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CORNERSTONE AUTUMN CATALOGUE JULY-DECEMBER 2020

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CONTENTS

Contacts | 4

Century | 5

Hutchinson | 17

Del Rey | 23

Random House Business | 28

William Heinemann | 30

#Merky Books | 34

Windmill | 38

Arrow | 42

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CENTURY

5 James Patterson Matt Forbeck 1st Case Minecraft Dungeons: Rise of the Arch-Illager

A young tech genius is thrown in at the deep end on Learn the tragic origins of the wicked Arch-Illager in her first case with the FBI in a gripping new stand- this official Minecraft novel, a prequel to Minecraft alone from the world's bestselling thriller writer Dungeons!

July 2020 July 2020 Hardback Hardback £20.00 £14.99 352 pages 288 pages 9781780899381 9781780897868

A young tech genius is offered the opportunity of a lifetime . . . ______one that could end hers Learn the tragic origins of the wicked Arch-Illager in this official Minecraft novel, a prequel to Minecraft Dungeons! When Angela Hoot is kicked off her graduate programme at MIT for hacking into the computer of a fellow student, she fears she’s blown her chances of Brave heroes have banded together to take a perilous journey through the a glittering career. war-torn Overworld to defeat the Arch-Illager and his formidable army. But how did that army come to be? And just where did the Arch-Illager come Angela is wrong: instead, she’s offered a dream internship with the FBI. She from? jumps at the chance, and is thrown straight into her first case at a house in the Boston suburbs where a family of five have been brutally murdered. The terrible truth behind the Arch-Illager is that he never asked for ultimate power. Known as Archie, this little Illager is bullied by his fellow Illagers and As Angela struggles to come to terms with the harsh reality of her new job, mistrusted by fearful Villagers. Archie only ever wanted a place to call home, a phone is found that could hold the secrets of this mass murder – if Angela but he finds himself shunned by all. As he wanders through deep forests and is able to uncover them. up craggy mountains, he stumbles upon a dark cavern—with a sinister secret waiting inside. JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He Archie discovers an object that whispers to him promises of power: the Orb is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – of Dominance. With it, Archie realizes he can wield incredible magic and the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and reshape a world that turned its back on him. All he needs to do is exactly Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers what it tells him . . . including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. After all, it’s called the Orb of Dominance for a reason, right? But is it named James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own for the way Archie uses it—or is it using him? son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries Matt Forbeck is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to game designer with more than thirty novels and countless games published independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult to date, which have won dozens of honors. His recent work includes the fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida new Dungeons & Dragons: Endless Quest books, Halo: Bad Blood, and Life with his wife and son. Is Strange: Welcome to Blackwell Academy, plus work on the Rage 2 videogame and the Shotguns & Sorcery roleplaying game based on his novels. He lives in Beloit, Wisconsin, with his wife and five children, including a set of quadruplets.

6 Nick Pettigrew Jonathan Kellerman & Jesse Anti-Social Kellerman The secret diary of an anti-social behaviour Lost Souls

The spectacularly funny, moving and urgent memoir of Bestselling writing duo, Jonathan and Jesse a disillusioned council worker Kellerman, return with a new unputdownable thriller.

July 2020 July 2020 Hardback Hardback £16.99 £12.99 384 pages 368 pages 9781529124774 9781780899077

______The gripping new thriller from multi-bestselling author Jonathan 'Darkly comic ... think Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt but with Kellerman and his son, Jesse, features a deputy coroner and a more dead bodies (and not just human ones) and an abundance of cat seemingly impossible case set against an atmospheric Californian shit. It's a gloriously cynical read but it's also sympathetic and backdrop. deeply empathetic.' KATHY BURKE ‘Storytelling at its best, I loved it’ Kathy Reichs 'Superb. This hysterically funny and moving memoir of an anti- social behaviour officer is a real eye-opener that hits all the right A DETECTIVE UNDER PRESSURE notes' FRANKIE BOYLE ______Deputy Coroner Clay Edison is juggling a new baby who won’t sleep with Has your life become unbearable because the person living above you has a working the graveyard shift. For once he’s trying to keep things simple. fondness for crack cocaine, the company of strangers and dance music? Or maybe you’re a social worker, mental health nurse, police officer, firefighter, A HAUNTING DISCOVERY dog warden or vicar and you’ve been landed with someone who’s a pain in the arse. Who are you going to call? That would be me: an anti-social When infant remains are found by developers demolishing a local park, a behaviour officer. devastating cold case is brought back to light.

Anti-Social is the diary of a council worker whose job is to keep his A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS community happy, or at least away from each other’s throats. That’s hard enough at the best of times but when government cuts mean that hospitals, Clay has barely begun to investigate when he receives a call from a man social services and police are all at breaking point, the possibility of who thinks the remains could belong to his sister – who went missing fifty complete chaos is never far away. years ago. Now Clay is locked in a relentless search that will unearth a web of violence, secrets and betrayal. This is an urgent, timely but, most of all, hysterically funny true story of a life spent working with the people society wants to forget and the problems Because in this town, the past isn’t dead. It’s very much alive. And that nobody else can resolve. This book will make you laugh, cry and boil it can kill. with rage within a single sentence. ______Jonathan Kellerman is the Number One New York Times bestselling author Perfect for fans of The Secret Barrister and Adam Kay's This is of more than forty crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Going to Hurt. Butcher's Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, Twisted, True ______Detectives, and The Murderer's Daughter. 'A funny, thoughtful look into one of the toughest jobs I can imagine' SHAPPI KORSANDI With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored Double Homicide and Capital Crimes. With his son, bestselling novelist Jesse 'Riveting and brilliantly written... a potent cocktail of heartbreak and Kellerman, he co-authored Crime Scene, The Golem of Hollywood, and The horror; wickedly funny, wearily endearing and absolutely enraging' Golem of Paris. CAROLINE SANDERSON, Bookseller He is also the author of two children's books and numerous nonfiction Nick Pettigrew was an Anti-Social Behaviour Officer for over a decade. From works, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children and With bothersome neighbours with a fondness for crack cocaine and loud dance Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars. He has won the music to those being racially abused every day, Nick’s job involved keeping Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award the community happy. Or at least away from each other’s throats. from the American Psychological Association, and has been nominated for a He has a background in comedy and was was a standup comedian for Shamus Award. several years, taking two successful shows to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His comedy writing has been published by Shortlist and The Telegraph. He was Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California and New Mexico. a regular writer for The Daily Mash for over eight years.

7 Ripley Lisa Jewell Ripley's Believe It or Not! Weird Invisible Girl True Facts From the number one bestselling author of The

Unbelievable stories on technology, space, the brain, FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE the environment, animals and more! FAMILY UPSTAIRS and THEN SHE WAS GONE, comes an engrossing twisty tale of betrayal when an outsider

July 2020 August 2020 Hardback Hardback £14.99 £14.99 192 pages 416 pages 9781529125696 9781780899220

Explore our wonderful world through some of its weirdest, most astonishing PRE-ORDER NOW: FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR and interesting facts. From the editors at Ripley’s and IFL Science comes a OF THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS and THEN SHE WAS GONE comes an book that will fascinate, entertain and give a deeper understanding of the engrossing, twisty tale of betrayal in which an outsider is accused world around us - as well as provide some nifty facts for your next family of murder... quiz! ______Did you know that there may be mini black holes passing through Earth every day? Or that the secrets of digestion were discovered by testing on a LONDON: On a fine avenue of grand houses, big cars and electronic gentleman who was curiously living with a 6-inch hole in his stomach? What gates, lies a neglected urban wasteland. if we told you the colour pink isn’t real? These are all Weird True Facts. It is nearly midnight, and very cold. Yet in this dark place of long grass and Ripley's Believe It or Not! Weird True Facts is compulsory reading for anyone tall trees where cats hunt and foxes shriek, a girl is waiting... interested in science, the natural world and beyond but also for anyone looking for a tantalising fact for their next networking event. Prepare to be When Saffyre Maddox was ten something terrible happened and she's amazed by these very weird, all true, believe-it-or-not facts! carried the pain of it around with her ever since. The man who she thought was going to heal her didn't, and now she hides from him, invisible in the Robert Leroy Ripley was an American cartoonist who created and shadows, learning his secrets; secrets she could use to blow his safe, cosy developed the world-famous Ripley’s Believe It or Not! cartoon strip in the world apart. years after the First World War. He travelled the globe in search of unusual objects and stories, and built up an extraordinary collection of everything Owen Pick is invisible too. He's thirty-three years old and he's never had a from shrunken heads to dinosaur eggs and iron maidens. These are now girlfriend, he's never even had a friend. Nobody sees him. Nobody cares exhibited in Ripley museums around the world. The Ripley’s Believe It or about him. Not! is an annual international top-ten bestseller. But when Saffyre Maddox disappears from opposite his house on Valentine's night, suddenly the whole world is looking at him. Accusing him. Holding him responsible.

