NOVEMBER 2018 Dark Sacred Night Michael Connelly LAPD Detective Renee Ballard teams up with Harry Bosch in a new blockbuster crime thriller from the #1 bestselling author Michael Connelly. Sales points • Special publication date: Monday 29 October • Michael Connelly brings together his most recent character, LAPD Detective Renee Ballard with his long-standing and most famous protagonist, Harry Bosch • In 2018 Michael Connelly was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing • 36 copy dumpbin with custom header and display posters • Full blown marketing campaign with nationwide metroback bus advertising, outdoor advertising in prime CBD locations pre-Christmas, digital ad campaign and social media blitz Description At the end of a long, dark night Detectives Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch cross paths for the very first time. Detective Renee Ballard is working the graveyard shift again, and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours only to find that an older man has snuck in and is rifling through old file cabinets. The intruder is none other than legendary LAPD detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has got under his skin. Ballard kicks him out, but eventually Bosch persuades her to help and she relents. Bosch is investigating the death of fifteen-year-old Daisy Clayton, a runaway who was brutally murdered. He crossed paths with her devastated mother while working a previous case, and Daisy's story has seized hold of him. Now, Ballard joins forces with Bosch to find out what happened to Daisy and finally bring her killer to justice. Price: AU $32.99 NZ $29.99 About the Author ISBN: 9781760528553 A former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Connelly is the international bestselling author of the Harry Format: Paperback - C format Bosch thriller series and the highly acclaimed legal thriller series featuring Mickey Haller, as well as several stand-alone Dimensions: 234x153mm Extent: 416 pages bestsellers. His most recent #1 bestsellers were The Late Show, introducing the new series protagonist Detective Renee Bic1: Crime & mystery Ballard and the twentieth in his Harry Bosch series, Two Kinds of Truth. Bic2: Crime & mystery Illustrations: Michael Connelly has been President of the Mystery Writers of America, and in October 2018 he is to be awarded the Previous Titles: Author now living: CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing. His books have been translated into 39 languages and have won awards all over the world, including the Edgar and Anthony Awards. BOSCH, the TV series based on Michael's novels, is the most watched original series on Amazon Prime Instant Video. Michael Connelly NOVEMBER 2018 Dark Sacred Night 36 copy dumpbin A&U Point of Sale Includes 36 copies of Dark Sacred Night, plus free reading copy, dumpbin, custom header and posters. Sales points • Description About the Author Price: AU $1187.64 NZ $1079.64 ISBN: 9324551066133 Format: Point of Sale Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Miscellaneous items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Michael Connelly NOVEMBER 2018 Dark Sacred Night 36 copy pack A&U Point of Sale Includes 36 copies of Dark Sacred Night, plus free reading copy, custom header and posters. 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Sales points • Audio edition: Unabridged (10 hours) • Michael Connelly brings together his most recent character, LAPD Detective Renee Ballard with his long-standing and most famous protagonist, Harry Bosch • In 2018 Michael Connelly was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing • 36 copy dumpbin with custom header and display posters • Full blown marketing campaign with nationwide metroback bus advertising, outdoor advertising in prime CBD locations pre-Christmas, digital ad campaign and social media blitz Description Detective Renee Ballard is working the graveyard shift again, and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours only to find that an older man has snuck in and is rifling through old file cabinets. The intruder is none other than legendary LAPD detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has got under his skin. Ballard kicks him out, but eventually Bosch persuades her to help and she relents. Bosch is investigating the death of fifteen-year-old Daisy Clayton, a runaway who was brutally murdered. He crossed paths with her devastated mother while working a previous case, and Daisy's story has seized hold of him. Now, Ballard joins forces with Bosch and his former partner Lucia Soto to find out what happened to Daisy and finally bring her killer to justice... About the Author Price: AU $39.99 NZ $45.00 A