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NEW TITLES LIST LONDON BOOK FAIR 2018

CONTENTS

DÉBUT AND NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE HAZEL PRIOR 4 B.A. PARIS 48 EMMA KAVANAGH 5 K.L. SLATER 50 BETH O’LEARY 6 PHOEBE MORGAN 52 SANDIE JONES 7 MANDY BAGGOT 8 POPULAR FICTION CATHERINE STEADMAN 9 KERRY FISHER 54 JACQUI ROSE 10 PHAEDRA PATRICK 56 RACHEL BURTON 11 JO PLATT 58 ROSIE BLAKE 59 ACCESSIBLE LITERARY & BOOKCLUB ABI OLIVER 61 TANA FRENCH 13 SAMANTHA TONGE 62 G.X. TODD 14 MARGARET DICKINSON 63 IMRAN MAHMOOD 16 ANNIE MURRAY 64 JOHN CONNOLLY 18 GLORIA COOK 65

CRIME INSPIRATIONAL/RELIGIOUS MARTINA COLE 20 ADRIAN PLASS 67 TIM WEAVER 22 CHRIS CARTER 24 TANA FRENCH 26 GILLIAN MCALLISTER 28 A.J. CROSS 30

THRILLER LEE CHILD 32 JOHN CONNOLLY 36 T.M. LOGAN 39 ERIK STOREY 40 JAMES CAROL 41 ROB SINCLAIR 42 JACK FORD 44 TOM BALE 45

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DÉBUT AND NEW

POPULAR FICTION DÉBUT

Hazel Prior THE HARP-MAKER (working title)

AN INSPIRING, MOVING AND OFFBEAT DÉBUT LOVE STORY WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE ENSEMBLE OF CHARACTERS

DAN AND ELLIE ARE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER - BUT IT WILL TAKE A HARP, A PET PHEASANT AND A BIG SECRET TO BRING THEM TOGETHER

‘THE LIGHTNESS IS DECEPTIVE FOR BENEATH IT ARE BEAUTIFUL MESSAGES ABOUT FRIENDSHIP, RELATIONSHIPS, PARENTHOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL STRIKE A CHORD’ Francesca Best

In the rolling hills of beautiful Exmoor, there’s a barn. And in that barn, you’ll find Dan. He’s a maker of exquisite harps - but not a great maker of conversation. He’s content in his own company, quietly working and away from social situations that he doesn’t always get right.

But one day, a cherry-socked woman stumbles across his barn and the conversation flows a little more easily than usual. She says her name’s Ellie, a housewife, alone, out on her daily walk and, though she doesn’t say this, she looks sad. He wants to make her feel better, so he gives her one of his harps, made of cherry wood.

And before they know it, this simple act of kindness puts them on the path to friendship, big secrets, pet pheasants and, most importantly, true love.

UK publication: Spring 2019

303 typescript pages

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) SERBIAN: Laguna UK & COMMONWEALTH: Transworld (Francesca Best) SWEDISH: HarperCollins Nordic GERMAN: HarperCollins Germany

Hazel Prior was born in Oxford but has lived in many places including the Welsh borders, Scotland, South West England and Italy. Her jobs have included harp-playing, teaching English as a foreign language and acting. She has won nine prizes in national writing competitions and has had a number of short stories published in literary magazines. Currently working as a freelance harpist, Hazel lives on Exmoor with her husband and a huge ginger cat.

CRIME

Emma Kavanagh TO CATCH A KILLER

NEW CRIME TRILOGY FROM EXPERT POLICE PSYCHOLOGIST COMING IN 2019: WHO IS JACKSON WOLF?

HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PUZZLE WHEN THERE ARE NO PIECES?

‘SENSATIONALLY ENSNARES ITS READERS’ Vogue

When an attractive, well-dressed woman is found dying on a Chelsea street, it seems clear to DS Alice Parr that this murder will be one that is wrapped up quickly.

The policing murder manual describes the golden hour, that window in time in which the most critical information can be gathered and they have the best start. The witness who found her reacted quickly and respected the crime scene.

And then there is the victim herself. She is wearing a wedding ring and has recently had a child, so someone will be looking for her. She is, to all intents and purposes, the perfect victim.

Until she isn't. Because what if your perfect victim has no name?

What if the woman that everyone should be looking for, can't be found?

UK publication: 29th January 2019 www.emmakavanagh.com

352 pages

Praise for Emma Kavanagh:

‘Tense, disturbing, gritty and unashamedly macabre, this is a must for crime fans’ Heat Magazine

‘A nerve-shredding new thriller’ Good Housekeeping

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Emma Kavanagh worked as a psychology consultant, specialising in human performance in extreme situations and providing training and consultation for police, military forces and NATO throughout the UK and Europe. She is the author of four crime novels including FALLING and HIDDEN. She lives in South Wales with her husband and their two sons. She is currently working on the next novel in the Jackson Wolf trilogy.

POPULAR FICTION DÉBUT

Beth O’Leary THE FLATSHARE (working title)

A CONTEMPORARY LOVE STORY WITH A TWIST; GENUINE, HEARTWARMING AND RELATABLE FICTION FROM ORIGINAL AND COMPELLING NEW VOICE

UK AND US RIGHTS PRE-EMPTED IN SIX-FIGURE DEALS; 27 LANGUAGES SOLD; TRANSLATION RIGHTS SOLD IN MULTIPLE AUCTIONS; TV RIGHTS UNDER OPTION

PERFECT FOR FANS OF LUCY VINE AND MHAIRI MCFARLANE

Tiffy Moore and Leon Twomey each have a problem and need a quick fix.

Tiffy’s been dumped by her cheating boyfriend and urgently needs a new flat. But earning minimum wage at a quirky publishing house means that her choices are limited in London.

Leon, a palliative care nurse, is more concerned with other people’s welfare than his own. Along with working night shifts looking after the terminally ill, his sole focus is on raising money to fight his brother’s unfair imprisonment.

Leon has a flat that he only uses 9 to 5. Tiffy works 9 to 5 and needs a place to sleep. The solution to their problems? To share a bed of course...

As Leon and Tiffy’s unusual arrangement becomes a reality, they start to connect through Post-It notes left for each other around the flat. Can true love blossom even in the unlikeliest of situations? Can true love blossom even if you never see one another? Or does true love blossom when you are least expecting it?

UK publication: May 2019 US publication: May 2019

428 typescript pages

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Beth O’Leary lives in Winchester and formerly worked at a large publishing house in their children’s editorial department. THE FLATSHARE is her first novel and she is currently writing her second.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE DÉBUT

Sandie Jones THE OTHER WOMAN

DARK WOMEN’S FICTION: MEET PAMMIE, THE MOTHER IN LAW FROM HELL!

NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS AND UK & COMMONWEALTH RIGHTS PRE-EMPTED; TV RIGHTS OPTIONED BY BAFTA & EMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION COMPANY

PERFECT FOR FANS OF B.A. PARIS AND SHARI LAPENA

She will never let him go.

When Emily meets Adam she knows he is the One. That together they can deal with anything that is thrown at them.

But lurking in the shadows is another woman, Pammie.

Emily chose Adam, but she didn’t choose his mother.

There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her son, and now Emily is about to find out just how far Pammie will go to get what she wants...

UK publication: 14th June 2018 US publication: 21st August 2018

448 pages

Praise for THE OTHER WOMAN:

‘Thoroughly entertaining. Pammie is the mother-in-law from hell!’ Michelle Frances

‘Fiendishly clever with a twist you will not see coming’ Wendy Walker

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Sandie Jones has worked as a freelance journalist for national newspapers and magazines for over 20 years. Although writing has always been her passion, she sold warehouse apartments, cleaned supermarkets and worked as a PA before realising she could make a living from writing. She lives in South London with her husband and three children, and is currently writing her second novel.

POPULAR FICTION

Mandy Baggot DESPERATELY SEEKING SUMMER

THE BEACH-READ OF THE SUMMER FROM EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE HOLIDAY GETAWAY AUTHOR

DOWN ON HER LUCK ABBY HEADS TO GREECE FOR A SUNNY ESCAPE BUT FINDS THAT REST AND RELAXATION WILL HAVE TO WAIT...

PERFECT FOR FANS OF JENNY COLGAN AND MILLY JOHNSON

In twenty-four hours, twenty-four-year-old Abby Dolan has lost her job, her boyfriend and her cat. Now, with nothing and no one, she is left with little choice but to head to Greece to join mum, Jackie and sister, Melody, in the family estate agency, Desperately Seeking...

Theo Pappas is staying at his family’s holiday villa in San Stefanos. The heir to a luxury yacht broker, he is taking time out from the business after a boat accident that still gives him nightmares.

Join Abby and Theo in beautiful North-East Corfu this summer for a hilarious and sizzling beach read you won’t forget.

UK publication: 26th July 2018

400 pages

Praise for Mandy Baggot:

‘Diving into this book is like diving into the Aegean. Sunshine in story form - I absolutely love Mandy’s books!’ Milly Johnson

‘A lush summery read, guaranteed to satisfy all the senses’ Samantha Tonge

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Mandy Baggot is an award-winning and bestselling author of romantic fiction. In 2016 her novel, ONE WISH IN MANHATTAN, was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association Romantic Comedy of the Year award. Mandy writes full-time and lives in Salisbury with her accountant husband, two daughters and her rock star cats (Kravitz and Springsteen).

THRILLER DÉBUT

Catherine Steadman SOMETHING IN THE WATER

THE SPELLBINDING DÉBUT THRILLER THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT

THE PERFECT COUPLE COMMIT THE PERFECT CRIME

US RIGHTS SOLD AT AUCTION IN SIX-FIGURE DEAL; UK RIGHTS PRE-EMPTED; MOVIE RIGHTS SOLD TO REESE WITHERSPOON’S HELLO SUNSHINE PRODUCTIONS

How far would you go be truly happy?

Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough; Mark a handsome investment banker with a bright future. They seem to have it all, until Mark loses his job and cracks start to appear in their perfect life.

But they’re determined to make it work. They book their dream honeymoon and trust that things will work out - after all, they have each other.

Could the life of your dreams turn out to be a nightmare?

On the tropical island of Bora Bora Mark takes Erin scuba diving. Mark is with her - she knows he’ll keep her safe. Everything will be fine. Until they find something in the water.

Have you ever wondered how long it takes to dig a grave?

Erin and Mark decide to keep their discovery a secret - after all, if no one else knows, who would be hurt? Their decision will trigger a devastating chain of events...which will endanger everything they hold dear.

UK hardback publication: 28th July 2018 US hardback publication: 12th June 2018

400 pages

Praise for SOMETHING IN THE WATER:

‘As frightening as it is funny, it feels like a thriller for our times, a caper with a dark heart. Catherine Steadman is a fresh and playful new voice’ Louise Candlish

‘Beautifully done to maximum effect’ Liz Loves Books

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Catherine Steadman is an actress and writer based in North London. She is best known for her roles in Downton Abbey and Victoria as well as shows including Tutankhamun, The Inbetweeners, The Tudors and Fresh Meat. In 2017 she featured in political thriller Fearless and new BBC comedy Bucket. She also has appeared on stage in the West End and was nominated for a 2016 Laurence Olivier Award. SOMETHING IN THE WATER is her first novel.

CRIME

Jacqui Rose TOXIC

THE SEVENTH GRITTY AND PROPULSIVE CRIME NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DISHONOUR

NOTHING WILL STOP ALFIE JENNINGS AND VAUGHN SADLER GETTING BACK TO THE TOP - TIME TO SHOW ESSEX WHAT THEY’RE MADE OF

‘GRITTY AND GRIPPING - BY A STAR IN THE MAKING’ Kimberley Chambers

Sometimes love is toxic…

Bree Dwyer is desperate to escape her husband, take the children and run. But he’s always watching. And she always gets caught. Until her first love, Alfie Jennings, returns to Essex...

Gangsters Alfie and Vaughn have been out of the game for a while, but a life of crime is one you never forget.

To get back on top they need serious money, because loyalty and power don’t come for free. One dangerous job and they’ll have the pay-off they need. And Alfie isn’t going to let anyone get in the way, least of all a pretty face like Bree.

It’s time to show Essex what they’re made of. And this time, Alfie and Vaughn aren’t backing down.

UK paperback publication: 12th July 2018

352 pages

Praise for Jacqui Rose:

‘A captivating read from one of my favourite authors’ Mel Sherratt

‘A cracking good read’ Jessie Keane

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Jacqui Rose is the author of seven British crime novels including DISOBEY and DISHONOUR. She is currently writing her eighth novel.

POPULAR FICTION

Rachel Burton THE THINGS WE NEED TO SAY

AN EMOTIONAL STORY OF GRIEF, RELATIONSHIPS AND HOPE FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MANY COLOURS OF US

‘UTTERLY SPECTACULAR...A REAL-LIFE LOVE STORY AND ONE THAT WILL STAY WITH ME FOR A LONG TIME’ Laurie Ellingham

Sometimes the things we never say are the most important.

Fran loves Will with all her heart. They had a whirlwind romance, a perfect marriage and a wonderful life.

Until everything changed. Now Fran needs to find her way again and teaching a yoga retreat in Spain offers her just that. Leaving behind a broken marriage she has some very important decisions to make.

Will needs his wife, he needs her to open up to him if they’re to ever return to the way things once were. But he may have damaged any possibility he had of mending their relationship and now Fran is in Spain and Will is alone.

As both Fran and Will begin to let go of a life that could have been, fate may just find a way of bringing them back together.

UK publication: 11th May 2018

174 typescript pages

Praise for THE THINGS WE NEED TO SAY:

‘A wonderfully well-written novel which covers the issues of infertility, infidelity and temptation in a heart-wrenchingly honest way’ Victoria Cooke

‘If you love novels that have warmth, charm and heart I strongly recommend that you read this poignant and uplifting book’ Kerry Postle

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Rachel Burton has a BA in Classics and an MA in English and has never really known what to do when she grows up. She has worked as a waitress, a legal secretary, a yoga teacher and a paralegal. She grew up in Cambridge and London but now lives in Leeds with her boyfriend and three cats. The main loves of her life are The Beatles and very tall romantic heroes.