Because he's just the type, isn't he? A bit creepy?

INVISIBLE GIRL: A story of secrets and injustices, and of how we look in the wrong places for the bad people while the real predators walk among us in plain sight. ______

'It is as BRILLIANT as you'd expect. Possibly brillianter.' LUCY MANGAN

‘An up-all-night gripping story with characters who feel as real as you and me.' ERIN KELLY

Lisa Jewell was born in London. Her first novel, Ralph’s Party, was the bestselling debut novel of 1999. Since then she has published another sixteen novels, most recently a number of dark psychological thrillers, including The Girls and Then She Was Gone (both of which were Richard & Judy Book Club picks) as well as I Found You and Watching You. Lisa is a top ten New York Times and number one Sunday Times bestselling author

8 Anthony Horowitz Dr Ian Goldin and Dr Robert Moonflower Murders Muggah by the global bestselling author of Magpie Terra Incognita

A bestselling crime novel. A labyrinth of clues. A killer From the spread of the Coronavirus to the rampaging with a lot to hide. Australian bushfires - 'A riveting account of Featuring his famous literary detective Atticus Pund humanity´s most pressing challenges and innovative

August 2020 August 2020 Hardback Hardback £20.00 £30.00 608 pages 480 pages 9781529124347 9781529124194

NOW AVAILABLE TO PREORDER 'A riveting account of humanity´s most pressing challenges and innovative solutions, fusing mesmerizing maps and compelling A labyrinth of clues. A mystery novel hiding a deadly secret. A killer analysis to help navigate our complex future' advance praise from with a fiendish plot: a brilliantly intricate and original thriller from Steven Pinker the bestselling author of Magpie Murders ______‘Fascinating, beautiful, alarming and revelatory use of mapping and 'A beautiful puzzle: fiendishly clever and hugely entertaining. A infographics’ – Stephen Fry on EarthTime maps masterpiece.' Lucy Foley, author of The Hunting Party

Retired publisher Susan Ryeland is running a small hotel on a Greek island From the global impact of the Coronavirus to exploring the vast with her long-term boyfriend. But life isn’t as idyllic as it should be: spread of the Australian bush fires, join authors Ian Goldin and exhausted by the responsibility of making everything work on an island Robert Muggah as they trace the ways in which our world has where nothing ever does, Susan is beginning to miss her literary life in changed and the ways in which it will continue to change over the London – even though her publishing career once entangled her in a lethal next hundred years. literary murder plot. Map-making is an ancient impulse. From the moment homo sapiens learnt So when an English couple come to visit with tales of a murder that took to communicate we have used them to make sense of our surroundings. But place in a hotel the same day their daughter Cecily was married there, as Albert Einstein once said, ‘you can’t use old maps to explore a new Susan can’t help but find herself fascinated. world.’ And now, when the world is changing faster than ever before, our old maps are no longer fit for purpose. And when they tell her that Cecily has gone missing a few short hours after reading Atticus Pund Takes The Case, a crime novel Susan edited some Welcome to Terra Incognita. Based on decades of research, and combining years previously, Susan knows she must return to London to find out what mesmerising, state-of-the-art satellite maps with enlightening and has happened. passionately argued analysis, Ian and Robert chart humanity’s impact on the planet, and the ways in which we can make a real impact to save it, and to The clues to the murder and to Cecily’s disappearance must lie within the thrive as a species. pages of this novel. Learn about: fires in the arctic; the impact of sea level rise on cities around But to save Cecily, Susan must place her own life in mortal the world; the truth about immigration - and why fears in the West are a danger… myth; the counter-intuitive future of population rise; the miracles of health ______and education that are waiting around the corner, and the reality about Want to read more Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland? Order a copy inequality, and how we end it. The book traces the paths of peoples, cities, of Sunday Times bestseller and the #1 ebook bestseller MAGPIE wars, climates and technologies, all on a global scale. Full of facts that will MURDERS, out now. confound you, inform you, and ultimately empower you, Terra Incognita guides readers to a new place of understanding, rather than to a physical ______location. 'There is no mystery writer whose puzzles make me think, 'Ooh, I can't wait!' more than Anthony Horowitz. He is a master of the Ian Goldin (Author) cunning plot device, and brings zest and originality to the Ian Goldin (Author) Ian Goldin is the Oxford University Professor of traditional murder mystery novel.' Sophie Hannah Globalisation and Development and the founding Director of the Oxford Martin School, a world-leading group of over 300 experts from across Oxford 'It is always a pleasure to read a new Anthony Horowitz mystery ... University tackling the most pressing challenges facing humanity. Previously a wonderfully enjoyable read' Ragnar Jonasson Ian was economic advisor to President Mandela and then Vice President and Policy Head for the World Bank. He has been a keynote speaker at ‘I came to Moonflower Murders already a fan of Anthony Horowitz’s successive Davos and TED events, presented the BBC Series After the Crash unique and complex style of crime fiction from Magpie Murders... [I and is the author of 22 books.

9 James Patterson James Patterson Private Moscow The Coast-to-Coast Murders (Private 15)

Jack Morgan is battling to uncover a conspiracy that A stunning psychological suspense thriller with a twist leads him all the way to Russia in the heart-stopping you'll never see coming from the world's bestselling new thriller in the bestselling Private series thriller writer

September 2020 October 2020 Hardback Hardback £20.00 £20.00 432 pages 400 pages 9781529124446 9781529125177

______There's a killer on the road, and nobody is safe. NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER Michael and Megan Fitzgerald are siblings who share a terrifying past. Both Karl Parker, a former Marine and noted telecoms magnate, is killed during adopted, and now grown – Michael is a long-haul truck driver, Megan a an attempted kidnapping that goes badly wrong. His wife, Victoria, hires college student majoring in psychology -- they trust each other before Jack Morgan, an old comrade and friend, to get to the truth. anyone else. They've had to.

In Moscow, Yana Petrov, an unassuming office worker, is brutally murdered When a young woman is found murdered in Michael's LA apartment, he in what looks like a gangland execution. Dinara Orlov, the head of Private becomes the chief suspect and is quickly apprehended. But then there's Moscow, is made an offer she can’t refuse and agrees to investigate another killing that is strikingly similar. And another. And not just in LA – as Petrov’s death. the spree spreads across the country, the FBI become involved in a manhunt for a cold-blooded serial killer. Battling against the odds and compelled to face difficult truths, Jack and Dinara uncover old secrets and a geopolitical conspiracy that could The murders are clearly linked, but the killer is more ingenious than anyone permanently change the balance of global power. could expect, and false leads will leave the LAPD and FBI completely baffled at how to prevent a string of murders that seem unstoppable. James Patterson (Author) JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.

James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past twelve years in a row. He lives in Florida fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. with his wife and son.

Adam Hamdy (Author) ADAM HAMDY is a British author and screenwriter who works with studios and production companies on both sides of the Atlantic. He is the author of the Pendulum trilogy, an epic series of conspiracy thriller novels. Pendulum was a finalist for the Glass Bell Award for contemporary fiction, was selected for BBC Radio 2 Book Club and chosen as book of the month by Goldsboro Books.

10 Cosima Hussey Ripley How to Eat Cock Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2021

A non-fiction humour book full of simple 'chicken' Another compendium of awe-inspiring facts and recipes with double entendres throughout. believe-it-or-not pictures from the incredible world of Ripley!