former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Connelly is the international bestselling author of the Harry ISBN: 9781409185222 Bosch thriller series and the highly acclaimed legal thriller series featuring Mickey Haller, as well as several stand-alone Format: CD bestsellers. His most recent #1 bestsellers were The Late Show, introducing a new series protagonist, Detective Renee Dimensions: mm Extent: pages Ballard, and the twentieth in his Harry Bosch series, Two Kinds of Truth. Bic1: Crime & mystery Bic2: Michael Connelly has been President of the Mystery Writers of America. His books have been translated into 39 Illustrations: languages and have won awards all over the world, including the Edgar and Anthony Awards. Michael Connelly was also Previous Titles: Author now living: awarded the 2018 CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing. BOSCH, the TV series based on Michael's novels, is the most watched original series on Amazon Prime Instant Video. The third series screened in 2017 on SBS TV in Australia. A fourth series is in production. Michael Connelly NOVEMBER 2018 The Turn of Midnight Minette Walters For all those who love Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, and Geraldine Brooks' Year of Wonders comes the worldwide-bestselling Minette Walters' compelling and fascinating historical novel of the Plague years. Sales points • The Last Hours has sold over 25,000 copies across all editions in Australia and New Zealand alone • Well plotted, great characterisation and historically factual. • Walters has proven without any shadow of doubt that she has much more than one string to her bow. A page-turning read. • Appeals to readers of historical fiction - a fascinating look into England's mid-fourteenth Century. • Walters explores not just the ordeal of surviving the plague, but also, surviving in a world drastically changed, with a population so severely depleted that the very dynamic between serf and master is altered. • Author to tour across Australia • CATEGORY: Historical fiction Description As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Dorseteshire, the quarantined people of Develish question whether they are the only survivors. Guided by their beloved young mistress, Lady Anne, they wait, knowing that when their dwindling stores are finally gone they will have no choice but to leave. But where will they find safety in the desolate wasteland outside? One man has the courage to find out. Thaddeus Thurkell, a free-thinking, educated serf, strikes out in search of supplies and news. A compelling leader, he and his companions quickly throw off the shackles of serfdom and set their minds to ensuring Develish's future - and freedom for its people. Price: AU $32.99 NZ $36.99 ISBN: 9781760295875 But what use is freedom that cannot be gained lawfully? When Lady Anne and Thaddeus conceive an audacious plan to Format: Paperback - C format secure her people's independence, neither foresees the life-threatening struggle over power, money and religion that Dimensions: 234x153mm Extent: 464 pages follows... Bic1: Historical fiction Bic2: Historical adventure About the Author Illustrations: Minette Walters was one of the most successful crime fiction writers in the world. Published to critical acclaim in over 34 Previous Titles: Author now living: Dorset, UK countries, each new novel reached the top of the Australian bestseller lists. Her last crime novel was The Chameleon's Shadow in 2007. The Last Hours saw Minette moving in an exciting direction. She has written an extraordinary historical novel set in 1348, Allen & Unwin NOVEMBER 2018 Turn of Midnight 24 copy dumpbin A&U Point of Sale Includes 24 copies of Turn of Midnight plus custom header, dumpbin, double-sided bookmarks featuring The Last Hours and The Turn of Midnight and display piece. Sales points • Description About the Author Price: AU $791.76 NZ $887.76 ISBN: 9324551066324 Format: Point of Sale Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Miscellaneous items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Allen & Unwin NOVEMBER 2018 One Foot Wrong Sofie Laguna A brilliant first novel of profound depth, startling originality and breathtaking talent from Sofie Laguna, author of the 2015 winner of the Miles Franklin Award and the most recent bestseller The Choke. Sales points • A beautiful new edition of Sofie's first novel, just in time for Christmas • One Foot Wrong received rave reviews and was published in the US and UK to great acclaim • The voice of the book puts it firmly in the tradition of books with innocent child narrators in shocking circumstances: A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, The Butcher Boy, Carry me Down, Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.