ACCESSIBLE LITERARY & BOOKCLUB

CRIME

Tana French THE WITCH ELM

SEVENTH BEAUTIFULLY-WRITTEN PAGE-TURNER FROM THE NO.2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TRESPASSER

OPTIONS IN 35 LANGUAGES; TV ADAPTATION OF THE DUBLIN MURDER SQUAD SERIES IN PRODUCTION FOR BBC ONE

NO.1 GERMAN SPIEGEL BESTSELLER; LONGLISTED FOR CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY AND NOMINATED FOR THE GOLD DAGGER 2017

‘SHE INSPIRES CULTIC DEVOTION IN READERS’ The New Yorker

Toby is a happy-go-lucky young guy with great friends, a great girlfriend and a good job - until the night when two burglars break into his apartment and beat him up. He’s left badly damaged, both physically and psychologically.

As he struggles to recover, he learns that his uncle has terminal cancer and needs someone to look after him. So Toby and his girlfriend move in with him, in the old house where Toby and his cousins spent holidays as children.

In its peaceful atmosphere, Toby gradually starts to heal - but then a skeleton is found inside the trunk of an elm tree in the garden. When it turns out to be an old classmate of his, Toby realises that the investigation is focusing in on him.

As he tries to find out what happened, he’s forced to re-evaluate his past, himself, and what unsuspected dark places both of those might hold.

UK publication: TBC US publication: TBC www.tanafrench.com

TBC pages

Praise for Tana French:

‘She has become required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting’ Janet Maslin, New York Times

‘Absolutely mesmerising’ Gillian Flynn

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) NORTH AMERICAN: Viking (Andrea Schulz) GERMAN: Fischer

Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the USA and Malawi and now lives in Dublin with her family. Tana is currently writing her eighth novel.

THRILLER

G.X. Todd HUNTED

SECOND NOVEL IN THE STEPHEN KING-INSPIRED VOICES SERIES

THE BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL CONTINUES IN A WORLD WHERE THE VOICE INSIDE YOUR HEAD CAN SAVE OR SLAUGHTER YOU

‘INCREDIBLY ACCOMPLISHED AND IMPRESSIVE...HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE MOST RECENT POST-APOCALYPTIC OFFERINGS’ Independent

The birds are flying. The birds are flocking. The birds know where to find her.

One man is driven by a Voice that isn't his. It’s killing his sanity and wrestling with it over and over like a jackal with a bone. He has one goal.

To find the girl with a Voice like his own. She has no one to defend her now. The hunt is on.

But at an inn by the sea, a boy with no tongue and no Voice gathers his warriors. Albus must find Lacey...before the Other does. And finish the work his sister Ruby began.

UK publication: 31st May 2018 www.gxtodd.com

451 pages

Praise for DEFENDER:

‘Defender is lifted way above other novels in the over-subscribed post-apocalyptic subgenre by Todd’s sympathetic characterisation and superb pacing’ Guardian

‘So accomplished that it's difficult to believe it's a first novel, Defender is already worthy to take its place alongside The Stand in the canon. An absolute gem of a book’ John Connolly

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G.X. Todd is a 36-year-old former mobile librarian from the West Midlands. After completing a history degree at Birmingham University, she started working for public libraries and has now been there for more than a decade. She holds a HGV licence and formerly drove a 35ft long library van around the borough.

G.X. Todd DEFENDER (VOICES #1)

THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD WILL EITHER SAVE OR SLAUGHTER YOU

LEE CHILD ‘COMPELLING, SUSPENSEFUL, AND ALTOGETHER EXTRAORDINARY’

GUARDIAN ‘LIFTED WAY ABOVE OTHER NOVELS...BY TODD’S SYMPATHETIC CHARACTERISATION AND SUPERB PACING’

KAREN MAITLAND ‘A CHILLING VISION OF A WORLD GONE FERAL...YOU CAN TASTE THE DUST AND BLOOD AND SWEAT; THE FEAR ON EVERY PAGE’

JOHN CONNOLLY ‘AN ABSOLUTE GEM OF A BOOK’

In a world where long drinks are in short supply, a stranger listens to the voice in his head telling him to buy a lemonade from the girl sitting on a dusty road.

That moment locks them together.

Here and now it’s dangerous to listen to your inner voice. Those who do, keep it quiet.

These voices have purpose.

And when Pilgrim meets Lacey, there is a reason. He just doesn’t know it yet.

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CRIME

Imran Mahmood YOU DON’T KNOW ME

STEP INTO THE SHOES OF THE JURY. HOW QUICK ARE YOU TO JUDGE?

BBC TV ADAPTATION IN DEVELOPMENT; SELECTED FOR WORLD BOOK NIGHT 2018

‘SEARING...TRIUMPHANTLY RECONFIGURES THE TRADITIONAL WHODUNNIT INTO SOMETHING REMARKABLE’ Ruth Ware

‘IMPRESSIVELY ORIGINAL’ The Times

‘EXCITING, HIGHLY ORIGINAL AND CONVINCINGLY WRITTEN’ Literary Review

‘SUPERB CHARACTER-DRIVEN FICTION. MASTERFUL’ Guardian

‘ASKS THE READER TO ACT AS THE JURY AND DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES. IT IS A STUNNING IDEA, AND SUPERBLY EXECUTED’ Daily Mail

You know, part of me thought if I told my speech myself then at least you get to feel a little bit of what it is like to be me.

In London a young man stands accused of murder. All the evidence points to him; the police see an open and shut case.

But at his trial, this man, who has tried to stay out of trouble all his life, tells an extraordinary story.

It is about a young woman who tried to protect her brother and got into terrible trouble. It's about a young man who, in order to save her, entered a dark, violent world he'd avoided for so long.

He now stands in the dock and wants to tell you the truth. He needs you to believe him.

Will you?

UK paperback publication: 19th April 2018

400 pages

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Imran Mahmood was born in Liverpool in 1969 to first generation Pakistani parents. He has been working at the criminal bar in London for over 20 years and regularly appears in jury trials across the country dealing with serious and complex criminal cases. He lives in South East London with his wife and is writing his second novel.

EXTRACT: IMRAN MAHMOOD - YOU DON’T KNOW ME PAGE 107: TRIAL DAY 31

IN THE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT T2017229

Before: HIS HONOUR JUDGE SALMON QC

Closing Speeches:

Thursday 6th July 2017

APPEARANCES

For the Prosecution: Mr C. Salfred QC

For the Defendant: In person

THURSDAY 6th JULY -- 10:00:

DEFENDANT:

Have any of you lot ever held a gun in your hands?

It’s not like you see in the films where you can put one in the inside pocket of your jacket or stick it in your jeans and forget you got it on you.

A gun is a heavy thing. It weighs you down.

When you pick one up it’s like you can feel the seriousness of it. You can sense the life it can take and the damage it can make.

A gun is a living breathing thing in a ways. And it’s even got a voice.

As soon as you pick one up it starts whispering to you. It’s whispering all in your ears. All the time you have it on you it’s whispering. Wsss wsss wsss wsss. And it’s saying just one thing to you over and over.

It’s saying, ‘Let me out.’

It wants you to shoot it.

LITERARY

John Connolly he

A STUNNING AND IMMERSIVE LITERARY IMAGINING OF THE LIFE OF HOLLYWOOD COMEDY LEGEND, STAN LAUREL

A UNIQUE LOOK AT THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTISTIC COMPROMISES REQUIRED BY SUCCESS

‘CONNOLLY USES STYLISTIC ECCENTRICITIES IN TELLING HIS TALE…A REFLECTION OF THE ORIGINALITY OF THIS FINE NOVEL’ Sunday Times

An extraordinary reimagining of the life of one of the greatest screen comedians the world has ever known: a man who knew both adoration and humiliation; who loved, and was loved in turn; who betrayed, and was betrayed; who never sought to cause pain to others, yet left a trail of affairs and broken marriages in his wake.

And whose life was ultimately defined by one relationship of such tenderness and devotion that only death could sever it: his partnership with the man he knew as Babe. he is Stan Laurel.

But he did not really exist. Stan Laurel was a fiction. This is his tale. he recreates the golden age of Hollywood for an intensely compassionate study of the tension between commercial demands and artistic integrity, the human frailties behind even the greatest of artists, and one of the most enduring and beloved partnerships in cinema history: Laurel & Hardy.

UK paperback publication: 28th June 2018 US hardback publication: 1st May 2018 www.johnconnollybooks.com

464 pages

Praise for HE:

‘It's the best tribute to this novel that by the end of it you feel you have been given the full texture of a life’ Kirkus

‘Charts the evolution of comedy in Hollywood during its first half century with a keen eye for detail but it’s one that strikes a wistful note…an entertaining account of early 20th-century celebrity’ Daily Express

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John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. His début, EVERY DEAD THING, swiftly launched him into the front rank of thriller writers, and all his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers. He is the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus Award (for EVERY DEAD THING).

CRIME

CRIME/THRILLER

Martina Cole DAMAGED

THE 24TH HARD-HITTING, UNCOMPROMISING NOVEL FROM NO.1 BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CRIME

IN A GENRE OF ITS OWN - NO ONE WRITES LIKE MARTINA

RIGHTS SOLD IN 31 LANGUAGES; OVER 14 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE; MORE NO.1 ORIGINAL BESTSELLERS THAN ANY OTHER AUTHOR - EACH OUTSELLS THE LAST

‘MARTINA COLE PULLS NO PUNCHES. WRITES AS SHE SEES IT, REFUSES TO PATRONISE OR CONDESCEND TO EITHER HER CHARACTERS OR FANS’ Independent on Sunday

When the bodies of missing schoolgirls start turning up, former DCI Kate Burrows is dragged out of retirement.

A new Grantley serial killer is in town and DCI Annie Carr turns to Kate for help. She welcomes the distraction from her home life with former gangster Patrick Kelly, whose long lost son has turned up out of the blue, bringing trouble with him.

It soon becomes clear the killer is on their doorstep and as the body count grows, Kate and Annie face a race against the clock.

But they have no real leads...and there's more to these murders than meets the eye. Can Kate take the killer down before another schoolgirl dies?

UK paperback publication: 28th June 2018 www.martinacole.co.uk

368 pages

Praise for Martina Cole:

‘Martina Cole is a one woman powerhouse’ Independent

‘Incredible dramatic stuff...it’s more of a Western...a classical story’ Tom Hardy

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Previous titles: BETRAYAL: CZECH: Domino; GET EVEN: CZECH: Domino; THE GOOD LIFE: ALBANIAN: Living Publishing House; CZECH: Domino; REVENGE: CZECH: Domino; HUNGARIAN: Alexandra; THE LIFE: CZECH: Domino; HUNGARIAN: Alexandra; SPANISH: Alianza

Martina Cole was born and brought up in Essex. She is the bestselling author of 24 novels set in London’s gangland. 2017 marked Martina’s 25 year publication anniversary: she continues to be unmatched in her phenomenal success. Martina divides her time between Kent and Cyprus.

CRIME/THRILLER

Martina Cole - SOLD IN 31 LANGUAGES

‘READING A MARTINA COLE BOOK IS A PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE. A FEW CHAPTERS IN, I HAD TO CLOSE THE PAGES AND, HEART POUNDING, TAKE A DEEP BREATH’ The Times

Previous titles:

BETRAYAL: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller.

GET EVEN: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 1 country.

THE GOOD LIFE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 2 countries.

REVENGE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 2 countries.

THE LIFE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 4 countries.

THE FAITHLESS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 3 countries.

THE FAMILY: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. TV drama produced by Sky One. Rights sold in 2 countries.

HARD GIRLS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 5 countries.

THE BUSINESS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 10 countries.

FACES: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 9 countries.

CLOSE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 12 countries.

THE TAKE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 14 countries. TV drama produced by Sky One. Winner of the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2006.

THE GRAFT: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 10 countries.

THE KNOW: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 15 countries.

MAURA’S GAME: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries.

FACELESS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 10 countries.

BROKEN: A UK Sunday Times No.4 bestseller. Rights sold in 6 countries.

TWO WOMEN: A UK Sunday Times No.3 bestseller. Rights sold in 12 countries.

THE RUNAWAY: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries. TV drama produced by Sky One.

THE JUMP: TV drama produced by Warner Sisters. Rights sold in 8 countries.

GOODNIGHT LADY: Rights sold in 7 countries.

THE LADYKILLER: Rights sold in 14 countries.

DANGEROUS LADY: A UK Sunday Times top 15 bestseller. TV drama produced by Warner Sisters. Rights sold in 18 countries.

For translation rights information please contact Mary Darby [email protected]

Visit the author’s website at www.martinacole.co.uk

CRIME

Tim Weaver YOU WERE GONE

EACH TIM WEAVER NOVEL HAS BEEN A UK BESTSELLER; LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER 2017

I BURIED YOU. I MOURNED YOU. BUT NOW YOU’RE BACK.

‘WITH ELEGANCE, CARE AND CRAFT, IT IS A LUMINOUS EXAMPLE OF WHAT A CONSIDERABLE TALENT WEAVER HAS BECOME. CATCH HIM AT ONCE’ Daily Mail

Three days after Christmas, a woman walks into a police station. She has no phone and no ID, just a piece of paper with the name of investigator David Raker on it. She tells officers that Raker is her husband.

SHE SAYS SHE'S MY WIFE.

When he turns up at the station, Raker is stunned. The woman looks exactly like his wife. She knows all about their marriage, their history, even private conversations the two of them had. There's just one problem: Raker's wife has been dead for eight years.

MY WIFE DIED. . .DIDN'T SHE?

The woman tells the police that Raker had a breakdown. A respected doctor backs up her account. Items are missing that prove Raker's side of the story - and, worst of all, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a disappearance.