October 2020 October 2020 Hardback Hardback £9.99 £20.00 208 pages 256 pages 9781529124880 9781529125740

The perfect book to get the most out of your cock. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Mind Blown! is sure to amaze and astound children and adults alike with thousands of strange By her own admission, Cossie Hussey loves cock. With How to Eat Cock, stories, unusual feats, and hair-raising oddities from around the join her on a culinary exploration and learn to know your way around cock world. just as well as she does. With recipes honed by a childhood spent on her family farm - from sticky southern fried cock to gobble up with your hands, Discover how one woman can crush apples with her biceps! Read about the served with a creamy slaw to the ultimate cock monsieur, a steamy and spider that lives underwater! Meet the pizza delivery person who travelled indulgent feast to share with your friends- let Hussey show you how to get 225 miltes to deliver two pizzas! Visit the island made entirely out of conch the very best out of your cock. shells! Marvel at the Australian railway track that's steeper than a ski jump!

TBC Ripley's is now a well and truly established part of Christmas. This year's all- new edition is the best yet, bursting with superb, eye-popping photographs, strange and fascinating stories and extraordinary facts. Prepare to be entertained, amazed - and informed. It's a must-have for every curious mind.

Robert Leroy Ripley was an American cartoonist who created and developed the world-famous Ripley’s Believe It or Not! cartoon strip in the years after the First World War. He travelled the globe in search of unusual objects and stories, and built up an extraordinary collection of everything from shrunken heads to dinosaur eggs and iron maidens. These are now exhibited in Ripley museums around the world. The Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is an annual international top-ten bestseller.

11 Tim Peake James Patterson Limitless: The Autobiography Three Women Disappear

The thrilling autobiography of the astronaut who Three women are on the run, wanted for the murder of inspired a generation, from the #1 bestselling author a high-ranking mobster in this shocking, chilling new of Hello, is this planet Earth? and Ask an Astronaut stand-alone from the world's bestselling thriller writer

October 2020 October 2020 Hardback Hardback £20.00 £20.00 336 pages 400 pages 9781529125573 9781780899503

The thrilling autobiography of the astronaut who inspired a Three women fled the scene – but did one of them commit the generation crime?

The #1 bestselling author of Hello, is this planet Earth? and Ask an When mob accountant Anthony Costello, nephew of the don of central Astronaut Florida, is fatally stabbed in his own kitchen, the numbers are off. Way off. There were three women in the house with him that morning – his wife, ‘I looked down below my feet and suddenly noticed Australia Anna; his maid, Serena; and his personal chef, Sarah. All three have reason flashing by. The vertigo hit me then. My gloved hands gripped the to want him dead. And all three are missing. handrail as tightly as I could. I had been on my spacewalk for over an hour. I had trained for this moment for years. But nothing can What's more, chef Sarah happens to be married to homicide detective Sean prepare you for that feeling, for the full realisation that you are no Walsh. Walsh may be a bad husband, but he's a good cop. And one with a longer living on Earth. Staring into the inky blackness, I felt ready audience: his vengeful ex-partner, who's in charge of the completely isolated from everything and everyone I had ever known. investigation; and Anthony's uncle, who has his own powerful hold over And yet at the same time I could not help feeling a strange sense of Walsh. Both are watching his every move. belonging.' But even if Walsh can find the women and bring them in, it'll be their word In fascinating and personal detail, and based on exclusive diaries and audio against that of a dead man – and none of them can be trusted. recordings from his mission, Tim Peake takes readers closer than ever before to experience what life in space is really like: the sacrifice that Includes bonus story, Come and Get Us astronauts make in being apart from their families, the sights, the smells, the fear, the exhilaration and the deep and abiding wonder of the view from JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of space. Limitless is a book about the power of following our dreams – all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He however unlikely they may seem – and of striving to reach our potential, is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – even when we might not believe in it ourselves. the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers Limitless also charts Peake’s surprising road to becoming an astronaut, from including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. a shy and unassuming boy from Chichester who had a passion for flight, to a young British Army officer, Apache helicopter pilot, flight instructor and test James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own pilot who served around the world. Peake’s extensive eighteen-year career son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young in the army included the command of a platoon of soldiers in Northern readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries Ireland during the Troubles, deployment in Bosnia, and flying multiple high- and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to risk sorties as a test pilot, including operations in Afghanistan. After he was independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult selected by the European Space agency from over 8000 candidates, Peake fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida undertook six years of training to be an astronaut, tested physically, with his wife and son. psychologically, emotionally and intellectually – from learning Russian language in St. Petersburg to coping with the darkness and claustrophobia of living for days in caves in Sardinia and under the ocean off the United States.

Tim Peake is a European Space Agency astronaut. He finished his 186-day Principia mission working on the International Space Station for Expedition 46/47 when he landed back on Earth 18 June 2016.

He is also a test pilot and served in the British Army Air Corps. Tim is a Fellow of a number of UK science, aviation and space-based organisations. He is also a STEM ambassador. He is married with two sons.

12 David Jason A Del of a Life Ready Player Two

A third volume of memoirs from the national treasure and Number 1 Bestseller David Jason, following on from the success of his previous much-loved books My

October 2020 November 2020 Hardback 0 pages £20.00 9781780897431 336 pages 9781529125115

PRE-ORDER NOW: the hilarious and heartfelt new autobiography from the national treasure Sir David Jason

In celebration of Sir David Jason’s 80th year, A Del of a Life: Lessons I've Learned relives Jason’s extraordinary life and career from over 50 years in entertainment. From a trainee electrician to one of Britain’s most revered and loved actors, Jason shares heartfelt and hilarious wisdom with readers on subjects ranging from family to work, resilience to ebullience. Told with his characteristic warmth and wit, Jason shines a wonderful new light on the characters and shows that fans have come to love him for, from Del Boy to Granville, Larkin to Frost.

‘In my first two books, I enjoyed sharing my life with the great British public, and I was overwhelmed by their support and kindness. In my new book, A Del of a Life, I am delighted to share with readers some of the hard -won lessons I’ve learned along the way – how to dream big, how to work hard, and how not to fall through the gap in the pub bar…

Sir David Jason was born in 1940 in North London. His acting career has been long and varied: from his theatre work in the West End to providing the voices of Mr Toad from The Wind in the Willows, Dangermouse and The BFG. From Open All Hours to The Darling Buds of May to his starring roles as Detective Inspector Frost in A Touch of Frost and, of course, Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter in Only Fools and Horses.

13 Tyson Fury The Furious Method Anything Is Possible Transform Your Body, Mind & Goals Be Brave, Be Kind and Follow Your Dreams

The Furious Method is full of Tyson Fury's inspirational advice on how we can all improve our physical and mental health, and create a champion mind-set.

November 2020 November 2020 Hardback 0 pages £20.00 9781529135329 320 pages 9781529125917

*** PRE-ORDER NOW the inspirational new book from the People’s Champion and Gypsy King Tyson Fury *** ______

PICK YOURSELF UP OFF THE CANVAS.

TRANSFORM YOUR BODY AND MIND.

MAKE YOUR COMEBACK.

From weighing twenty-eight stone and fighting a deep depression, to his amazing return to heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson opens up and share his inspiring advice and tips on diet, exercise regime, and his incredible journey back to a healthier body and mind.

Frank, accessible and inspiring, The Furious Method is a feel-good and motivating tonic, full of inspirational advice for readers on how we can all improve our physical and mental health. And how we can all create a champion mind-set.

Whatever your starting point or past set-backs, Tyson will show you how you can make your own comeback and start living your life to the fullest – fighting fit, mentally restored, and stronger than ever.

‘TYSON’S STORY RANKS AS ONE OF THE GREATEST COMEBACKS EVER. NOT JUST IN SPORT.’ Telegraph

Tyson Fury is the undefeated lineal heavyweight champion of the world. Born and raised in Manchester, Fury weighed just 1lb at birth after being born three months premature. His father John named him after Mike Tyson.

