements Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Top 50 (all genres) National of the Year Award Longlist Print Bestseller STASI CHILD by David Young STASI CHILD by David Young MY HUSBAND’S SON Ngaio Marsh Award for by Deborah O’Connor Best Crime Novel Finalist EVIL GAMES by Angela Marsons SPARE ME THE TRUTH by C.J. Carver BICYCLES AND BLACKBERRIES Romantic Novelists’ Association by Sheila Newberry Historical Award Shortlist ISLAND OF SECRETS by Patricia Wilson MAP OF STARS by Catherine Law Kindle Top 10 Bestsellers Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book LIES by TM Logan Awards Shortlist THE LAST THING I REMEMBER LITTLE BONES by Sam Blake by Deborah Bee MAESTRA by L.S. Hilton THE GINGERBREAD GIRL The Sunday Time s #1 Bestseller by Sheila Newberry WILDE LIKE ME by Louise Pentland STASI CHILD by David Young MAESTRA by L.S. Hilton ISLAND OF SECRETS by Patricia Wilson The Sunday Times #2 Bestseller DON’T WAKE UP by Liz Lawler MOTHERING SUNDAY by Rosie Goodwin GOOD FRIDAY by Lynda La Plante FILM & TELEVISION OPTIONS The Last Thing I Remember by Deborah Bee Maestra by L. S. Hilton Keep the Home Fires Burning by Simon Block Lies by T. M. Logan The Helicopter Heist by Jonas Bonnier Killing It by Asia Mackay The Spy of Venice & The Assassin of Verona My Husband’s Son by Deborah O’Connor by Benet Brandreth Stasi Child by David Young Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear 3 ZAFFRE Wilbur Smith ON LEOPARD ROCK An Adventure in Books Wilbur Smith has lived an incredible life of adventure, and now he shares the extraordinary true stories that have inspired his fiction. ‘I’ve been writing novels for over fifty years. I was lucky enough to miss the big wars and not get shot, but lucky enough to grow up among the heroes who had served in them and learn from their example. I have lucked into things continuously. I have done things which have seemed appalling at the time, disastrous even, but out of them have come another story or a deeper knowledge of human character and the ability to express myself better on paper, write books which people enjoy reading. Along the way, I have lived a life that I could never have imagined. I have been privileged to meet people from all corners of the globe, I have been MAY 2018 wherever my heart has desired and in the process 352pp my books have taken readers to many, many places. WORLD RIGHTS I always say I’ve started wars, I’ve burned down cities, and I’ve killed hundreds of thousands of people – but only in my imagination !’ From being attacked by lions to close encounters with deadly reef sharks, from getting lost in the African bush without water to crawling the precarious tunnels of gold mines, from marlin fishing with Lee Marvin to near death from crash- landing a Cessna airplane, from brutal school days to redemption through writing and falling in love, Wilbur Smith tells us the intimate stories of his life that have been the raw material for his fiction. Always candid, sometimes hilarious, and never less than thrillingly entertaining, On Leopard Rock is testament to a writer whose life is as rich and eventful as his novels are compellingly unputdownable. 4 ZAFFRE The Legend Continues Wilbur Smith is a global phenomenon: a distinguished author with a large and established readership built up over five decades of writing with sales of over 120 million novels worldwide. Born in Central Africa in 1933, he became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds , and has since published over thirty novels, including the Courtney series, the Ballantyne series, the Egyptian series, the Hector Cross series and many successful standalone novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books have now been translated into twenty-six languages. The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur’s passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. The foundation’s flagship programme is the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. For all the latest information on Wilbur visit www.facebook.com/WilburSmith or www.wilbursmithbooks.com 5 ZAFFRE Heather Morris THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ Based on the incredible true story of Lale Sokolov and the love of his life. The heart-breaking story behind one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust – the blue numbers tattooed on prisoners’ arms. When Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, was given the job of tattooist in Auschwitz, he used his infinitesimal freedom of movement to help keep fellow prisoners alive. If caught, he would have been executed; many owed him their life. Terrible though this story is, it is also one of hope, of courage – and of love. Waiting in line to be tattooed was a terrified girl. For Lale it was love at first sight, and he was determined he and Gita would survive. Their story, fact- checked against all available documentary evidence and untold for over seventy years, JANUARY 2018 may make you weep, but will also inspire you. 304 pp It shows the very best of humanity in the very WORLD RIGHTS worst of circumstances. RIGHTS SOLD : Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, For readers of SchindLeR'S LiSt , the Man Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, WhO BROke intO auSchWitz , and the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, BOy in the StRiped pyjaMaS , this is the Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, USA story of the tattooist of Auschwitz. HEATHER MORRIS is a New Zealander, now resident in Australia. She studied screenwriting and wrote screenplays, one of which was optioned by an Academy Award- winning screenwriter in the US. In 2003, Heather was introduced to an elderly gentleman who ‘might just have a story worth telling’. 6 ZAFFRE ‘Extraordinary – moving, confronting and uplifting . a story about the extremes of human behaviour: calculated brutality alongside impulsive and selfless acts of love. I recommend it unreservedly’ – GRAEME SIMSION, AUTHOR OF the ROSie pROject • Heart-rending – a tale of love and survival amidst the horrors of Auschwitz-Birkenau • Human – the real story behind one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, the blue numbers tattooed on prisoners’ arms • Inspiring – the very best of humanity in the very worst of circumstances • Unforgettable – a story untold for over seventy years is finally shared • Life-affirming – one man’s determination to survive against all odds and live a full life with the woman he loved • True – told as a novel but based on Lale and Gita Sokolov’s life and love 7 ZAFFRE Lynda La Plante WIDOWS The new revised edition of the ground- breaking heist thriller – set to be a major movie in 2018. Facing life alone, they turned to crime together. When a security van heist goes disastrously wrong, three armed robbers are burnt to death. Their widows – Dolly Rawlins, Linda Perelli and Shirley Miller – are left to cope with the aftermath. But then Dolly discovers her husband’s bank deposit box. It contains a gun, money and detailed plans for the ill-fated hijack. Dolly has three options. She could hand over Harry’s ledgers to the police; she could hand them over to the bunch of thugs who want to take over Harry’s turf; or she and the other widows could finish the job their husbands started. JUNE 2018 As they rehearse the raid until it is pitch perfect, the 336pp three women realise Harry Rawlins’ plan required WORLD RIGHTS four people and recruit hooker Bella O’Reilly. But Rights sold: Brazil, Canada, Czech only three bodies were discovered in the wreckage Republic, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Russia, of the original hijack. So who was the fourth man, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, USA and where is he now? The basis for Steve McQueen’s upcoming major motion picture, WidOWS boasts a feisty female cast you won’t easily forget: Viola Davis (Oscar for Fences , nomination for the help ) • Elizabeth Debicki (the night Manager ) Cynthia Erivo (Tony Award for the color purple ) • Michelle Rodriguez ( Girlfight ) Liam Neeson (too many credits to mention) • Colin Farrell (ditto) Daniel Kaluuya ( Get Out & Skins ) • André Holland ( Moonlight ).