SHE'S EITHER A LIAR - OR I AM.

Could Raker have imagined their whole marriage? Is he delusional? Is this really the woman he loved and grieved for? Hunted by the police, Raker will have to find out the truth before it costs him everything - his memories, his sanity, his life...

UK hardback publication: 17th May 2018 www.timweaverbooks.com

468 pages

Praise for Tim Weaver:

‘A lacerating joint investigation, taking the characters (and readers) into the furthest reaches of obsession - and a quest for redemption. It’s a dark, complex and visceral read’ Financial Times

‘A fast-paced story packed with thrills and surprises’ Daily Express

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Penguin / Michael Joseph (Maxine Hitchcock) AUDIO: Michael Joseph

Tim Weaver is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the David Raker Missing Persons series. He has been nominated for a National Book Award, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, and shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the Library Award, which considers an author’s entire body of work. He is also the host and producer of the chart topping Missing podcast, which features experts in the field discussing missing persons investigations from every angle. A former journalist and magazine editor, he lives near Bath with his wife and daughter.

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Tim Weaver - SOLD IN 11 LANGUAGES

‘ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST RESPECTED CRIME WRITERS’ Daily Mail

Previous titles:

I AM MISSING NO.7 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER When a young man wakes up bruised and beaten, with no memory of who he is or where he came from. Despite media appeals and the efforts of the police, no one knows him. But Raker has more questions than answers. Who is Richard Kite? Why does no one know him? And what links him to the body of a woman found beside a London railway line?

BROKEN HEART NO.9 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A woman drives to a headland on the Devon coast and is never seen again. Raker soon learns that she was recently widowed from a reclusive film director. Going through her husband’s belongings, she found a dark secret, and chasing the truth will consume Raker and place him in grave danger. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY

WHAT REMAINS NO.10 SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER Colm Healy was one of the Met’s best detectives - until the unsolved murders of a mother and her twin daughters consumed his career, his family and his life. Re-opening the case together, Raker soon learns the hard way how this puzzle breeds obsession. But the worst is yet to come. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY; POLAND; TURKEY

FALL FROM GRACE NO.2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Leonard Franks and his wife, Ellie, leave London and settle into their dream retirement in Dartmoor. One afternoon, Leonard leaves to get firewood and never returns. Still missing nine months later, David Raker is called in to investigate. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; ITALY; POLAND; THE NETHERLANDS; TURKEY

NEVER COMING BACK NO.7 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK When Emily Kane arrives at her sister’s house the door’s unlocked and the TV is on but her sister and her family are gone. When the police draw a blank, missing persons investigator, David Raker, is called in to help find them. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; ISRAEL; ITALY; POLAND; TURKEY; THE NETHERLANDS

VANISHED UK BESTSELLER Six months ago Samuel Wren boarded the London Underground and hasn’t been seen since. Desperate for news, his wife hires missing persons investigator, David Raker, to find answers. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY; POLAND; RUSSIA; TURKEY

THE DEAD TRACKS NO.1 KINDLE BESTSELLER Seventeen-year-old Megan Carver was an unlikely runaway. A straight-A student from a happy home, she studied hard and rarely got into trouble. When David Raker is hired by Megan’s parents to find out what happened, he recognises their pain, but knows that the darkest secrets can be buried deep. And Megan’s secrets could cost him his life. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; ISRAEL; ITALY; POLAND; RUSSIA; TURKEY

CHASING THE DEAD UK TOP 20 BESTSELLER A year to the day of his wife’s death, David is visited by an old friend of hers, Mary, whose son went missing six years before and five years later he turned up dead. Already reluctant to take on a new case, David is stunned when Mary tells him she thinks she’s seen her son - alive. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HUNGARY; ISRAEL; ITALY; POLAND; RUSSIA; TURKEY

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SERIAL KILLER THRILLER

Chris Carter GALLERY OF THE DEAD

THE NINTH INCREDIBLE ROBERT HUNTER THRILLER FROM THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CALLER

SOLD IN 19 LANGUAGES; OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE; GERMAN AND DANISH BESTSELLER

‘IT’S IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS THOMAS HARRIS’ RED DRAGON OR SILENCE OF THE LAMBS’ Kirkus

‘Thirty-seven years in the force, and if I was allowed to choose just one thing to erase from my mind, what’s inside that room would be it.’

That’s what a LAPD Lieutenant tells Detectives Hunter and Garcia of the Ultra Violent Crimes Unit as they arrive at one of the most shocking crime scenes they have ever attended.

In a completely unexpected turn of events, the detectives find themselves joining forces with the FBI to track down a serial killer whose hunting ground sees no borders; a psychopath who loves what he does because to him murder is much more than just killing - it’s an art form.

Welcome to The Gallery of the Dead.

UK publication: 8th February 2018 www.chriscarterbooks.com

432 pages

Praise for Chris Carter:

‘There’s a touch of Patricia Cornwell about Chris Carter’s plotting’ Mail on Sunday

‘Each of his novels are all the more terrifying...no exception’ Daily Mail

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) DANISH: Jentas UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Jo Dickinson) GERMAN: Ullstein AUDIO: Simon & Schuster SLOVENE: Ucila BULGARIAN: ERA Media CZECH: BB Art

Chris Carter was born in Brazil. After graduating high school he moved to the USA where he studied psychology and worked as a Criminal Psychologist for several years. His novels have been met with wide acclaim and he is a consistent bestseller in Germany and Denmark. He lives in London and is currently writing the tenth Robert Hunter novel.

SERIAL KILLER THRILLER

Chris Carter - SOLD IN 19 LANGUAGES

‘CARTER IS NOW IN A JEFFERY DEAVER CLASS - A MASTER OF MONSTERS’ Daily Mail

Previous titles:

THE CALLER NO.1 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER LIST Hunter and Garcia investigate deadly threats, chasing a predator who scouts the streets and social media networks for victims, taunting them with secret messages and feeding on their fear. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; SLOVENIA; TURKEY

I AM DEATH NO.5 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER LIST The body of a young woman is found on grass beside Los Angeles International Airport - her body stretched into a five-point human star. Hunter soon finds himself chasing a monster who cannot be quenched because he is death. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Emily Bestler Books; BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; SLOVENIA; THAILAND

AN EVIL MIND NO.5 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER LIST A freak accident in rural Wyoming leads to the discovery of a serial killer who has been torturing victims for 25 years. Detective Robert Hunter must find the identity of a killer so elusive no-one had any idea he existed. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Emily Bestler Books; BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; SLOVENIA; THAILAND

ONE BY ONE NO.10 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER LIST Detective Robert Hunter receives an anonymous call asking him to access a website - his own private broadcast. The caller doesn’t just want Hunter to watch, he wants him to participate and refusal is not an option. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; SLOVENIA; THAILAND

THE DEATH SCULPTOR TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES PAPERBACK BESTSELLER Detective Robert Hunter is called into a case when a student nurse finds her patient, a well-known LA prosecutor, murdered in his bed. Hunter is immediately drawn to the killer’s calling card. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; HUNGARY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVENIA; THAILAND

THE NIGHT STALKER An unidentified female body is brought into the Los Angeles County morgue with the cause of death unknown. Hunter is pulled onto the case when it becomes clear something has been stitched inside her. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; HUNGARY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVENIA

THE EXECUTIONER Inside an LA church, the body of a priest is found. Hunter believes, at first, this to be a ritualistic killing but as more bodies surface, he is forced to reassess. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUNGARY; ITALY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVENIA; THAILAND; TURKEY

THE CRUCIFIX KILLER The body of a young woman is found in Los Angeles National Forest with a strange double-cross carved onto her neck: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; INDONESIA; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SWEDEN; THAILAND; THE NETHERLANDS; TURKEY 25

CRIME

Tana French DUBLIN MURDER SQUAD SERIES SOLD IN 35 LANGUAGES

‘IT’S TERRIFIC - TERRIFYING, AMAZING, THE PROSE IS INCANDESCENT’ Stephen King

‘CLEVER AND COMPELLING’ Ian Rankin

‘SHE IS, WITHOUT DOUBT, MY FAVOURITE MYSTERY WRITER’ Harlan Coben

Options in BRAZIL; CZECH REPUBLIC; FRANCE; GEORGIA; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; ISRAEL; ITALY; KOREA; NORWAY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; ROMANIA; RUSSIA; SERBIA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TAIWAN

THE TRESPASSER NO.2 ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST; NO.1 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER Antoinette Conway is still on the Murder Squad, but only just. She’s partnered up with Stephen Moran now, and that’s going well - but the rest of her working life isn’t. She and Stephen pull a case that at first looks like a slam-dunk lovers’ tiff, but gradually they realise there’s more going on... Rights sold in 12 countries.

THE SECRET PLACE NO.4 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.1 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER Detective Stephen Moran is looking for a place on the Murder Squad when he’s approached by Holly Mackey: she has a postcard and a story. Stephen must find a way into Holly’s mysterious high-school world and disentangle the truth before any more damage is done. Rights sold in 16 countries.

BROKEN HARBOUR NO.6 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.7 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER Scorcher Kennedy is the Murder Squad’s star detective. This case should be simple, but there are too many inexplicable details and the evidence is pointing in two directions. The neat compartments of Scorcher’s life are breaking down, and the sudden tangle of work and family is putting both at risk. Rights sold in 18 countries.

FAITHFUL PLACE NO.5 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER The course of Frank Mackey’s life was set by one defining moment. The moment his girlfriend, Rosie Daly, failed to turn up for their rendezvous in Faithful Place. 20 years on, Frank’s sister calls to say that Rosie's suitcase has been found. Rights sold in 22 countries.

THE LIKENESS SPIEGEL BESTSELLER When Sam O’Neill calls Detective Cassie Maddox to the scene of his new case, she is shocked to find that the murdered girl is her double. What’s more, her ID shows she is Lexie Madison - the identity Cassie used years ago as an undercover detective. Rights sold in 22 countries.

IN THE WOODS SPIEGEL BESTSELLER You’re twelve years old. It’s the summer holiday. You’re playing in the woods with your two best friends. Something happens. Something terrible. And the other two are never seen again. Rights sold in 34 countries.

FILM & TV RIGHTS: All titles under option by Euston Films and Element Pictures

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Tana French

OVER 5.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

‘TO SAY TANA FRENCH IS ONE OF THE GREAT THRILLER WRITERS IS REALLY TOO LIMITING. RATHER SHE’S SIMPLY THIS: A TRULY GREAT WRITER’ Gillian Flynn

Double-Nominee CWA Dagger in the Library and Gold Dagger 2017

Winner of the BGE Irish Book Award Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2016

Winner of the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2012

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2012

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel 2008

Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Novel 2008

Winner of the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery 2008

Winner of the Barry Award for Best First Novel 2008

Winner of the IVCA Clarion Award for Best Fiction

Nominated for Irish Book Awards Crime Fiction of the Year 2014

Shortlisted for the Strand Magazine Critics Award 2013

Nominated for Book of the Decade by the Irish Book Awards 2010

Shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Award 2009

Shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year Award at the Irish Book Awards

THE SECRET PLACE named Time Magazine’s No.1 Fiction Book of the Year 2014

THE TRESPASSER entered the New York Times at No.2

CRIME

Gillian McAllister NO FURTHER QUESTIONS

ORIGINAL AND DEVILISHLY CLEVER THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH AND ANYTHING YOU DO SAY

PERFECT FOR FANS OF JODI PICOULT

TV RIGHTS IN ANYTHING YOU DO SAY OPTIONED BY BAFTA NOMINATED UK INDEPENDENT PRODUCER; TOTAL SALES TOP 100,000 COPIES

‘WILL CHALLENGE EVERY BELIEF YOU HAVE’ The Sun

The police say she’s guilty.

She insists she’s innocent.

She’s your sister. You loved her. You trusted her.

But they say she killed your child.

Who do you believe?

Original, devilishly clever and impossible to forget, this is a thriller with a difference. You won’t be able to tear yourself away from the trial that will determine both sisters’ fates.

UK e-book publication: 2nd July 2018 UK paperback publication: 4th October 2018 www.gillianmcallister.com

400 pages

Praise for Gillian McAllister:

‘Smartly conceived...original’ The Times

‘Real moments of heart-in-mouth suspense. With engaging characters, and a cleverly crafted message about morality and forgiveness at its core, this contemporary love story wrapped in a thriller is a brilliant read’ Sunday Mirror

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Michael Joseph (Maxine Hitchcock) AUDIO: Michael Joseph

Previous titles: ANYTHING YOU DO SAY: CROATIAN: 24 Stata; CZECH: Euromedia; ITALIAN: Editrice Nord; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH: CZECH: Euromedia; DUTCH: Ambo | Anthos; FRENCH: Éditions Bragelonne-Milady; HUNGARIAN: Muvelt Nep; POLISH: Proszynski; RUSSIAN: AST; SLOVAK: Ikar

Gillian McAllister graduated with an English degree in 2006 and is now a lawyer with a large law firm. An esteemed blogger, her site has been featured in various publications including Company magazine. She lives in Birmingham with her boyfriend and cat.

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Gillian McAllister - SOLD IN 9 LANGUAGES

‘INTRIGUING AND COMPELLING...EXCEPTIONAL...PERFECTION’ Clare Mackintosh

‘THIS SMARTLY CONCEIVED PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER STARTS AND ENDS STRONGLY’ Sunday Times

‘WRITTEN WITH AUTHORITY AND INSIGHT...BRILLIANTLY INTRICATE CHARACTERS AND FASCINATING MORAL CONUNDRUMS’ The Sun

Previous titles:

ANYTHING YOU DO SAY NO.12 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LIST It's the end of the night. You're walking home on your own. Then you hear the sound every woman dreads. Footsteps. Behind you. Getting faster. You're sure it's him - the man from the bar who wouldn't leave you alone. You make a snap decision. You turn. You push. Your pursuer tumbles down the steps. He lies motionless, face-down on the floor. Now what? Call 999. Wait for the police to arrive. For judgement, for justice, whatever that may be. You just hope your husband, family and friends, everyone you love, will stand by you. OR: Run. Stay silent. You didn't mean to do it. You were scared, you panicked. And no one saw. No one will ever know. If you leave now. If you keep quiet. For ever. Which will it be?