From Irish traveller heritage, the“Gypsy King” is undefeated in 28 professional fights, winning 27 with 19 knockouts, and drawing once. His most famous victory came in 2015, when he stunned longtime champion Wladimir Klitschko to win the WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles. He was forced to vacate the belts because of issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, and did not fight again for more than two years. Most thought he was done with boxing forever. Until an amazing comeback fight with Deontay Wilder in December 2018. It was an instant classic, ending in a split decision tie.

Outside of the ring, Tyson Fury is a mental health ambassador. He donated his million dollar purse from the Deontay Wilder fight to the homeless.

14 James Patterson Rev. Chris Lee Deadly Cross The OMG Effect (Alex Cross 28) 60-Second Sermons to Live a Fuller Life

The new novel in the bestselling Alex Cross series ***Bite-sized wisdom for busy people that will lift your spirits and help you live a fuller life - from Instagram’s answer to the ‘Hot Priest’ from Fleabag.***

November 2020 November 2020 Hardback Hardback £20.00 £12.99 400 pages 208 pages 9781780899480 9781529125757

A scandalous double homicide in the nation's capital opens the PRE-ORDER NOW: Bite-sized wisdom and inspirational advice to lift psychological case files on . . . Detective Alex Cross. your spirits and help you live a fuller life – from Instagram's answer to the ‘Hot Priest’ from Fleabag. Until Kay Willingham's stocking murder inside a luxury limousine, the ______Georgetown socialite, philanthropist, and ex-wife of the sitting vice- president led a public life. But few -- including her onetime psychologist -- One minute could change your life. had any inkling of Kay's troubled past in the Deep South. Reverend Christopher Lee is a young vicar who has taken the internet by Murdered alongside her is Randall Christopher, a respected educator with storm. With more Instagram followers than the Arch Bishop of Canterbury political ambitions that may have endangered both their lives. While John and the Church of England put together, Rev Chris helps and inspires Sampson of DC Metro Police tracks Randall's final movements, Alex and FBI hundreds of thousands of his followers everyday with his sixty-second Special Agent Ned Mahoney travel to Alabama to investigate Kay's early sermons, full of bite-sized wisdom for busy people. years. From family to faith, career to community, self-care to self-worth, The OMG They discover that although Kay had many enemies, none of them had a Effect encapsulates Rev Chris Lee’s uplifting message of positivity and full motive -- all of them needed her alive. Alex is left without a viable inclusivity, which has inspired millions of people globally regardless of their suspect, and facing a desperate choice between breaking a trust and losing religious beliefs (or lack thereof) and, throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, his way -- as a detective, and the protector of his family. Rev. Chris Lee has been live-streaming prayer and faith sessions for those under lock-down, quarantine, or in self-isolation to help fight loneliness, give JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of hope, and bring people together. all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – Whether you're struggling with your self-esteem, trying to find your the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and purpose, or dealing with disappointment, get ready to refresh your outlook, Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers rediscover your self-worth, and start living a fuller life. including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. 'You are loved. You are precious. You are of vital importance.' Rev James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own Chris Lee son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries ______and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult What people on Instagram are saying about Rev Chris Lee: fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. 'This is so universally applicable. Your sermons reach far and wide and are so healing. I needed to hear this today.'

'I’ve always been more spiritual than religious and veered away from the church, but you bring such love and light energy to the world.'

'I'm an atheist and I'd have a pint with Rev Chris. He has a good heart.'

'Rev Chris is the wholesome kind of positivity this world needs. I’m not even a religious person, and I’m over here nodding along like I know the good word.'

'You are the only Christian I can stand, tbh.'

15 Sarah Crosby James Patterson Five Minute Therapy The Last Days of John Lennon

An illustrated guide to the self by the creator of the From the break-up of the Beatles to his shocking popular THE MIND GEEK Instagram account and murder – this is the true story of John Lennon's psychotherapist, Sarah Crosby. dramatic last decade.

December 2020 December 2020 Hardback Hardback £12.99 £20.00 240 pages 400 pages 9781529125719 9781529125191

Five Minute Therapy is an illustrated guide that makes being the John Lennon was one of the world's most influential people. best version of yourself quick and easy. From psychotherapist Sarah Crosby, aka Instagram sensation @themindgeek Mark David Chapman was one of the most invisible.

This guide will show you how to destress, become more confident and learn By the end of 1980, the Beatles had been broken up for a decade - a - and unlearn - who you are. With concise yet powerful insight, inspirational decade John Lennon had spent in search of his true identity: singer, encouragement and quick exercises, this book is your pocket therapist. songwriter, activist, burn out. But now, he declared, "it's the perfect time to be coming back". Sarah Jane Crosby is a psychotherapist based in Dublin, Ireland. Sarah originally graduated from University College Dublin with a BA Hons in Except that Lennon was a marked man. As early as the Beatles' Archaeology and Geography before retraining as a humanistic integrative controversial 1966 American tour, during which the band had feared for their therapist, procuring both a HDip and MA from DBS. safety, Lennon had complained, "You might as well put a target on me". The Nixon administration did just that, putting Lennon under FBI During her training, Sarah began creating and posting mental health content surveillance. If only the agents hadn't been so intently focussed on the star to Instagram as @TheMindGeek. Much to her surprise, the page rapidly himself, they might have detected Mark David Chapman's powerful, ever- gained an audience and now has over 310k minds following along. The aim growing obsession with the man he'd grown up idolising. of her content is to make mental health information accessible and interesting, while occasionally delivering hard truths in soft colours. Chapman, himself a tragic nowhere man, ultimately achieved the notoriety he craved by making the target on Lennon very real - and single-handedly wounding the spirit of a generation.

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.

James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past twelve years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

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17 Pandora Sykes Aimee Bender How Do We Know We're Doing It The Butterfly Lampshade Right?

From the co-host of The High Low comes the essential The first novel in ten years from the author of the first book on navigating our contemporary chaos. beloved New York Times bestseller The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, a luminous, poignant tale of a

July 2020 July 2020 Hardback Hardback £14.99 £16.99 288 pages 304 pages 9781786332073 9780091953904

______‘Pandora is my personal guru on all things relating to the 'The Butterfly Lampshade is an unflinching, empathetic portrayal of zeitgeist. How lucky you are that she can now be yours too.’ DOLLY a childhood touched by mental illness. As always, Aimee Bender’s ALDERTON respect for the child and the child within translates into wisdom and magic on the page.' Jing-Jing Lee, author of How We Disappeared Modern life is full of choices. We’re told that happiness lies within and we can be whoever we want to be. But with endless possibility comes a feeling On the night her mother is taken to a mental hospital after a psychotic of restlessness; like we’re somehow failing to live our best life. What does episode, eight year-old Francie is staying with her babysitter. Next to the doing it right even look like? And why do so many women feel like they’re couch on which she’s sleeping, there is a lamp that catches her eye, its getting it wrong? shade adorned with butterflies. When she wakes, Francie sees a dead butterfly floating in a glass of water. She drinks it before the babysitter can From faster-than-fast fashion to millennial burnout, the explosion of see. wellness to the rise of cancel culture, Pandora Sykes interrogates the stories we’ve been sold and the ones we tell ourselves. Wide-ranging, thoughtful Twenty years later, Francie is compelled to make sense of that moment, and witty, How Do We Know We’re Doing It Right? explores the anxieties and two other incidents – her discovery of a desiccated beetle from a school and myths that consume our lives and the tools we use to muddle through. paper, and a bouquet of dried roses from some curtains. Her recall is exact: she is sure these things were real. But despite her certainty, she wrestles So sit back and take a breath. It’s time to stop worrying about the answers with the hold these memories have over her, and with what they say about – and start delighting in the questions. her place in the world. ______‘Like a very clever, lucid, charming friend unpacking all the messy Told in lush, lilting prose, The Butterfly Lampshade is a heartfelt and anxieties of modern existence with tremendous intelligence and heartbreaking examination of the sometimes overwhelming power of the elan. Read this book. It will help your life.’ INDIA KNIGHT material world, and of a broken love between mother and child.

Pandora Sykes is a journalist and speaker. A former editor and columnist for Aimee Bender is the author of the novels The Particular Sadness of Lemon the Sunday Times Style and a Contributing Editor at Elle, she has written for Cake, a New York Times bestseller, and An Invisible Sign of My Own; and of publications including Telegraph, Observer, GQ and Vogue. She is the co- the collections The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, Willful Creatures and The host of the weekly pop-culture and current affairs podcast, The High Low. Color Master. Her work has been widely anthologised and has been This is her first book. translated into sixteen languages. She lives in Los Angeles.