Rights sold in CROATIA: 24 Stata; CZECH REPUBLIC: Euromedia; ITALY: Editrice Nord; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option

EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH NO.6 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LIST Do you ever check your partner's phone? Should you? Are you prepared for the consequences? It all started with the email. Rachel didn't even mean to look. She loves Jack. She's pregnant with their child. She trusts him. But now she's seen it, she can't undo that moment. Or the chain of events it has set in motion. Why has Jack been lying about his past? Just what exactly is he hiding? And doesn't Rachel have a right to know the truth at any cost?

Rights sold in CZECH REPUBLIC: Euromedia; FRANCE: Éditions Bragelonne-Milady; HUNGARY: Muvelt Nep; POLAND: Proszynski; RUSSIA: AST; SLOVAKIA: Ikar; THE NETHERLANDS: Ambo | Anthos

Visit the author’s website at www.gillianmcallister.com

CRIME

A.J. Cross COLD, COLD HEART

SIXTH DR KATE HANSON COLD CASE NOVEL FROM PRACTISING FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST

PERFECT FOR FANS OF KATHY REICHS AND PATRICIA CORNWELL

‘HANSON IS AN INTRIGUING CHARACTER, ADEPT AT READING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR, IN A SERIES WHICH SHOWS POLICE IN A VERY MODERN LIGHT’ Sunday Times

The Unsolved Crime Unit’s new case is a decade-old sexual homicide, for which a man was wrongfully convicted and has already served ten years of his life sentence for killing quiet, opera-loving Della Harrington.

Kate Hanson and her colleagues track down witnesses identified by the original investigation and quickly realise how wrong Della was to believe that her apartment in Birmingham’s smart Jewellery Quarter was a safe haven.

As the complexities of the case build, along with the demands of Hanson’s private life, her determination to get justice for Della and for the man convicted of her murder lead her to a fateful decision which places her relationship with her colleagues, her work with West Midlands Police and her forensic career in jeopardy.

UK publication: 2018 www.ajcrosscrime.com

TBC pages

Praise for A.J. Cross:

‘Intriguing and well-written’ Literary Review

‘Knowledge of her subject gives this a gritty authenticity all of its own - right up to a nail-biting and satisfying conclusion’ York Press

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Severn House (Kate Lyall Grant)

Previous titles: A LITTLE DEATH; THE ART OF DECEPTION: GERMAN: Blanvalet; ITALIAN: Giunti Editore; GONE IN SECONDS: DUTCH: De Fontein; GERMAN: Blanvalet; ITALIAN: Giunti Editore; POLISH: Swiat Ksiazki

A.J. Cross, like her heroine Kate Hanson, is a Forensic Psychologist with over twenty years’ experience in the field. She lives in Birmingham with her jazz-musician husband and is the author of three previous Dr Kate Hanson Cold Case mysteries.

THRILLERS

THRILLER

Lee Child PAST TENSE

JACK REACHER IS BACK: 23RD NOVEL IN THE WORLD’S BIGGEST THRILLER SERIES

100 MILLION COPIES SOLD; THE REACHER SERIES IS TRANSLATED INTO 49 LANGUAGES; A US & UK NO.1 BESTSELLER; JACK REACHER IS A BILLION DOLLAR BRAND

‘IT’S AUTOMATIC: REACHER GETS OFF A BUS, CHILD LANDS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST’ Booklist

Reacher, the eternal drifter, happens by chance on the small New Hampshire town he remembers his father was supposed to have come from.

But when he starts looking for his dad’s old home, he finds there’s no record of anyone named Reacher ever having lived there...

UK publication: 5th November 2018 US publication: 5th November 2018 www.leechild.com

400 pages

Praise for Lee Child:

‘There’s a reason why Child is considered the best of the best in the thriller genre’ Associated Press

‘Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond’ Ken Follett

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Transworld (Marianne Velmans) NORTH AMERICAN: Bantam Dell (Kate Miciak) AUDIO: Random House Audio FINNISH: Karisto Oy

Lee Child is the creator of the international bestselling, award-winning, 23-book series of Jack Reacher novels. Child now divides his time between Manhattan and Sussex.

THRILLER

Lee Child NO MIDDLE NAME

ALL JACK REACHER SHORT FICTION PUBLISHED TOGETHER FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME

NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES AND NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING COLLECTION OF SHORTSTORIES; GLOBAL SALES FAST APPROACHING 1 MILLION COPIES

‘CHILD IS STILL HITTING IT OUT OF THE PARK’ James Patterson

Jack ‘No Middle Name’ Reacher, lone wolf, knight errant, ex-military cop, lover of women, scourge of the wicked and righter of wrongs, is the most iconic hero for our age. This is the first time all of Lee Child’s shorter fiction featuring Jack Reacher has been collected into one volume.

A brand-new novella, TOO MUCH TIME, is included, as are those previously only published in e-book form: SECOND SON, JAMES PENNEY’S NEW IDENTITY, GUY WALKS INTO A BAR, DEEP DOWN, HIGH HEAT, NOT A DRILL and SMALL WARS. Added to these is every other Reacher short story that Child has written: EVERYONE TALKS, MAYBE THEY HAVE A TRADITION, NO ROOM AT THE MOTEL and THE PICTURE OF A LONELY DINER.

Read together, these twelve stories shed new light on Reacher’s past, illuminating how he grew up and developed into the wandering avenger who has captured the imagination of millions around the world.

UK paperback publication: 11th January 2018 US paperback publication: 2nd January 2018 www.leechild.com

432 pages

Praise for NO MIDDLE NAME:

‘A bushel of previously uncollected Jack Reacher stories brings the vagabond hero from childhood to hunkhood…These are tasty appetizers that will hopefully lead to a satisfying entrée’ Kirkus

‘Captivating...classic Child...This volume demonstrates what his fans already know: he’s a born storyteller and an astute observer’ Publisher’s Weekly

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) FRENCH: Calmann-Levy UK & COMMONWEALTH: Transworld (Marianne Velmans) HEBREW: Kinneret NORTH AMERICAN: Bantam Dell (Kate Miciak) HUNGARIAN: General Press AUDIO: Random House Audio ITALIAN: Longanesi BULGARIAN: Obsidian NORWEGIAN: Cappelen Damm CROATIAN: Znanje POLISH: Albatros CZECH: BB Art ROMANIAN: Trei DANISH: Jentas RUSSIAN: Eksmo DUTCH: Luitingh-Sijthoff SPANISH (LA only): Blatt & Rios GERMAN: Blanvalet SWEDISH: Norstedts FINNISH: Karisto Oy

THRILLER

Lee Child – SOLD IN 49 LANGUAGES

‘JACK REACHER IS THE COOLEST CONTINUING CHARACTER NOW ON OFFER’ Stephen King Previous titles:

THE MIDNIGHT LINE: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 10 countries.

NIGHT SCHOOL: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 19 countries.

MAKE ME: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 22 countries.

PERSONAL: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 27 countries.

NEVER GO BACK: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 34 countries.

A WANTED MAN: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 24 countries.

THE AFFAIR: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 22 countries.

WORTH DYING FOR: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 27 countries.

61 HOURS: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 28 countries.

GONE TOMORROW: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 26 countries.

NOTHING TO LOSE: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 25 countries.

BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE: A New York Times No.2 and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 27 countries.

THE HARD WAY: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 25 countries.

ONE SHOT: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 38 countries.

THE ENEMY: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 26 countries.

PERSUADER: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 22 countries.

WITHOUT FAIL: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 23 countries.

ECHO BURNING: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller; NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 22 countries.

THE VISITOR / RUNNING BLIND: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller; NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 25 countries.

TRIPWIRE: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller and NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 27 countries.

DIE TRYING: A UK Sunday Times bestseller and NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 30 countries.

KILLING FLOOR: A UK Sunday Times bestseller and NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 33 countries.

FILM & TV RIGHTS: All titles under option

Visit the author’s website at www.leechild.com

THRILLER

Lee Child Creator of JACK REACHER

‘THE BEST THRILLER WRITER OF THE MOMENT’ New York Times

‘A MASTER CRAFTSMAN OF ACTION THRILLERS’ Wall Street Journal

Winner of the Harrogate Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction Award 2017

Nominated for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2016 Winner of El Premio RBA de Novela Negra 2014 Winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger 2013 Winner of the Specsavers Crime & Thriller Book of the Year Award 2012 Winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2011 Nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Novel 2008 Winner of the Nero Award for Excellence in the Mystery Genre 2005 Winner of the Barry Award for Best Novel of the Year 2005 Winner of the WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Novel 1998 Winner of the Barry Award for Best First Novel 1998

JACK REACHER: ONE SHOT starring Tom Cruise released by Paramount 2012 JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK starring Tom Cruise released by Paramount 2016

CRIME/THRILLER

John Connolly THE WOMAN IN THE WOODS

DETECTIVE NOVELS UNLIKE ANY OTHER

SIXTEENTH THRILLER IN THE OUTSTANDING CHARLIE PARKER SERIES; TV RIGHTS UNDER OPTION

A GAME OF GHOSTS IS A NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER; TRANSLATED INTO 28 LANGUAGES WITH OVER NINE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

‘JOHN CONNOLLY IS SOMETHING SINGULAR’ Independent

It is spring, and the mummified body of a young Jewish woman is discovered buried in the Maine woods. It is clear that she gave birth shortly before her death. But there is no sign of a baby.

Private detective Charlie Parker is engaged by the lawyer Moxie Castin to shadow the police investigation and find the infant, but Parker is not the only searcher. Someone else is following the trail left by the woman, someone with an interest in more than a missing child, someone prepared to leave bodies in his wake.

And in a house by the woods, a toy telephone begins to ring.

For a young boy is about to receive a call from a dead woman...

UK publication: 5th April 2018 US publication: 12th June 2018 www.johnconnollybooks.com

384 pages

Praise for John Connolly:

‘Dark, gritty and truly excellent...simply refuses to be pigeonholed’ The Sun

‘This man's so good, it's terrifying. Connolly operates in the terrain between unease and horror and does so without resorting to hysteria’ The Times

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Hodder & Stoughton (Swati Gamble) NORTH AMERICAN: Atria / Emily Bestler Books (Emily Bestler) AUDIO: Hodder & Stoughton

CRIME/THRILLER

John Connolly – SOLD IN 28 LANGUAGES

Options in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; FRANCE; GREECE; INDONESIA; ITALY; RUSSIA; SPAIN

Previous titles:

A GAME OF GHOSTS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 4 countries.

A TIME OF TORMENT: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 5 countries.

A SONG OF SHADOWS: A UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; an Irish Times No.2 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries.

THE WOLF IN WINTER: A UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries.

THE WRATH OF ANGELS: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 8 countries.

THE BURNING SOUL: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 8 countries.

THE WHISPERERS: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 12 countries.

THE LOVERS: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller. Rights sold in 16 countries.

THE REAPERS: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller. Rights sold in 12 countries.

THE UNQUIET: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 16 countries.

BLACK ANGEL: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller. Rights sold in 18 countries.

BAD MEN: An Irish Times bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 13 countries.

THE WHITE ROAD: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 16 countries.

THE KILLING KIND: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times top 10 bestseller. Rights sold in 18 countries.

DARK HOLLOW: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times top 10 bestseller. Rights sold in 20 countries.

EVERY DEAD THING: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 24 countries.

THE WANDERER IN UNKNOWN REALMS (DIGITAL NOVELLA): Rights sold in 1 country.

NOCTURNES (SHORT STORIES): FILM rights optioned by Gold Circle. The New Daughter starred Kevin Costner and Ivana Baquero. Rights sold in 13 countries.

NOCTURNES II: NIGHT MUSIC (SHORT STORIES) Rights sold in 4 countries.

FILM & TV RIGHTS: All titles under option

Visit the author’s website at www.johnconnollybooks.com

CRIME/THRILLER

John Connolly

‘THE EQUAL OF ANY TOP OF THE LEAGUE AMERICAN CRIME WRITER’ Guardian

‘CONNOLLY HAS NO MATCH WHEN IT COMES TO CHILLING HIS READERS’ Daily Express

Winner of BGE Irish Book Award 2017

Winner of CWA Short Story Dagger Award 2016

Winner of the Kirkus Best Book of 2015

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Short Story 2014

Winner of the House of Crime & Mystery Favourite Crime Novel 2013

Winner of the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery 2008

Winner of the Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel 2003

Winner of the Shamus Award 2000

Winner of the LA Times Book Award 1999

Nominated for the Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel 2016

Shortlisted for Crime Novel of the Year 2012

Nominated for the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel 2008

Nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for the Best First Novel 1999

The First Non-American Writer To Win The US Shamus Award

New York Times No.1 Bestseller

Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller

THRILLER

T.M. Logan 29 SECONDS

THE TENSE NEW THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LIES

HARASSED AND INTIMIDATED BY HER BOSS, SARAH IS OFFERED A ONCE-IN- A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE PROBLEM DISAPPEAR

OVER 300,000 COPIES OF LIES SOLD; TV RIGHTS OPTIONED BY LITTLE ISLAND PRODUCTIONS; ONE OF AMAZON’S TOP TEN BESTSELLING E-BOOKS OF 2017

‘ASSURED, COMPELLING, AND HYPNOTICALLY READABLE - WITH A TWIST AT THE END I GUARANTEE YOU WON'T SEE COMING’ Lee Child

Give me one name. One person. And I will make that person disappear.

When Sarah rescues a young girl in trouble, she expects nothing in return. But her instinctive act of bravery puts her in the debt of a powerful and dangerous man. And he has other ideas. He lives by his own brutal code, and all debts must be repaid - in the only way he knows how.

He offers Sarah a way to solve an impossible situation with her intolerable boss. A once-in-a-lifetime deal that could turn her life around and make all her problems disappear.

No consequences. No comeback. No chance of being found out.

All it takes is a 29-second phone call...

Because everyone has a name to give. Don't they?

UK e-book publication: 25th January 2018 UK paperback publication: 8th March 2018

452 pages

Praise for T.M. Logan:

‘A tense and gripping thriller’ B.A. Paris

‘Outstanding and very well-written…I certainly did not expect the final twist’ K.L. Slater

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) ITALIAN: Il Corte Editore UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bonnier Zaffre (Joel Richardson) SPANISH: HarperCollins Iberica AUDIO: Bonnier Zaffre PORTUGUESE: HarperCollins Iberica CZECH: Oldag

Previous title: LIES: NORTH AMERICAN: St. Martin’s Press; CROATIAN: Stilus; CZECH: Oldag; DUTCH: Ambo | Anthos; ITALIAN: Il Corte Editore; KOREAN: Book21; POLISH: Bukowy Las; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Little Island Productions

T.M. Logan is former Daily Mail science reporter, covering stories on new developments in a wide variety of scientific fields. He lives in Nottinghamshire with his wife and two children. He is currently working on his next stand-alone thriller.

THRILLER

Erik Storey A PROMISE TO KILL

CLYDE BARR IS THE PERFECT HERO: JACK REACHER MEETS THE MAN WITH NO NAME

ATMOSPHERIC THRILLER SET IN UTAH’S REMOTE MOUNTAIN TOWNS AND RUGGED BACK COUNTRY, WHERE CRIME AND CORRUPTION ARE RIFE

PERFECT FOR FANS OF SKY ATLANTIC’S TIN STAR

‘ONE OF THE BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR...ERIK STOREY IS NOT JUST A GOOD WRITER, HE’S A GREAT ONE’ Washington Times

Take a deep breath. Prepare for the worst.

Clyde Barr is a restless drifter, a man who has experienced incredible violence - but he’s a man with a code of honour, a man who helps those most in need.

While travelling through Utah, Barr meets a sick old man and his family. They and their entire town are at the mercy of a ruthless gang of bikers, the Reapers. They’re vicious men who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Now, trapped in the remote Utah desert and surrounded by enemies, with no way to contact the outside world, Barr must use every weapon at his disposal and every last scrap of his strength and will to fight back.

Because it’s not just his life at stake: an entire town is depending on him.

And Barr’s not the kind of man to let anyone down.

US paperback publication: 24th April 2018 UK publication: 10th August 2017 www.erikstoreybooks.com

304 pages

Praise for A PROMISE TO KILL:

‘Nail-biting…Readers will have a hard time putting this thriller down’ Publishers Weekly

‘You will be hard-pressed to find anything this year that approaches the quality of this…a terrific novel’ Book Reporter

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Ian Chapman) NORTH AMERICAN: Scribner (Rick Horgan) AUDIO: Simon & Schuster

Previous title: NOTHING SHORT OF DYING: BULGARIAN: Obsidian; DANISH: Jentas; GERMAN: Piper; SERBIAN: Evro-Giunti; THAI: WeLearn

Erik Storey is an outdoor guide from Colorado and, with his evocative writing, paints vivid images of Colorado landscapes. He’s 36 and lives in the Colorado High Desert with his wife and two daughters, working various jobs as ranch hand, a horseback guide and a dogsled musher. He is currently writing book three in the Clyde Barr series.

THRILLER

James Carol KISS ME, KILL ME

THE SECOND OUTSTANDING THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER SHORTLISTED NOVEL THE KILLING GAME

YOU THINK YOU KNOW THIS STORY? YOU DON’T. THIS STORY OF LOVE-GONE- BAD WILL MAKE YOU QUESTION EVERYTHING YOU KNOW

‘IT’S A DARK, TWISTY TALE THAT WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING. YOU WILL THINK YOU KNOW WHERE IT’S GOING - BUT YOU’LL BE WRONG’ Rachel Abbott

How far would you go to escape the one you love?

When Zoe meets Dan, he’s everything she is looking for in a man - intelligent, charming, supportive.

It’s only after they’re married that she realises that he’s controlling, aggressive, paranoid.

And there’s no way out.

Or is there?

Zoe knows she has to escape, but Dan’s found her once before, and she knows he can find her again.

But Dan has plans of his own. Plans that don’t necessarily include Zoe.

Be careful who you trust…

UK e-book publication: 22nd February 2018 UK paperback publication: 31st May 2018 www.james-carol.com

416 pages

Praise for KISS ME, KILL ME:

‘A fast paced psychological thriller with a superbly dark ending’ The Bookseller

‘Truly sinister domestic noir - chilling, scary, and magnificent’ Lee Child

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bonnier Zaffre (Katherine Armstrong) AUDIO: Bolinda

Previous titles: THE KILLING GAME: CHINESE (COMP.): Eurasian; CHINESE (SIMP.): Pioneer; GERMAN: Aufbau; HUNGARIAN: Könyvmolyképző; THAI: Jamsai; THE QUIET MAN: RUSSIAN: AST; PREY: CZECH: BB Art; GERMAN: DTV; RUSSIAN: AST; THAI: Jamsai; WATCH ME: CZECH: BB Art; GERMAN: DTV; RUSSIAN: AST; SLOVENIAN: Mladinska Knjiga; THAI: Jamsai; BROKEN DOLLS: CHINESE (COMP.): Doing; CHINESE (SIMP.): Pioneer; CZECH: BB Art; ESTONIAN: Ersen; GERMAN: DTV; ITALIAN: Giunti; POLISH: Dom Wydawniczy; RUSSIAN: AST; SLOVENIAN: Mladinska Knjiga; SPANISH: La Esfera de los Libros; THAI: Jamsai

James Carol lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and two children. He also writes the bestselling Jefferson Winter series When he’s not writing, he spends his time training horses and riders. He is currently working on his next novel.

THRILLER

Rob Sinclair SLEEPER 13

HOMELAND MEETS THE BOURNE IDENTITY IN THE MUST READ THRILLER OF 2017

HE WAS THEIR DEADLIEST WEAPON. NOW THEY ARE HIS TARGET.

PERFECT FOR FANS OF I AM PILGRIM, NOMAD AND ORPHAN X

Smuggled to the Middle East as a child.

Trained as one of the most elite insurgents of his generation.

Forced to do things no one should, for a cause he couldn’t believe in.

But as his brothers were preparing to kill, he was looking for a way out.

Now, on the eve of the deadliest coordinated attacks the world has ever seen, he finally has his chance.

He will break free and hunt down those who made him a monster.

He must draw on all his training to survive.

He is SLEEPER 13.

UK e-book publication: 1st March 2018 UK paperback publication: 28th June 2018 www.robsinclairauthor.com

432 pages

Praise for Rob Sinclair:

‘Walks the line between edge-of–the-seat thrills and considered character development beautifully. Twisting and turning the story all the way through it is utterly gripping and totally immersive’ Liz Loves Books

‘You can feel the tension crackling on every page. Sleeper 13 is a first-class international thriller’ Michael Wood

AGENT: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) WORLD: Orion (Ben Willis) AUDIO: Orion

For translation rights information please contact Krystyna Kujawinska [email protected]

Previous titles: THE BLACK HORNET; THE SILVER WOLF; THE RED COBRA; DARK FRAGMENTS; HUNT FOR THE ENEMY; RISE OF THE ENEMY; DANCE WITH THE ENEMY

Rob Sinclair is the author of the critically-acclaimed and bestselling series of espionage thrillers featuring embattled agent Carl Logan/James Ryker. He worked for nearly thirteen for a global accounting firm after graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2002, specialising in forensic fraud investigations at both national and international levels. He now writes full time and lives in the West Midlands with his wife and young sons.

THRILLER

Rob Sinclair – SOLD IN 5 LANGUAGES

THE ENEMY AND SEQUEL SERIES JAMES RYKER

‘AN EXCELLENT ACTION THRILLER SERIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF JACK REACHER AND BEN HOPE’ Off the Shelf

‘FAST PACED AND GRIPPING...HIGHLY TENSE’ By The Book

Previous titles:

THE SILVER WOLF (JAMES RYKER #3): UK e-book publication: November 2017 Still tormented by the disappearance of his wife, ex-intelligence agent James Ryker sets out on a personal mission of revenge. The trail takes him from the crystal waters of Mexico’s Caribbean coast, back to a place he thought he would never set foot again - his country of birth, England. Stumbling across a terrorist attack, all seemingly linked to The Silver Wolf. But just who is the Silver Wolf? And has Ryker finally met his match?

THE BLACK HORNET (JAMES RYKER #2): UK e-book publication: June 2017 Searching for his missing wife, Ryker goes to Mexico and finds himself in the firing line of enemies he long thought he’d left behind. Set-up for the murder of a former informant, Ryker is thrown into a jail run by The Black Hornet, the notorious leader of a Mexican drug cartel. But who’s the mystery American claiming he can help Ryker in his hour of need?

THE RED COBRA (JAMES RYKER #1): UK e-book publication: April 2017 Carl Logan is now living as ‘James Ryker’ in a secret location trying to start a new life. But his ex-boss, Winter, brings him news of a murdered woman in Spain, believed to be the infamous female assassin the Red Cobra. A cyberattack at the JIA led to the Red Cobra’s profile being compromised, and Winter believes JIA agents may now be at risk too. But when Ryker sees the grisly pictures of the murder he realises that the woman is not the Red Cobra… Rights sold in: CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; HUNGARY; TURKEY

HUNT FOR THE ENEMY (ENEMY #3): UK e-book publication: February 2016 They’ve erased his past. Wiped out his very existence. But Carl Logan isn’t finished yet. On the run in a harsh Russian winter, Logan has been framed for murder. The agency is hunting him down... and they’re not the only ones. But there’s much more at stake than just Logan’s life. One by one, agents and informants from all sides, all allegiances, are dying. An entire intelligence community is under attack. And Carl Logan is the only man who can put a stop to it, once and for all.

RISE OF THE ENEMY (ENEMY #2): UK e-book publication: April 2015 The JIA sends intelligence agent Carl Logan on a routine mission to Russia. It should have been simple. But when Logan’s cover is blown, he's transported into a world of hell he thought he would never see again. Something is different this time. Logan has never been short of enemies. And sometimes the enemy is closer to home than you think. Could his own people really have set him up?

DANCE WITH THE ENEMY (ENEMY #1): UK e-book publication: May 2014 Carl Logan was the perfect agent. A loner. No real friends or family. Trained to deal with any situation. But Logan isn’t the man he used to be. Five months ago his life changed forever when he was captured, tortured and left for dead by Youssef Selim, one of the world’s most violent terrorists. When Selim mysteriously reappears in Paris, linked to the kidnapping of America’s Attorney General, Logan smells his chance for revenge… Rights sold in: GREECE

ADVENTURE THRILLER

Jack Ford DEAD EDGE

THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY THRILLER IN THE HIGH-ACTION THOMAS J COOPER SERIES

MEET THOMAS J COOPER: UNPREDICTABLE, UNBREAKABLE, UNSTOPPABLE

‘WE’RE SUCKERS FOR A GOOD THRILLER AND THIS ONE HAD US GRIPPED!’ Take a Break Magazine

‘Next time there won’t be any warning. Next time we’ll let slip the dogs of war.’

Ex-US Navy-turned-investigator Thomas J Cooper knows this is no random coincidence. This is a carefully planned attack calling for war on the US government.

The clock is ticking, and Cooper must stop the perpetrators before the threat of further bombings becomes a deadly reality.

With estranged wife Maddie working beside him, they travel from Washington to Burkina Faso in a dangerous trail to track down the killers. Engulfed in a murderous game, they must be the players with the winning final move…

UK publication: 23rd August 2018

TBC pages

Praise for THE KILLING GROUNDS:

‘Blockbuster read packed with action, star-crossed romance, an exotic setting and nasty baddies’ PeterboroughTelegraph

‘Contemporary political thriller that I could just not put down’ Christian Bookaholic

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ UK (Sally Williamson) AUDIO: HarperCollins

Previous title: THE KILLING GROUNDS

Jack Ford is a novelist and is the author of six gritty British crime novels published under a pseudonym. Having studied global political Islam and American politics she went on to take a Master of Science degree in Counter-Terrorism. She is hoping to further her studies next year by tackling a PhD focusing on radicalisation and extremism. Jack lives in London with her children.

THRILLER

Tom Bale EACH LITTLE LIE

THIRD HIGH-TENSION, ADRENALINE-FUELLED THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ALL FALL DOWN AND SEE HOW THEY RUN

A NO.2 KINDLE BESTSELLER; 350,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS ALL TITLES

‘TWISTED AND BRILLIANT IN EQUAL MEASURE’ Bibliophile Book Club

One split second decision and you could lose your child forever...

When single mother Jen Cornish sees her neighbour’s keys on the footpath outside her home, she has no idea the simple good deed of returning them will end in her fighting for her life - and that of her son, Charlie.

Soon, Jen is arrested for a crime committed in her neighbour’s house, and the police have damning evidence. Jen wonders, is she losing her mind, or is she being framed?

Desperate to clear her name, Jen must untangle a chilling web of lies, and there’s only one suspect on her list: her ex, Charlie’s father. But someone is watching her every move - and it isn’t just Jen who is in danger.

They’re watching her child too.

Can Jen uncover the dark truth before it’s too late?