18 Neil Blackmore John Cleese The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle Creativity A Short and Cheerful Guide

1764: Two brothers are sent off on a Grand Tour of John Cleese teaches us all how we can be more Europe to meet People of Quality. Instead they meet creative. the man who will destroy everything.

August 2020 September 2020 Hardback Hardback £12.99 £9.99 320 pages 112 pages 9781786332028 9781786332257

‘Seductive, decadent, cruel and utterly thrilling – just like Horace ______Lavelle himself. This is The Talented Mr Ripley for the twenty-first PRE-ORDER NOW: AVAILABLE 3rd SEPTEMBER 2020 century.’ Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths Creativity is usually regarded as a mysterious, rare gift that only a few 'Wildly entertaining and painfully heartbreaking … Neil Blackmore possess. John Cleese begs to differ, and in this short, immensely practical writes with a fizzy wit that bounds his characters off the page.' and often very amusing guide he shows it’s a skill that anyone can acquire. Ben Aldridge Drawing on his lifelong experience as a writer, he shares his insights into the nature of the creative process, and offers advice on how to get your own When Benjamin and Edgar Bowen embark on a Grand Tour of Europe, they inventive juices flowing. What do you need to do to get yourself in the right are ready to meet People of Quality. They have trunks full of powdered frame of mind? When do you know that you’ve come up with something silver wigs and matching suits, a hunger to experience the architectural that might be worth pursuing? What do you do if you think you’ve hit a brick wonders of Ancient Rome and an ability to quote Voltaire (at length). They wall? will make connections and establish themselves in high society, just as their mother has planned. Not only does he explain the way your mind works as you search for inspiration, he also shows that, regardless of the task you’ve set yourself, But it soon becomes apparent that their outfits are not quite the right shade you can learn to be better at coming up with a promising idea, refining it of grey, their smiles are too ready, their appreciation of the arts ridiculous. and knowing when you’re ready to act on it. Class, they learn, is not something that can be studied. We can all be more creative. John Cleese shows us how Benjamin’s true education begins when he meets Horace Lavelle. Beautiful, charismatic, seductive, Lavelle delights in skewering the pretensions and John Cleese was born in 1939 in Weston-Super-Mare. He studied Law at prejudices of their milieu. He consumes Benjamin’s every thought. Cambridge University and has enjoyed a successful career in comedy, theatre and film and television. Love can transform a person. Can it save them? John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, Neil Blackmore never had any intention of becoming a writer. He wrote his writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival first novel at work to fill time at a boring job. He published his first novel in Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late his twenties but then spent most of his thirties travelling the world. THE 1960s, he co-founded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the INTOXICATING MR LAVELLE is his third novel. He lives in London. sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.

In the mid-1970s, Cleese and his first wife, Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films, two Harry Potter films, and the last three Shrek films.

19 Robert Harris Ben Schott V2 Jeeves and the Leap of Faith

The no. 1 bestselling author of MUNICH and THE The eagerly anticipated sequel to Ben Schott's SECOND SLEEP returns to the Second World War for critically acclaimed homage to PG Wodehouse, Jeeves his new thriller. & The King of Clubs.

September 2020 October 2020 Hardback Hardback £20.00 £16.99 464 pages 320 pages 9781786331403 9781786331939

Victory is close. Vengeance is closer. ______'Peerless in its wit, elegance and silliness.’ Evening Standard On the brink of defeat, Hitler commissioned 10,000 V2s – ballistic rockets BOOKS OF THE YEAR on Jeeves and the King of Clubs that carried a one-ton warhead at three times the speed of sound, which he believed would win the war. The Drones club’s in peril. Gussie’s in love. Spode's on the war-path. Oh, and His Majesty’s Government needs a favour. I say – it’s a good thing Dr Rudi Graf who, along with his friend Werner von Braun, had once dreamt Bertie’s back! of sending a rocket to the moon, now finds himself in November 1944 in a bleak seaside town in Occupied Holland, launching V2s against London. No One man – and his Gentleman’s Personal Gentleman – valiantly set out to one understands the volatile, deadly machine better than Graf, but his save the Drones, thwart Spode and nobly assist His Majesty’s Government. disillusionment with the war leads to him being investigated for sabotage. From the mean streets of Mayfair to the scheming spires of Cambridge we Kay Caton-Walsh, an officer in the WAAF, has experienced first-hand the encounter a joyous cast of characters: chiselling painters and criminal horror of a V2 strike. When 160 Londoners, mostly women and children, are bookies, eccentric philosophers and dodgy clairvoyantes, appalling poets and killed by a single missile, the government decides to send a team of WAAFs pocket dictators, vexatious aunts and their vicious hounds. to newly-liberated Belgium in the hope of discovering the location of the launch sites. But not all the Germans have left and Kay finds herself in Replete with a Times crossword, and classic Schottian endnotes, you hold in mortal danger. your hands the most blissfully entertaining means to while away an idle hour. As the war reaches its desperate end, their twin stories play out, interlocked and separate, until their destinies are finally forced together. P.G. Wodehouse has long been a panacea for the woes of the world... have we ever needed a new Jeeves and Wooster more? Robert Harris is the author of thirteen bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, Ben Schott is the author of Schott's Original Miscellany and its four sequels, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes which have been translated into twenty-one languages; six volumes of the including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave, Munich and yearbook Schott's Almanac; and Schottenfreude. He divides his time The Second Sleep. Several of his books have been filmed, including The between London and New York. Ghost, which was directed by Roman Polanski. His work has been translated into forty languages and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby. His next book, V2, is coming out in autumn 2020.

20 Tim Benson Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward Britain's Best Political Cartoons Really Saying Something 2020

A hilarious companion to the year's political turmoil, The first and only book from one of the most featuring the work of Martin Rowson, Steve Bell, Peter influential girl groups of all time. Brookes, Nicola Jennings and many more.

October 2020 October 2020 Trade Paperback Hardback £12.99 £20.00 208 pages 368 pages 9781786332509 9781786332660

A cartoon companion to an unprecedented year in politics. MUSIC, FAME AND A LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP.

2020 will forever be remembered as the year of coronavirus: twelve months In the early eighties, best friends Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward arrived in which we collectively forgot about Brexit, to turn our attention to the NHS, at the YWCA in London, with their sights set on careers in journalism and the furloughs and social distancing. All of us, that is, apart from Britain’s political media... but that wasn’t to be. cartoonists. Here, our finest satirists turn their eyes to Covid and much more: from the never-ending Brexit psychodrama to the Labour leadership London was the most vibrant and culturally innovative of places, and within election to the next US president. Featuring the work of Martin Rowson, the whirl of clubs, parties and new friends, a chance meeting with former Steve Bell, Peter Brookes and Nicola Jennings, Britain’s Best Political Sex Pistol Paul Cook changed everything. Moving into Malcolm McLaren’s old Cartoons is your trusty companion to another year of turmoil, tantrums and office, they started rehearsing and singing background vocals for Paul’s new Trump. band, before teaming up with Sara’s college friend Siobhan, and forming their own group. Dr Tim Benson is Britain’s leading authority on political cartoons. He runs the Political Cartoon Gallery and Café which is located near the River Thames in It wasn’t long before they’d made their first appearance on Top of the Pops, Putney. He has produced numerous books on the history of cartoons, wearing clothes they’d made themselves, and not sure which camera to including Giles’s War, Churchill in Caricature, Low and the Dictators, The look at. Who could have imagined that this would be the birth of one of the Cartoon Century: Modern Britain through the Eyes of Its Cartoonists, biggest-selling female bands of all time? Bananarama! Drawing the Curtain: The Cold War in Cartoons and Over the Top: A Cartoon History of Australia at War. From a groundbreaking performance at The Brits, to sold-out world tours, party games with George Michael, hanging out with Andy Warhol in New York and a Guinness World Record, Bananarama’s DIY-style and attitude inspired a generation, obliterating all previous notions of what a girl band was or could be. Whether opening up about the challenges of making it in a male dominated industry, balancing motherhood and fame, the hairstyles and TV interviews they’d rather forget, or the joys of writing and recording new music, Sara and Keren are honest, revealing and hilarious.