UK e-book publication: 29th June 2017 www.tombale.net

392 pages

Praise for Tom Bale:

‘Kept me in its grip until I reached the very last page’ Book Review Café

‘A rollercoaster of high-octane action that just won't let go. Highly recommended!’ K.L. Slater

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bookouture (Keshini Naidoo) AUDIO: Audible

Previous titles: ALL FALL DOWN: GERMAN: Amazon Germany; SEE HOW THEY RUN: CZECH: BB Art; GERMAN: Amazon Germany; GREEK: Mati Publishing; HUNGARIAN: Muvelt Nep

Tom Bale worked a variety of jobs while pursuing writing, including being a househusband with two pre-school children. His first novel, SINS OF THE FATHER, was published in 2006 under his real name, David Harrison. With his next book, SKIN AND BONES, he acquired an agent, a pseudonym and a publishing deal that enabled him to write full-time. A keen cyclist and sea swimmer, he lives in Brighton with his family.

THRILLER

Tom Bale

‘TOM BALE RIPS INTO THE STORY FROM THE FIRST LINE AND DOESN’T LET UP’ Shots Magazine

‘ONE OF THE BEST BRITISH THRILLER WRITERS AROUND’ Simon Kernick

‘A BREATH-TAKING, EDGE OF THE SEAT THRILLER WHICH HELD NOTHING BACK’ Chillers, Killers and Thrillers

Previous titles:

ALL FALL DOWN A NO.2 KINDLE BESTSELLER It’s the perfect Sunday. Summer sunshine, a barbecue with the kids. But a knock on the garden gate and two words, ‘HELP ME’, changes everything. When loving parents Rob and Wendy Turner let a dying man into their home, and do their best to help him, they think pure chance led him to their house. But soon their lives are threatened in ways they could never have imagined…and then the first anonymous letter arrives, forcing them to question all they know. Rob and Wendy will do anything to keep their family safe, but their children Georgia, Josh and Evan are teenagers now, with their own hidden lives.

Rights sold in GERMANY

SEE HOW THEY RUN A NO.2 KINDLE BESTSELLER In the dead of night, new parents Alice and Harry French are plunged into their worst nightmare when they wake to find masked men in their bedroom. Men ruthless enough to threaten their baby daughter, Evie. This is no burglary gone wrong. The intruders know who they’re looking for – a man called Edward Renshaw. And they are prepared to kill to get to him. When the men leave empty handed, little do Alice and Harry realise that their nightmare is just beginning. Is it a case of mistaken identity? Who is Renshaw? And what is he hiding? One thing is clear - they already know too much. As Alice and Harry are separated in the run for their lives, there is no time to breathe in their fight to be reunited. And with their attackers closing in, there is only one choice: STAY ALIVE. OR DON’T.

Rights sold in CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HUNGARY

PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE

B.A. Paris BRING ME BACK

THE THIRD NAIL-BITING THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; SOLD IN 37 TERRITORIES; BEHIND CLOSED DOORS FILM RIGHTS OPTIONED BY STONEVILLAGE PRODUCTIONS

‘WE’RE IN A NEW GOLDEN AGE OF SUSPENSE WRITING NOW BECAUSE OF AMAZING BOOKS LIKE THIS, AND I FOR ONE AM LOVING IT’ Lee Child

The Disappearance

Twelve years ago Finn’s girlfriend disappeared.

The Suspicion

He told the police the truth about that night.

Just not quite the whole truth.

The Fear

Now Finn has moved on.

But his past won’t stay buried…

UK publication: 8th February 2018 US publication: 19th June 2018

384 pages

Praise for BRING ME BACK:

‘An addictive new voice in suspense fiction’ Sophie Hannah

‘Just finished this BRILLIANT book…Clever, addictive and twisty, I couldn’t sleep until I found out the truth…The twist floored me! Utterly compelling from beginning to end’ Claire Douglas

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) ICELANDIC: N29 / Drapa UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ UK (Sally Williamson) ITALIAN: Nord NORTH AMERICAN: St Martin’s Press (Jennifer Weis) JAPANESE: HarperCollins Japan AUDIO: HQ NORWEGIAN: Gyldendal CZECH: Albatros Media SPANISH: Alianza DUTCH: Ambo | Anthos POLISH: Albatros

B.A. Paris is the internationally bestselling author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and THE BREAKDOWN. She lives in Surrey with her husband and has five daughters.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE

B.A. Paris - SOLD IN 37 LANGUAGES

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

A NO.5 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; AMAZON’S BESTSELLING E-BOOK 2016; NOMINATED FOR GOODREADS BEST DÉBUT & BEST THRILLER 2016

THE BREAKDOWN

A NO.10 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; A NO.11 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; ONE OF AMAZON’S TOP TEN BESTSELLING E-BOOKS 2017

Previous titles:

THE BREAKDOWN It all started that night in the woods. Cass Anderson didn’t stop to help the woman in the car, and now the woman’s dead. Ever since, silent calls have been plaguing Cass and she’s sure someone is watching her. Consumed by guilt, she’s also starting to forget things. Whether she took her pills, what her house alarm code is - and if the knife in the kitchen really had blood on it.

Rights sold in BRAZIL; BULGARIA; CHINA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; ESTONIA; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; ICELAND; ITALY; KOREA; LITHUANIA; MACEDONIA; NORWAY; PORTUGAL; POLAND; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TAIWAN; THE NETHERLANDS

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do. You’d like to get to know Grace better. But it’s difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. Or how she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn’t work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. And why there are bars on one of the bedroom windows. Sometimes, the perfect marriage is the perfect lie.

Rights sold in ALBANIA; AZERBAIJAN; BRAZIL; BULGARIA; CHINA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; ESTONIA; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; ICELAND; ITALY; ISRAEL; JAPAN; KOREA; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; MACEDONIA; NORWAY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; ROMANIA; RUSSIA; SERBIA; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TAIWAN; THAILAND; THE NETHERLANDS; TURKEY; UKRAINE; VIETNAM FILM & TV RIGHTS: Stone Village

PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE

K.L. Slater THE VISITOR

THE FIFTH UNPUTDOWNABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLINK AND THE MISTAKE

HOLLY HAS MOVED ON. SHE HAS A NEW LIFE NOW, NOBODY HERE KNOWS HER. DO THEY?

OVER 840,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS ALL TITLES; A NO.2 UK KINDLE BESTSELLER

‘IT’S BRILLIANT, VERY CLEVER, ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND IT’ B.A. Paris

He’ll make sure she never wants to leave...

Holly never thought she’d move back to her home town, but then something terrible happened. She doesn’t know if she can recover. But she knows she can never tell another soul.

People say her neighbour, David, is “different”. He doesn’t go out much, and never after dark. But in David Holly finds just what she needs: a friend. Someone who’s always there.

No one knows Holly’s secret, or where she lives. She has left the past behind. She is sure of it. So why does she feel as though she’s in terrible danger?

UK e-book publication: 2nd March 2018 www.klslaterauthor.com

252 pages

Praise for K.L. Slater:

‘Each of this author's books are better than the last, 5*s’ Goodreads

‘Expertly and skilfully drops clues throughout, but it’s not until you reach the end you realise how cunningly the author has led the reader on’ Book Review Café

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bookouture (Lydia Vassar-Smith) AUDIO: Audible

Previous titles: THE MISTAKE: ITALIAN: Newton Compton; LIAR; BLINK: ESTONIAN: Ersen; FRENCH: Bragelonne; POLISH: Amber; SAFE WITH ME: CZECH: Mystery Press; GERMAN: Ullstein; HUNGARIAN: Könyvmolyképző; POLISH: Amber; PORTUGUESE: 20/20 Editora Topseller

K.L. Slater went back to university at the age of 40 where she studied for an English & Creative Writing degree and also an MA in Creative Writing. She lives in Nottingham and has a daughter. She is currently working on her sixth novel.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE

K.L. Slater

‘FANTASTIC WRITING, EXCELLENT CHARACTERISATION THAT HAS LEFT ME SALIVATING FOR MORE’ Angela Marsons

‘WHAT YOU FEEL IS OBVIOUS AS A READER, TURNS OUT TO BE ANYTHING BUT...A PAGE TURNER’ Best Crime Books

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THE MISTAKE Eight-year-old Billy goes missing one day, out flying his kite with his sister Rose. Two days later, he is found dead. Sixteen years on, Rose still blames herself for Billy’s death. How could she have failed to protect her little brother? Rose has never fully recovered from the trauma, and one of the few people she trusts is her neighbour Ronnie, who she has known all her life. But one day Ronnie falls ill, and Rose goes next door to help him…and what she finds in his attic room turns her world upside down. Rose thought she knew the truth about what happened to Billy. She thought she knew her neighbour. Now the only thing she knows is that she is in danger… Rights sold in ITALY

LIAR Single dad Ben is doing his best to raise his children, with the help of his devoted mother Judi. And then Ben meets Amber. Everyone thinks this is a perfect match for Ben but Judi isn’t so sure. There’s just something about Amber that doesn’t add up. Ben can’t see why his mother dislikes his new girlfriend. And Amber doesn’t want Judi anywhere near her new family. Amber just wants Ben and the children. The further Judi delves into Amber’s personal life, the closer she gets to shocking secrets that could change everything. And Judi must make a decision that could lead to the most disastrous consequences. Rights sold in PORTUGAL

BLINK Three years ago, Toni’s five-year-old daughter Evie disappeared after leaving school. The police have never been able to find her. There were no witnesses, no CCTV, no trace. But Toni believes her daughter is alive. And as she begins to silently piece together her memories, the full story of the past begins to reveal itself, and a devastating truth. Toni’s mind is trapped in a world of silence, her only chance to save herself is to manage the impossible. She must find a way to make herself heard. She must find her daughter. Rights sold in CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HUNGARY; PORTUGAL; POLAND

SAFE WITH ME Anna lives a solitary existence, taking solace in order and routine. Her only friend is the lonely old lady next door. She doesn’t like to let people to get too close - she knows how much damage they can do. Then one ordinary day Anna witnesses a devastating road accident and recognises the driver as Carla, the woman who ruined her life all those years ago. Now it’s Anna’s chance to set things straight but her revenge needs to be executed carefully…First she needs to get to know Liam, the man injured in the accident. She needs to follow the police investigation. She needs to watch Carla from the shadows…But as Anna’s obsession with Carla escalates, her own secrets start to unravel. Is Carla really dangerous or does Anna need to worry about someone far closer to home? Rights sold in CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HUNGARY; PORTUGAL; POLAND

Visit the author’s website www.klslaterauthor.com

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Phoebe Morgan ONE FOR SORROW

CHILLING NEW THRILLER FROM NO.1 iBOOKS BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DOLL HOUSE

A GIRL IS DEAD. HER NAME WAS CLARE. AND SOMEONE IN THE VILLAGE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO HER

‘A BRILLIANTLY CREEPY AND INSIGHTFULLY WRITTEN DEBUT. I TORE THROUGH IT’ Gillian McAllister

Things like this don’t happen here.

On a freezing February night, the tiny village of Ashdon is left reeling when sixteen-year-old Clare Edwards is found dead in Sorrow’s Meadow. DI Madeline Shaw is assigned the case, working to uncover the secrets that a seemingly innocent community is covering up, in between scouring Match.com for potential partners who are nothing like her ex.

On her door-to-doors, she comes across Jane Goodall - model mother, PTA member, wife of the village doctor. But Jane isn’t all she seems.

The Goodalls have a perfect marriage, two beautiful children and a house that’s the envy of their neighbours. But they also have a secret. The couple first met in anger management class, and their violent past is about to catch up with them sooner than they think.

As the village begins to turn in on itself, Madeline must try to sift the truth from the lies, and figure out what really happened that night before the community buries it forever.

UK publication: TBC

213 typescript pages

Praise for THE DOLL HOUSE:

‘Definitely going on my top reads of 2017 it’s dark, atmospheric and made for a gripping read’ Book Review Café

‘Atmospheric, dark and haunting, I could not put this book down’ Caroline Mitchell

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ (Charlotte Mursell) AUDIO: HQ

Previous title: THE DOLL HOUSE: ITALIAN: Newton Compton; NORWEGIAN: Bladkompaniet

Phoebe Morgan is an author and editor. She studied English at Leeds University after growing up in the Suffolk countryside. She has previously worked as a journalist and now edits crime and women’s fiction for a publishing house during the day, and writes her own books in the evenings. She lives in London and is writing her third novel.

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Kerry Fisher THE SECRET CHILD

THE FIFTH IMMERSIVE FAMILY DRAMA FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SILENT WIFE

OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD ACROSS ALL TITLES; THE SILENT WIFE WAS ONE OF AMAZON’S TOP TEN BESTSELLING E-BOOKS 2017

‘FROM THE VERY FIRST, EMOTIONAL CHAPTER, I WAS HOOKED. AND THE STORY JUST KEPT GETTING BETTER AND BETTER’ Renita D’Silva

You can run from your past, but it will always catch up with you…

Susie was forced to do something she will always regret. Everything that led to the choice she made had to be buried and forgotten.

Her secret echoes down through the years, tainting everything it touches. Her husband wonders why his wife is so distant. Her daughters can’t understand their changeable mother.

Susie knows her past is pushing her family apart, and the guilt is eating her up, but she can’t escape from the consequences of what she has done. No-one but Susie knows the whole story, and when her daughters discover a piece of the puzzle, she must face the question she has struggled with for most of her life:

Would the truth bring them back together, or break them?

UK e-book publication: 29th November 2017 www.kerryfisherauthor.com

354 pages

Praise for THE SECRET CHILD:

‘Ms. Fisher has a beautiful way with words that resonated deep inside me. I can see Susie’s story staying with me for a long time to come’ Whispering Stories

‘The Secret Child is a magnificent, emotional, heart-warming, and stunning novel which has now put author, Kerry Fisher, in a whole new league’ The Writing Garnet

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace) POLISH: Literackie UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bookouture (Lydia Vassar-Smith) AUDIO: Audible

Previous titles: THE SILENT WIFE: CROATIAN: Mozaik; CZECH: Euromedia; ESTONIAN: Ersen; ITALIAN: Editrice Nord; POLISH: Literackie; AFTER THE LIE: UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bookouture; THE ISLAND ESCAPE: UK & COMMONWEALTH: Avon; GERMAN: Goldmann; NORWEGIAN: Cappelen Damm; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Bertrand Brasil THE NOT SO PERFECT MUM: UK & COMMONWEALTH: Avon; GERMAN: Goldmann; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Bertrand Brasil

Kerry Fisher was born in Peterborough and studied French and Italian at Bath University. She lived and worked abroad as an English teacher, a holiday rep and grape picker before succumbing to getting a ‘proper job’ and returning to England. She studied Periodical Journalism and started at Essentials Magazine in London. She now lives in Surrey with her husband, teenage children and dog. She is currently working on her sixth stand-alone novel.