Really Saying Something is the story of two friends who continue to pursue their dreams their way – and have a great time doing it. It is a celebration of determination and a lifelong friendship, with an unbeatable soundtrack.

21 Carys Bray Adrienne Herbert When the Lights Go Out Power Hour How to Focus on Your Goals and Create a Life

The new novel from Carys Bray, author of Costa- From the popular podcast Power Hour, comes a book shortlisted A Song for Issy Bradley. about how to make the most of the first hour of your day in order to pursue your passion and achieve

November 2020 December 2020 Hardback Hardback £14.99 £14.99 336 pages 272 pages 9781786332349 9781786332691

______How many times have you said, ‘I’d love to do that, but I don’t have time’? The Power Hour message is simple: we all have an hour to dedicate to Global temperatures are rising. creating the life we want, whether we think we do or not. Power Hour will The climate of the Abrams’ marriage is cooling. help you realise the importance of focusing on what you want during that first essential hour, before the rest of the world wakes up and starts Emma is beginning to wonder whether relationships, like mortgages, should competing for your attention. be conducted in five-year increments. She might laugh if Chris had bought a motorbike or started dyeing his hair. Instead he’s buying off-label medicines Based on the popular podcast of the same name, Power Hour will help you and stockpiling food. reclaim your time and unlock your full potential by taking the first hour of each day to focus on what you want to achieve – whether that’s writing a Chris finds Emma’s relentless optimism exasperating. A tot of dread, a nip of book, running a marathon or starting a business. horror, a shot of anger – he isn’t asking much. If she would only join him in a measure of something. Stop waiting for the right time, or for more time. Start with just one hour today. The family’s precarious eco-system is further disrupted by torrential rains, power cuts and the unexpected arrival of Chris’s mother. Emma longs to As well as hosting the weekly Power Hour podcast, Adrienne Herbert is a lower a rope and winch Chris from the pit of his worries. But he doesn’t leading wellness professional, TEDx speaker and a voice of inspiration, want to be rescued or reassured – he wants to pull her in after him. encouragement and motivation. Adrienne delivers talks and workshops to some of the world’s largest organisations and she regularly hosts live events Darkly funny and beautifully written, When the Lights Go Out is a novel for and panel discussions. She has partnered with brands such as Adidas, our times: a story about cultivating hope and weathering change. Origins, Virgin Sport, Google and Apple and has been featured in ELLE magazine and the Telegraph, as well as being named a ‘New Face of 'So timely, and so deeply human, a novel which takes us right into the heart Wellness’ by British VOGUE. of a marriage and at the same time grapples with the most crucial issue of our age. It's bursting with compassion and wisdom.' Shelley Harris, author of JUBILEE

'Through exquisite use of language and observation, she examines the intricacies of family life in ways which have you laughing one moment and biting your nails with worry the next.' Sarah Franklin, author of SHELTER

'With characteristic wit and humanity, Bray shows us the necessity and the impossibility of preparing for disaster, and reminds us of both the fragility and capacity of love.' Jenn Ashworth, author of A KIND OF INTIMACY and FELL

Carys Bray was awarded the Scott Prize for her debut short-story collection, Sweet Home. Her first novel, A Song for Issy Bradley, was chosen for Radio 4’s Book at Bedtime and was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and winner of the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award 2015. She lives in Southport with her husband and four children.

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23 Beth Cartwright Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Feathertide Hogan The Hollow Ones

A magical fairytale-inspired debut about accepting From the Oscar-winning director of PAN'S LABYRINTH, being that little bit different, for fans of The Night THE SHAPE OF WATER, and HELLBOY, comes a new Circus and The Bear and the Nightingale. paranormal thriller - X-FILES meets Ben Aaronovitch.

July 2020 August 2020 Hardback Hardback £14.99 £20.00 432 pages 336 pages 9781529100662 9781529100945

______From the Oscar-winning director of Pan's Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, A magical fairytale-inspired debut about accepting being that little bit and Hellboy, and the authors of The Strain comes a new paranormal thriller different, for fans of The Night Circus and The Bear and the Nightingale. - X-FILES meets Ben Aaronovitch. ______A girl. A secret. A life-changing journey. A horrific crime that defies ordinary explanation. A rookie FBI agent in dangerous, uncharted territory. 'A beautiful fairytale of a book with the most delicious prose. I devoured An extraordinary hero for the ages. every page' Alex Bell, Bestselling author of The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club Odessa's life is derailed when she's forced to turn her gun on her partner, who turns suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending a rampaging Born covered in the feathers of a bird, and kept hidden in a crumbling house murderer. The shooting, justified by self-defence, shakes Odessa to her core full of secrets, Marea has always known she was different, but never known and she is placed on desk leave pending a full investigation. why. And so to find answers, she goes in search of the father she has never met. But what most troubles her isn’t the tragedy itself – it’s the shadowy presence she thought she saw fleeing the deceased agent’s body after his The hunt leads her to the City of Murmurs, a place of mermaids and death. mystery, where jars of swirling mist are carried through the streets by the broken-hearted. Questioning her future with the FBI and her sanity, Odessa accepts a low- level assignment to clear out the belongings of a retired agent in the New And Mara will never forget what she learns there York office. What she finds there will put her on the trail of a mysterious figure named John Blackwood, a man of enormous means who claims to Feathertide is an enchanting, magical novel perfect for fans of Erin have been alive for centuries. What he tells her could mean he’s an Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Katherine Arden's The Bear unhinged lunatic. That, or he’s humanity’s best and only defence against an and the Nightingale. unspeakable evil that could corrupt even the best of us . . . ______

Readers are loving Feathertide! Praise for THE HOLLOW ONES

'Magical, inventive and unique. A truly beautiful story.' 'A transporting, pageturning thriller that rips open a brand new universe, filling it with suspense.' Brad Meltzer, #1 NYT bestselling author of 'Rarely there comes a book that makes you go wow. When it does you The Escape Artist want to treasure every word, savour the book, never let it end. This is that book.' 'Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan have yet another twisted masterpiece on their hands. An enduring new series combining horror, suspense, and 'Beautifully written, reminiscent of old fairy tales, yet very modern in its fable.' Stephen Chbosky, NYT bestselling author of The Perks of concepts.' Being a Wallflower and Imaginary Friend

'Quite literally the most beautiful book I’ve ever read.' 'Inventive and macabre.' Kirkus

'Beth Cartwright's stunning prose left me enchanted and enthralled and I 'Horrifying . . . The authors keep the tension high throughout. Fans of love this style of writing.' Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s Pendergast books will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Beth Cartwright has taught English in Greece and travelled around South Guillermo del Toro (Author) East Asia and South America, where she worked at an animal sanctuary. A Guillermo del Toro was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1964. He is the love of language and the imaginary led her to study English Literature and director of the films Cronos, Mimic, The Devil's Backbone, Blade II, Hellboy,

24 Timothy Zahn Kim Liggett Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy The Grace Year (Book 1: Chaos Rising)

A riveting speculative feminist dystopian thriller for readers of The Power, The Handmaid's Tale and The Hunger Games.

September 2020 September 2020 Hardback Paperback £20.00 £8.99 368 pages 424 pages 9781529124583 9781529100600

The first book in a new trilogy set before Thrawn traveled to the Empire and ‘An incredibly important and empowering read’ Natasha Ngan, author of Girls became a Grand Admiral. Journey to the Unknown Regions and learn more of Paper and Fire about Thrawn’s origins and his home: The Chiss Ascendency. A New York Times bestselling dark speculative feminist thriller, Timothy Zahn is the author of more than forty novels, nearly ninety short perfect for fans of The Power and The Handmaid's Tale. stories and novellas, and four short-fiction collections. In 1984, he won the ______Hugo Award for Best Novella. Zahn is best known for his Star Wars novels (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command, Specter of the THE RESISTANCE STARTS HERE. Past, Vision for the Future, Survivor's Quest, Outbound Flight, Allegiance, Choices of One, and Scoundrels), with more than four million copies of his No one speaks of the grace year. books in print. Other books inlcude the Cobra series, the Quadrail series, and It's forbidden. the young adult Dragonback series. Zahn has a B.S. in physics from We're told we have the power to lure grown men from their beds, make Michigan State University and an M.S. from the University of Illinois. He lives boys lose their minds, and drive the wives mad with jealousy. That's why with his family on the Oregon coast. we're banished for our sixteenth year, to release our magic into the wild before we're allowed to return to civilisation. But I don't feel powerful. I don't feel magical.