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Kerry Fisher

‘WELL-WRITTEN AND PACEY, STUFFED FULL OF CHARACTERS YOU’LL WARM TO’ Daily Mail

‘A BEAUTIFULLY LIGHT AND ENGAGING READ WITH DARK, RICH TONES…THE PERFECT COMPANION TO ESCAPE FROM REALITY WITH FOR A FEW HOURS’ Love Reading

Previous titles:

THE SILENT WIFE Lara knows something about her husband Massimo. Something she can’t tell anyone else or everything he has worked so hard for will be destroyed: his job, their reputation, their son. This secret is keeping Lara a prisoner in her marriage. Maggie is married to Massimo’s brother Nico and lives with him and her troubled stepdaughter. She knows all of Nico’s darkest secrets - or so she thinks. Then one day she discovers a letter in the attic which reveals a shocking secret about Nico’s first wife. Will Maggie set the record straight or keep silent to protect those she loves? Rights sold in CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; ESTONIA; ITALY; POLAND

AFTER THE LIE When Lydia was a teenager, she made a decision that ruined her family’s life. Lydia’s husband, Mark, and her two teenage children know nothing about that summer back in 1982. And that’s the way Lydia wants it to stay. When someone from the past turns up as a parent at the school gates, Lydia feels the life she has worked so hard to build slipping through her fingers. But when the happiness of her own teenage son hangs in the balance, Lydia is forced to make some impossible decisions. Can she protect him and still keep her own secret - and if she doesn’t, will her marriage and family survive?

THE ISLAND ESCAPE Octavia Shelton thought she’d have a different life. One where she travelled the world with an exotic husband and free-spirited children in tow. Instead she’s married to safe, reliable Jonathan, and her life now consists of packed lunches, school runs and mountains of dirty washing. She’s not unhappy. It’s just that she can barely recognise herself. So as Octavia watches her best friend’s marriage break up, it gets her thinking. What if life could be different? Escape back to the island she visited years ago? And what if the man she used to love was there waiting for her? Rights sold in BRAZIL; GERMANY; NORWAY

THE NOT SO PERFECT MUM Maia is a cleaner for ladies who lunch. With mops and buckets in tow, she spends her days dashing from house to house cleaning up after them, as they rush from one exhausting Pilates class to the next. But an unusual inheritance catapults her and her children into the very exclusive world of Stirling Hall School - a place where no child can survive without organic apricots and no woman goes a week without a manicure. As Maia and her children try to settle into their new life, Maia is inadvertently drawn to the one man who can help her family fit in. But is his interest in her purely professional? Rights sold in BRAZIL; GERMANY

Visit the author’s website www.kerryfisherauthor.com

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Phaedra Patrick THE LIBRARY OF LOST AND FOUND

COMPELLING AND HEARTWARMING STORY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER

SALES NOW OVER 150,000 COPIES; SOLD IN 21 LANGUAGES; FILM RIGHTS FOR THE CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER UNDER OPTION; TV RIGHTS TO RISE & SHINE BENEDICT STONE UNDER OPTION

‘A FEEL-GOOD STORY WITH OODLES OF CHARM’ Daily Mail

One small book. One big family secret...

Librarian Martha Storm just can’t say no. She’s super-helpful and keeps track of all the jobs she’s offered to do for others in her Wonder Woman notepad. Her handy tracking system of green ticks, amber stars and red dots never lets her down.

However, Martha is also getting exhausted with her mission to be indispensable. Her dining room is an obstacle course of work-in-progress, and she’s lost the ability to write the wonderful stories she created as a child.

Then, one day, she receives a strange delivery to the library, an old book of fairy tales. Within its delicate pages lies a dedication - to Martha from her grandmother, Zelda.

But something isn’t right. Because the message is dated three years after Zelda died. For over three decades, Martha has missed Zelda, her nana, best friend and ally, who made her childhood a fairy tale, and helped to shield her from the shimmering tensions within the Storm family.

Equally intrigued and bewildered by her discovery, Martha must take a stand and learn to put her own needs first, to find out the truth of what really happened to Zelda...and to see if she can write her own happy ending.

UK & US publication: TBC www.phaedra-patrick.com

275 typescript pages

Praise for Phaedra Patrick:

‘A charming, unforgettable story’ Harper’s Bazaar

‘Has the quality of the fable...as cozy and fortifying as a hot cup of tea on a cold afternoon’ Kirkus

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace) AUDIO: HQ UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ UK (Sally Williamson) NORTH AMERICAN: Park Row Books (Erika Imranyi)

Previous titles: RISE & SHINE BENEDICT STONE: CZECH: Mlada Fronta; GERMAN: Btb Verlag; TV RIGHTS: Under option; THE CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER: BULGARIAN: Ciela; CHINESE (COMP.): Delight Press; CHINESE (SIMP.): Beijing White Horse Time; CROATIAN: Naklada Ljevak; CZECH: Mlada Fronta; DUTCH: Luitingh-Sijthoff; FRENCH: Bragelonne; GERMAN: Btb Verlag; HUNGARIAN: Muvelt Nep; ITALIAN: Garzanti; JAPANESE: Shueisha; KOREAN: Dasan Books; NORWEGIAN: Cappelen Damm; POLISH: Albatros; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Rocco; PORTUGUESE: Topseller 2020 Editora; RUSSIAN: Sindbad; SERBIAN: Laguna; SPANISH: Ediciones B; SWEDISH: Forum; TURKISH: Arkadya; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option

Phaedra Patrick studied art and marketing and has worked as a stained glass artist, film festival organiser and communications manager. An award-winning short story writer, she lives in Saddleworth with her husband and son and is writing her fourth novel. 56

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Phaedra Patrick - SOLD IN 21 LANGUAGES

WINNER OF THE PRIX DES LECTRICES MILADY 2017

‘CHARMING BY NAME, CHARMING BY NATURE. THIS BOOK IS A BALM FOR THE SOUL AND THE HEART’ The Sun

‘TENDER, INSIGHTFUL, AND SURPRISING, THIS WONDERFUL’ Library Journal

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RISE AND SHINE BENEDICT STONE / WISHES UNDER THE WILLOW TREE In the small village of Noon Sun, Benedict and Estelle thought they’d found their happy ever after. But, unable to have the children they’ve longed for, their marriage has hit the rocks and Estelle has moved out. Devastated but unwilling to accept defeat, jeweller Benedict vows to win her back - he just doesn’t know how. The unexpected - and uninvited - arrival of his estranged sixteen-year-old niece, Gemma, is the last thing he needs. But when a decades old secret is brought to light, Benedict and Estelle realise they’re not the only ones in need of a second chance. And that maybe the family they wished for has been there all along…

Rights sold in CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; AUDIO: WF Howes; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option

THE CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER Having been married for over 40 years, 69-year-old Arthur Pepper is mourning the loss of his wife. On the anniversary of her death, he finally musters the courage to go through her possessions, and happens upon a charm bracelet that he has never seen before. What follows is a surprising adventure that takes Arthur from London to Paris and India in an epic quest to find out the truth about his wife’s secret life before they met, a journey that leads him to find healing, self-discovery, and love in the most unexpected of places.

Rights sold in BULGARIA; BRAZIL; CHINA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUNGARY; ITALY; JAPAN; KOREA; NORWAY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SERBIA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; THE NETHERLANDS; TAIWAN; TURKEY; AUDIO: WF Howes; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option

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Jo Platt YOU ARE LOVED

EFFORTLESSLY CHARMING ROMANTIC COMEDY FROM THE AUTHOR OF READING UPSIDE DOWN

A NEWLY DIVORCED ROMANCE WRITER’S UNUSUAL CHANGE OF JOB HELPS HER FIND NEW LOVE - WITH A FEW MIX-UPS ALONG THE WAY

‘A BOOK THAT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD’ Bookalicious

Sometimes, life needs a rewrite…

Author Grace Waterhouse has hit rock bottom. Her ex-husband has just had a baby with his new partner and her latest novel is...well, the less said the better.

Desperate for distraction, Grace impulsively takes on a friend’s cleaning job, parachuting herself into a new social circle including an eccentric OAP, a heartbroken twenty-something and one James Brooke, an enigmatic lawyer with an unblinking stare.

Add to this mix an anxious literary agent, a hairdresser who doesn’t mince words and a newly repentant ex-husband, and Grace's career break proves to be more breathless than breather.

They say that all you need is love - but what if that's the one thing you haven’t got?

UK e-book publication: 14th August 2017 www.joplatt.co.uk

261 pages

Praise for YOU ARE LOVED:

‘Great romantic comedy...a sweet, funny journey towards love’ Red Magazine

‘Filled me with a lot of joy, a lot of giggles, and made my heart exceptionally fuzzy’ The Writing Garnet

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) GERMAN: Rowohlt UK & COMMONWEALTH: Canelo (Michael Bhaskar) ITALIAN: Corbaccio/Garzanti AUDIO: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray)

Previous titles: IT WAS YOU: ESTONIAN: Varrak; GERMAN: Rowohlt; READING UPSIDE DOWN: CZECH: Euromedia; ESTONIAN: Varrak; GERMAN: Rowohlt; ITALIAN: RCS Libri; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Rocco; SLOVAK: Ikar

Jo Platt was born in Liverpool in 1968 and, via the extremely winding route of rural Wiltshire, London, Seattle and St. Albans, is now settled, with a husband and two children, in Bristol. Jo is currently working on her fourth novel.

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Rosie Blake THE HYGGE HOLIDAY

THE FOURTH BRILLIANTLY FUN NOVEL FROM RISING STAR IN ROMANTIC COMEDY

SHORTLISTED FOR THE RNA ROMANTIC COMEDY AWARD 2018

LIGHT THE FIRE, POUR A HOT CHOCOLATE AND CURL UP FOR THE COSIEST AND FUNNIEST READ OF THE SEASON

‘FEEL-GOOD FICTION AT ITS ABSOLUTE FINEST’ Heat Magazine

It’s autumn in Yulethorpe and everyone is gloomy. It’s cold, drizzly and the skies are permagrey. The last shop on the high street - an adorable little toy shop - has just shut its doors. Everything is going wrong for Yulethorpe this autumn. Until Clara Kristensen arrives.

Clara is on holiday but she can see the potential in the pretty town, so she rolls up her sleeves and sets to work. Things are looking up until Joe comes to Yulethorpe to find out exactly what is going on with his mother’s shop. Joe is Very Busy and Important in the City and very sure that Clara is up to no good. Surely no one would work this hard just for the fun of it?

Can a man who answers emails at 3 a.m. learn to appreciate the slower, happier, hygge things in life - naps, candles, good friends and maybe even falling in love?

UK publication: 5th October 2017 www.rosieblake.co.uk

368 pages

Praise for THE HYGGE HOLIDAY:

‘Genuinely funny, warm-hearted, and full of unforgettable characters. A pure heart-warming pleasure of a read’ Kirsty Greenwood

‘The most gorgeous read’ The Sun

AGENT: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace) GERMAN: Goldmann WORLD RIGHTS: Sphere (Maddie West) HUNGARIAN: Konyvmolykepzo BULGARIAN: Hermes POLISH: Foksal CZECH: JOTA ITALIAN: Newton Compton FRENCH: LJ

For translation rights and foreign sales please contact Joe Dowley [email protected]

Rosie Blake spent her university years writing pantomimes based on old classics. Rosie went on to write a winning short-story in the La Senza/Little Black Dress Short Story Competition, wrote a feature for Cosmopolitan magazine and started writing books. Rosie has also contributed to short story anthologies SUNLOUNGER and SUNLOUNGER 2 alongside some of the biggest names in women's fiction. She is currently writing her fifth novel.

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Rosie Blake

‘FULL-ON FUNNY, YOU’LL BE LAUGHING OUT LOUD’ The Sun

‘GUTSY AND REAL RATHER THAN MUSHY AND CLICHÉD, 5*’ Heat

‘JUST BRILLIANT!’ Fabulous

Previous titles:

HOW TO GET A (LOVE) LIFE Nicola avoids risk. She double-locks the front door, sticks to a strict diet, leaves the plastic on new furniture, and would never go out on a date. But what is she afraid of? Her colleague Caroline, loopy, warm and exasperated by her, challenges Nicola to put aside her hang ups and go on as many dates as she possibly can in order to find the perfect man in time for February 14th. After a string of disastrous dinners with a weeping teacher and a wannabe rapper, a sea kayaking trip and a run-in with a clairvoyant, Nicola is close to giving up. And just when she’s not looking, someone notices…

WORLD RIGHTS: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace) ITALIAN: De Agostini UK & COMMONWEALTH: Corvus POLISH: Foksal GERMAN: Egmont / Lyx

HOW TO FIND YOUR (FIRST) HUSBAND Isobel Graves moved to LA determined to be the Next Big Thing. Instead, she is dressed as a giant prawn handing out fliers promoting a fish market. Where did it all go wrong? When Isobel catches sight of Andrew Parker, her childhood sweetheart, in the background of a TV news story she feels it’s a sign. If she’d stuck with Andrew everything would have turned out better. Now she just needs to find him…

WORLD RIGHTS: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace) NORWEGIAN: Cappelen Damm UK & COMMONWEALTH: Corvus POLISH: Foksal GERMAN: Egmont / Lyx

HOW TO STUFF UP CHRISTMAS When Eve’s boyfriend cheats on her - just before Christmas - she decides the only thing for it is to escape. Eve seeks solace on the Isle of Wight where she is given the chance to mend her broken heart through the restorative power of cooking. However, it turns out Eve is a walking kitchen disaster zone. But an unexpected encounter under the mistletoe offers Eve the chance to remedy her lack of cooking skills, and move on from her no-good boyfriend. Will Eve have a Christmas to remember after all...?