Tierney James lives in an isolated village where girls are banished at sixteen to the northern forest to brave the wilderness - and each other - for a year. They must rid themselves of their dangerous magic before returning purified and ready to marry - if they're lucky.

It is forbidden to speak of the grace year, but even so every girl knows that the coming year will change them - if they survive it...

A critically acclaimed page-turning feminist dystopia about a young woman trapped in an oppressive society, fighting to take control of her own life.

Kim Liggett, originally from the rural Midwest in the US, moved to New York City to pursue a career in the arts. She's the author of Blood and Salt, Heart of Ash, The Last Harvest (Bram Stoker Award Winner), The Unfortunates, and The Grace Year.

Kim spends her free time studying tarot and scouring Manhattan for rare vials of perfume and the perfect egg white cocktail.

25 John Marrs Naomi Novik The Minders A Deadly Education

The new high concept thriller from the author of the From the leading talent in fantasy, a magical coming- word-of-mouth sensation THE ONE – soon to be a of-age trilogy with a hilarious female anti-hero – a Netflix original series. darker more intelligent Harry Potter for adults.

September 2020 September 2020 Paperback Hardback £7.99 £16.99 400 pages 304 pages 9781529100655 9781529100853

The new high concept thriller from the author of the word-of-mouth ______sensation THE ONE – soon to be a Netflix original series. In the start of an all-new series, the bestselling author of Uprooted ______and Spinning Silver introduces you to a dangerous school for the Five strangers guard our secrets. magically gifted where failure means certain death – until one girl Only four can be trusted… begins to rewrite its rules. ______In the 21st century, information is king. But computers can be hacked and Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. files can be broken into – so a unique government initiative has been born. Five ordinary people have been selected to become Minders – the latest There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the weapon in thwarting cyberterrorism. Transformed by a revolutionary medical odds of survival are never equal. procedure, the country's most classified information has been taken offline and turned into genetic code implanted inside their heads. Once you’re inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die.

Together, the five know every secret – the truth behind every government El Higgins is uniquely prepared for the school’s many dangers. She may be lie, conspiracy theory and cover up. In return, they’re given the chance to without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level leave their problems behind and a blank slate to start their lives anew. mountains and wipe out untold millions – never mind easily destroy the countless monsters that prowl the school. But not everyone should be trusted, especially when they each have secrets of their own they’ll do anything to protect… Except, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too. So El is trying ______her hardest not to use it... that is, unless she has no other choice. 'Marrs is brilliant at twists and for the addicts of adrenaline- ______fuelled twisty rides' PETER JAMES Wry, witty, endlessly inventive, and mordantly funny – yet with a true depth and fierce justice at its heart – this enchanting novel 'One of the most exciting, original thriller writers out there. I reminds us that there are far more important things than mere never miss one of his books' SIMON KERNICK survival.

John Marrs is a former journalist from Northamptonshire, England, who 'Hilarious and wild! Take any fictional magic school, make it as spent 25 years interviewing celebrities from the world of television, film and over-the-top dangerous as possible, and populate it with a bunch music for national newspapers and magazines. of snarky teenagers; the result is pure batshit fun.' N.K. Jemisin, three-time Hugo Award winner and author of The Fifth Season He wrote for publications including The Guardian’s Guide and Guardian Online; OK! Magazine; Total Film; Empire; Q; GT; The Independent; Star; ‘A dark, smart, delicious tale, set to redefine everything you think Reveal; Company; Daily Star and News of the World’s Sunday Magazine. you know about schools for magic. A DEADLY EDUCATION is dangerously addictive.' He recently gave up his job to write novels full time. His first car at the age Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies of seventeen was a three-door, Ford Escort with a Batman sticker in the rear windscreen. He thought the sticker was cool at the time. ‘The Scholomance is the dark school of magic I’ve been waiting for, and its wise, witty, and monstrous heroine is one I'd happily follow anywhere—even into a school full of monsters.’ Katherine Arden, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale

‘The wonderful cast of characters will grab a hold of your heart and you’ll never want to leave this deadly school ... a fantasy that delights on every level. I loved this brilliant book.’ Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series

26 Robert Dinsdale Paris By Starlight From a Certain Point of View The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars)

A magical new novel from the acclaimed author of THE TOYMAKERS which will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Erin Morgenstern.

November 2020 November 2020 Hardback £20.00 £12.99 368 pages 480 pages 9781529124620 9781529100457

A magical new novel from the critically acclaimed bestselling author of THE TOYMAKERS which will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman and Erin Morgenstern. ______

Every city has its own magic...

Every night on their long journey to Paris from their troubled homeland, Levon’s grandmother has read to them from a very special book. Called The Nocturne, it is a book full of fairy stories and the heroic adventures of their people who generations before chose to live by starlight.

And with every story that Levon’s grandmother tells them in their new home, the desire to live as their ancestors did grows. And that is when the magic begins…

Nobody can explain why nocturnal water dogs start appearing at the heels of every citizen of Paris-by-Starlight like the loyal retainers they once were. There are suddenly night finches in the skies and the city is transforming: the Eiffel Tower lit up by strange ethereal flowers that drink in the light of the moon.

But not everyone in Paris is won over by the spectacle of Paris-by-Starlight. There are always those that fear the other, the unexplained, the strangers in our midst. How long can the magic of night rub up against the ordinariness of day? How long can two worlds occupy the same streets and squares before there is an outright war?

Robert Dinsdale was born in North Yorkshire and currently lives in Leigh-On- Sea. He is the author of three previous critically acclaimed novels: THE HARROWING, LITTLE EXILES and GINGERBREAD.

His bestselling novel THE TOYMAKERS was his first venture into magic.

Random House Business

28 J.J. Sutherland The Scrum Fieldbook Rethinking Competitive Advantage Faster performance. Better results. Starting

A game-changing handbook to make your team more productive – from the internationally bestselling author of SCRUM

July 2020 November 2020 Paperback 0 pages £9.99 9781847943477 272 pages 9781847942708

______FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SCRUM

A revolutionary new method to make every business more productive – as used by Amazon, Google and the FBI

Work. You’re doing it wrong.

Do you ever worry that you never get as much done as you want to? Or that your projects encounter insurmountable problems before they even get started? Or that your colleagues spend days talking over their ideas without actually implementing them?

J. J. Sutherland has the solution. In his international bestseller Scrum, he introduced a simple, revolutionary tool to turbo-charge the output of every team. Based on decades of research and road-tested at the headquarters of Google and Amazon, the Scrum method transformed how a generation of leaders work – first in Silicon Valley, and then in boardrooms around the world.

Now, in The Scrum Fieldbook, Sutherland returns with a hands-on guide to using the Scrum method at any level of every company. He reveals how its focus on rapid innovation, no-bullshit meetings and quick-fire decision- making has immediate relevance for every organisation on Earth. And he offers a step-by-step method for using Scrum in your projects – starting today.

The result is a game-changing fieldbook that will make your business more productive.

J.J. Sutherland is the CEO of Scrum Inc., heading up a 30-person consulting firm to implement Scrum and Agile practices in companies and teams across the country. He is the co-author of the international bestseller Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, written with his father, Jeff Sutherland, the co-creator of Scrum.

Previously, he was an award-winning correspondent, producer, and Baghdad Bureau chief for NPR, covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Arab Spring, and the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. He has won multiple Peabody, DuPont, and Edward R. Murrow awards. He lives in Washington D.C., with his family.

WILLIAM HEINEMANN

30 Harper Lee Eley Williams To Kill A Mockingbird The Liar's Dictionary 60th Anniversary Edition

A special edition to celebrate 50 years since the first The eagerly anticipated, playful, and profound debut publication of this unforgettable classic novel from an utterly original, award-winning writer.