WORLD RIGHTS: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace) POLISH: Foksal UK & COMMONWEALTH: Corvus

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Abi Oliver A NEW MAP OF LOVE

A BEAUTIFUL STORY ABOUT NEW BEGINNINGS AND FINDING LOVE AGAIN AFTER LOSS

SET IN THE SWINGING SIXTIES, MIDDLE-AGED GEORGE BAXTER TRIES TO FIND HIS WAY IN LIFE AND LOVE, AS HE FACES A NEW AND CHANGING WORLD

‘GEORGE BAXTER IS ONE OF THOSE RARE CHARACTERS THAT YOU FEEL YOU’VE KNOWN ALL YOUR LIFE...I LOVED IT’ Kit de Waal

George Baxter has settled for a comfortable life, content as the years unfold predictably - until Win, his wife of 26 years, dies.

With his loyal dog Monty by his side, George throws himself into his work as an antiques dealer. His business is at the heart of the village and all sorts pass through the doors, each person in search of their own little piece of history.

When George meets local widow Sylvia Newsome, he imagines a different kind of future. But life has more revelations to offer him. Over the course of an English summer George uncovers some unexpected mysteries from his past, which could shape his tomorrows...

UK publication: 20th April 2017

464 pages

Praise for A NEW MAP OF LOVE:

‘George is a delight to be with: his essential decency and frustrated longings are both poignant and funny. An enjoyable and warm-hearted read’ Reader’s Digest

‘He’s an endearing, generous-spirited character, a gent who radiates a cosy glow of affection, and readers will truly root for him as he lays his heart bare’ LoveReading

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) GERMAN: Blanvalet UK & COMMONWEALTH: Pan Macmillan (Victoria Hughes-Williams) ITALIAN: Newton Compton AUDIO: Macmillan Digital Audio

Abi Oliver has spent much of her life in the Thames Valley. She studied at Oxford and London Universities, has worked for a charity, as a nurse, on Indian Railways and as a writer. She has also raised four children and lives in Purley-on-Thames. This is her first novel as Abi Oliver.

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Samantha Tonge ONE SUMMER IN ROME

A DELCIOUSLY HEART-WARMING ROMANCE THAT WILL HAVE YOU DREAMING OF SUMMER

TOTAL SALES APPROACHING 300,000 COPIES ACROSS ALL TITLES; BREAKFAST UNDER A CORNISH SUN IS A NO.8 KINDLE BESTSELLER

‘SPARKLING, FUN AND ENTERTAINING’ Love Reading

To Rome with love…?

Mary Smith is turning her very ordinary life upside-down! She’s bought herself a one-way ticket to Rome and is ready for a summer she’ll never forget.

Men might be off the cards for waitress Mary, but within hours of arriving at the utterly charming family-run La Dolce Vita pizzeria, she’s already fallen in love with the bustling capital!

Only Dante Rossi, the mysterious (and drop-dead gorgeous) chef seems displeased with her arrival. And in the heat of the kitchen, it doesn’t take long for long-buried secrets to surface and sparks to fly…

UK e-book publication: 9th May 2018 www.samanthatonge.co.uk

384 pages

Praise for Samantha Tonge:

‘I was hooked from the start’ ChickLit Club

‘A perfect summer read that will leave you with a smile’ Rae Reads

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Carina UK / Harlequin (Victoria Oundjian)

Previous titles: BREAKFAST UNDER A CORNISH SUN; HOW TO GET HITCHED IN TEN DAYS; GAME OF SCONES; DOUBTING ABBEY; FROM PARIS, WITH LOVE; MISTLETOE MANSION; MY BIG FAT CHRISTMAS WEDDING

Samantha Tonge has sold over 80 short stories to mainstream women’s magazines. Her début romantic comedy from Carina UK, best-selling DOUBTING ABBEY, was shortlisted for the Festival of Romantic Fiction Best Romantic E-Book category. She lives in Cheshire with her husband and children.

HISTORICAL ROMANTIC FICTION

Margaret Dickinson THE POPPY GIRLS

THE 25TH NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BUFFER GIRLS; A TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

AN OUTSTANDING STORY OF LOVE, COURAGE AND FAMILY, TOLD BY AN AUTHOR WHO KNOWS HOW TO TOUCH THE HEART

‘QUEEN OF SAGA!’ Daily Express

Even amidst the horror of the trenches, friendship will survive.

Thwarted in her desire to become a doctor like her brother, Robert, Pips Maitland rebels against her mother’s wishes that she settle down and raise children. However, when Robert brings home a friend from medical school, Giles Kendall, it seems perhaps Pips might fall in love with an acceptable suitor after all.

But the year is 1914 and the future is uncertain. Hearing that her father’s friend, Dr John Hazelwood, is forming a flying ambulance corps to take to the front lines, Pips is determined to become one of its nurses and asks Alice Dawson, her maid, to go with her. Robert and Giles offer their services as doctors, and Alice’s brother William joins them as a stretcher bearer.

Nothing could have prepared them for the horrific sights they encounter. Moving their unit close to the fighting to offer first aid as quickly as possible puts them all in constant danger. But even amidst the barrage of shelling and gunfire, and the unending stream of injured being brought to their post, the love between Pips and Giles survives and blossoms just like the poppies of Flanders fields.

UK publication: 8th February 2018 www.margaret-dickinson.co.uk

352 pages

Praise for THE POPPY GIRLS:

‘There is death and despair here but there is also the power of love and friendship…an impressive start to what promises to be a captivating trilogy’ Blackpool Gazette

‘Beautiful and compelling’ Burnley Express

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Pan Macmillan (Trisha Jackson) AUDIO: Macmillan Digital Audio

Previous titles: FAIRFIELD HALL: GERMAN: Weltbild; THE CLIPPIE GIRLS; JENNY’S WAR: LATVIAN: Kontinents FORGIVE AND FORGET: TURKISH: Yediveren

Margaret Dickinson was born and brought up in the county of Lincolnshire. At the age of 25 she wrote her first novel. She has subsequently written 24 more, all set either in or around her beloved Lincolnshire or its neighbouring counties.

HISTORICAL ROMANTIC FICTION

Annie Murray SISTERS OF GOLD

POWERFUL AND MOVING STORY OF TWO SISTERS, SET AGAINST A RICHLY IMAGINED BIRMINGHAM SETTING

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES OF ANNIE’S BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE; A NO.7 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

‘A GRIPPING READ, FULL OF DRAMA, LOVE AND COMPASSION’ Take A Break

What could tear the sisters apart?

Sisters Margaret and Annie lost their mother years ago, they long for her every day. Their protective and devout father keeps the girls close. But he can’t protect them all the time...When a scandal rocks this family unit to their core, the girls are forced to leave their home under a shadow of secrecy.

The girls arrive in the Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter one stifling August evening to stay with their uncle, goldsmith Ebenezer Watts.

Annie takes up work at a nearby factory, but it’s not the work that interests her. Her kind and soft nature means that her attention is drawn to the immediate need of her impoverished colleagues and the wretched lives they lead. Meanwhile, Ebenezer employs Margaret as a chain maker. When Margaret meets silversmith Philipp Tallis, she is drawn to him instantly. Margaret is forced closer to this mysterious man in the cramped workshop, as they create objects of beauty.

But what is it the Sisters of Gold are hiding? Even though they’ve escaped their past once, it can’t stay hidden forever...

UK publication: 5th April 2018 www.anniemurray.co.uk

352 pages

Praise for Annie Murray:

‘Just the right mix of mystery and nostalgia’ Parents’ Magazine

‘A tale of passion and empathy which will keep you hooked’ Woman’s Own

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Pan Macmillan (Trisha Jackson) AUDIO: Macmillan Digital Audio

Previous titles: THE WOMEN OF LILAC STREET; MY DAUGHTER, MY MOTHER: MARATHI: Mehta; TURKISH: Yediveren ALL THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES: TURKISH: Yediveren CHOCOLATE GIRLS: PORTUGUESE: ASA; TURKISH: Yediveren; THE BELLS OF BOURNVILLE GREEN: PORTUGUESE: ASA

Annie Murray read English at St. John’s College Oxford and is currently writing her 22nd novel. Annie has four children and lives in Reading.

POPULAR FICTION

Gloria Cook

SWEEPING GENERATIONAL FAMILY SAGA SET IN THE STATELY HOME OF THE PENGARRONS

PENGARRON SAGA:

SET IN THE DRAMATIC SCENERY OF MOUNT'S BAY, PENZANCE, DURING THE MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

PENGARRON RIVALRY (BOOK FIVE) UK publication: 26th March 2018 A new generation of the Pengarron family enter centre-stage with the departure of Lady Kerensa and Sir Oliver for London. Kelynen, their youngest daughter, is left resentful and upset by her father’s treatment of her: though she had been looking forward to running the estate single-handedly, Sir Oliver has unexpectedly forbidden it, and instead ordered her brother Luke, the selfish son and heir, to forget his playwriting career and return to Pengarron. It seems at first that only Kane, the eldest of the siblings - and the only one to be adopted - is truly happy.

PENGARRON DYNASTY (BOOK FOUR) UK publication: 26th March 2018 The christening of little Harry Pengarron unearths old scores, bringing Oliver and Clem face to face for the first time in years. And the next generation of Pengarrons must face its own problems when Luke, the embittered, crippled heir to the estate, is forced to flee from London after some unwholesome dealings with a secret and dangerous clique, known as the Society. Returning to Cornwall, he is determined to build a life for himself independent of his family, yet finds himself reluctantly caught up in their problems.

PENGARRON’S CHILDREN (BOOK THREE) UK publication: 26th March 2018 Jessica Trenchard is a spirited and, at times, wayward girl - to the point that her father Clem is considering remarrying, just to provide her with a suitable role model. But Jessica’s tender care of the distressed and speechless girl she discovers in a field shows that she isn’t just a fun-loving tomboy. Her compassion touches the heart of Kane Pengarron, eldest son of the Trenchards’ landlord. Jessica’s attempts to unearth the truth of her new friend’s identity threaten her own safety and that of her oldest friend, Olivia, Kane’s sister. For a murderous rogue who has been terrorising Mount’s Bay for years has very particular reasons for hating the Pengarrons…

PENGARRON PRIDE (BOOK TWO) UK publication: 26th March 2018 Forced into a marriage against her will, Kerensa Trelynne has adapted well to her change in circumstances. Eight years on she is the established lady of the manor, happy in the arms of her husband Sir Oliver Pengarron - who she has grown to love - and the devoted mother of three children. But when Kerensa sees the son of an old friend for the first time, she is horrified by his resemblance to her own husband. Discovering a truth she must never divulge puts her mind at rest, but when she realises it could help a friend in distress, Kerensa wonders if she should speak out, whatever the consequences for her own family.

PENGARRON LAND (BOOK ONE) UK publication: 26th March 2018 Kerensa Trelynne is excited about marrying her sweetheart Clem Trenchard, although it will be a wrench to leave Trelynne Cove and the little tumbledown cottage she shares with her grandfather, Old Tom. But when local landowner Sir Oliver Pengarron sets his sights on their land, everything changes. Old Tom offers a deal - he will let Sir Oliver purchase their home, but only if he agrees to marry his lowly granddaughter. Will Sir Oliver Pengarron take Kerensa to be his wife? And if so, what does this mean for Clem?

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) WORLD ENGLISH: Canelo (Michael Bhaskar) AUDIO: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray)

INSPIRATIONAL / RELIGIOUS

INSPIRATIONAL/RELIGIOUS

Adrian Plass THE SHADOW DOCTOR

SUPERB NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING CHRISTIAN WRITER, SPEAKER AND AUTHOR OF THE SACRED DIARIES

OVER TWO MILLION ADRIAN PLASS TITLES SOLD IN THE UK ALONE

‘BRILLIANTLY CRAFTED AND THOROUGHLY ENGAGING - ADRIAN PLASS AT HIS BEST’ WM Paul Young

The Shadow Doctor isn’t your usual kind of doctor. Sure, you can bring him your problems - but the chances are his solutions will blow your mind. This man can see into your soul, and the cures he prescribes don’t come from the pharmacy. If you have fears you just cannot face, wounds you can’t even bear to remember - if you've been abused, ignored, damaged by all life throws at you - the Shadow Doctor is here to help.

But the Shadow Doctor has shades of his own, and the work of helping others may be the only thing keeping him afloat. Can he stay ahead of the demons that torment him long enough to help those who need him?

Adrian Plass is one of today’s most successful Christian authors. He has written more than 20 books in the last eighteen years, selling more than two million copies worldwide including bestsellers SERIOUSLY FUNNY and BACON SANDWICHES AND SALVATION.

UK publication: 9th February 2017 www.adrianplass.com

192 pages

Praise for Adrian Plass:

‘Subversive but not destructive, cutting but never unkind, the man helps me want to remain a Christian. Brilliant, fun, laugh-out-loud stuff’ Jeff Lucas

‘Healing, life-affirming and full of hope’ Rob Frost

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) GERMAN: Brendow UK & COMMONWEALTH: Hodder & Stoughton AUDIO: Hodder & Stoughton DUTCH: Vuurbaak/Neema

Previous title: THE SACRED DIARY OF ADRIAN PLASS: THE CHURCH WEEKEND: DUTCH: Vuurbaak/Neema; GERMAN: Brendow; HUNGARIAN: Harmet

Adrian Plass is a writer and speaker whose work takes him all over the world. He lives in Yorkshire, in the north of England with his wife Bridget. He is best known for THE SACRED DIARY OF ADRIAN PLASS, a gentle satire on the modern Church, which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide. He is currently writing the follow-up novel to THE SHADOW DOCTOR.