July 2020 July 2020 Hardback Hardback £20.00 £14.99 320 pages 288 pages 9780434020485 9781785152047

'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin ______to kill a mockingbird.' mountweazel, noun: a fake entry deliberately inserted into a dictionary or work of reference. Often used as a safeguard against Atticus Finch gives this advice to his children as he defends the real copyright infringement. mockingbird of this classic novel - a black man charged with attacking a white girl. Through the eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Lee explores the issues In the final year of the nineteenth century, Peter Winceworth has of race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s with compassion and reached the letter ‘S’, toiling away for the much-anticipated and multi- humour. She also creates one of the great heroes of literature in their volume Swansby’s New Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Overwhelmed at his desk father, whose lone struggle for justice pricks the conscience of a town and increasingly uneasy that his colleagues are attempting to corral steeped in prejudice and hypocrisy. language and regiment facts, Winceworth feels compelled to assert some sense of individual purpose and exercise artistic freedom, and begins Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama. She attended inserting unauthorised, fictitious entries into the dictionary. Huntington College and studied law at the University of Alabama. She is the author of the acclaimed novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a In the present day, young intern Mallory is tasked with uncovering these Watchman, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of mountweazels as the text of the dictionary is digitised for modern readers. Freedom and numerous other literary awards and honours. She died on 19 Through the words and their definitions she finds she has access to their February 2016. creator’s motivations, hopes and desires. More pressingly, she must also field daily threatening anonymous phone calls. Is a suggested change to the dictionary’s definition of marriage (n.) really that controversial? What power does Mallory have when it comes to words and knowing how to tell the truth? And does the caller really intend for the Swansby’s staff to ‘burn in hell’?

As their two narratives combine, Winceworth and Mallory must discover how to negotiate the complexities of an often nonsensical, untrustworthy, hoax- strewn and undefinable life. ______The Liar’s Dictionary explores themes of trust and creativity, naming the unnameable, and celebrates the rigidity, fragility and absurdity of language. It is an exhilarating debut novel from a formidably brilliant young writer. ______‘This tale of lexical intrigues is an absolute joy to read! It’s gloriously inventive and playful, but with just the right amount of heart.’ LUCY SCHOLES

Eley Williams lectures at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her short story collection Attrib. and Other Stories won the James Tait Black Prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize and was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. The Liar’s Dictionary is her debut novel.

31 Jason Hickel Will Maclean Less is More The Apparition Phase How Degrowth Will Save the World

A groundbreaking exploration of the best possible Reminiscent of the gothic suspense of Shirley Jackson solution to the climate crisis: a new economic model, and the ghost stories of MR James, The Apparition and a new way of viewing our relationship with the Phase is an atmospheric and stunning debut.

August 2020 October 2020 Hardback Hardback £14.99 £14.99 336 pages 384 pages 9781785152498 9781785152375

The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown Tim and Abi have always been different from their peers. Precociously and ecological collapse. Now we must face up to its primary cause. bright, they spend their evenings in their parents’ attic discussing the Capitalism demands perpetual expansion, which is devastating the macabre and unexplained, zealously re-reading books on folklore, hauntings living world. There is only one solution that will lead to and the supernatural. In particular, they are obsessed with photographs of meaningful and immediate change: degrowth. ghostly apparitions and the mix of terror and delight they provoke in their otherwise boring and safe childhoods. If we want to have a shot at surviving the Anthropocene, we need to restore the balance. We need to change how we see the world and our But when Tim and Abi decide to fake a photo of a ghost to frighten an place within it, shifting from a philosophy of domination and extraction to unpopular school friend, they set in motion a deadly and terrifying chain of one that’s rooted in reciprocity with our planet’s ecology. We need to evolve events that neither of them could have predicted, and are forced to confront beyond the dusty dogmas of capitalism to a new system that’s fit for the the possibility that what began as a callous prank might well have taken on twenty-first century. a malevolent life of its own.

But what about jobs? What about health? What about progress? This book An unsettling literary ghost story set between a claustrophobic British tackles these questions and offers an inspiring vision for what a post- suburban town and a menacing Suffolk manor, THE APPARITION PHASE is capitalist economy could look like. An economy that’s more just, more an unnerving novel, which, like all the best ghost stories, pushes us caring, and more fun. An economy that enables human flourishing while repeatedly over the line between rational explanation and inexplicable fear. reversing ecological breakdown. By taking less, we can become more. It asks us to consider what might be lurking in the shadows, and questions what is real and what is simply a trick of the mind – and whether there’s Jason Hickel is an anthropologist at the London School of Economics and a really a difference between the two. Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is originally from Swaziland and spent a number of years living with migrant workers in South Africa, Originally from the Wirral, Will Maclean has been fascinated by ghost stories studying patterns of exploitation and political resistance in the wake of since he was a child, and has been writing them almost as long as he can apartheid. Alongside his ethnographic work, he writes about global remember. He’s written for television professionally since 2006, during which inequality, post-development and ecological economics, contributing time he’s worked as a scriptwriter for people as varied as Alexander regularly to the Guardian, Al Jazeera and other outlets. He serves on the Armstrong, Miranda Hart, Al Murray and Tracey Ullman. As well as comedy, Labour Party task force on international development, works as Policy he’s also written extensively for children’s television, where he’s been an Director for /The Rules collective, and sits on the Executive Board of integral part of writing teams that have picked up two BAFTAs and an Academics Stand Against Poverty. His work has been funded by the International Emmy. He lives in London with his wife and young daughter. Fulbright-Hays Program, the National Science Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, the Charlotte Newcombe Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust. He lives in London.

32 Becky Cooper We Keep the Dead Close A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of

A literary true-crime book about the 1969 case involving Jane Britton, an ambitious 23-year-old graduate student in Harvard’s Archaeology

November 2020 Hardback £16.99 352 pages 9781785151989

1969: the height of counterculture and the year universities sought to curb the unruly spectacle of student protest; the winter that Harvard University began the tumultuous process of integrating Radcliffe’s female students into their all-male body; a time when the line between faculty and students was frequently blurred by passion, drugs, and sometimes brute force; and the year that Jane Britton, an ambitious 23-year-old graduate student in Harvard’s Archaeology Department and daughter of Radcliffe Vice President Boyd Britton, would be found bludgeoned to death in her university apartment.

The circumstances of Jane’s death were instantly suspicious, with ritualistic acts performed upon her body that indicated that not only was the killer someone close to her, but also someone with specific archaeological knowledge. Interestingly, there was an unprecedented media blackout on all information surrounding the case imposed by the Cambridge police department just four days after the body was discovered. Yet for fifty years, a whisper network has kept Jane’s story alive behind and beyond Harvard’s iron gates, the bible of which was a physical file of evidence passed between female archaeology students through the generations.

The rumour of that file, and the gossip that Harvard not only protected a likely suspect but also kept him in tenured employment, compelled Cooper to investigate for almost a decade.

Becky Cooper is a former New Yorker writer, assistant to David Remnick, Adam Gopnik and D.T. Max, producer for the New Yorker Radio Hour. Currently, she is artist-in-residence at Harvard University, as well as Senior Fellow at Brandeis’s Schuster Institute for Investigative Reporting. Her undergraduate thesis, a literary biography of David Foster Wallace, won Harvard’s Hoopes Prize, the highest undergraduate award for research and writing. In 2013, she published Mapping Manhattan: A Love and Sometimes Hate Story in Maps by 75 New Yorkers (Abrams), which is currently in its fifth printing.

#MERKY

34 Jeremiah Emmanuel Niran Vinod and Damola Timeyin Dreaming in a Nightmare How To Build It Finding a Way Forwards in a World That’s

A moving and powerful account of the problems faced A new pocket-sized series from #Merky Books: part and overcome by a new generation, from an memoir, part practical guide, in which readers can extraordinarily accomplished young activist and learn a new craft, idea or skill from an established

August 2020 October 2020 Hardback Paperback £12.99 £6.99 352 pages 96 pages 9781529118612 9781529118803

A moving and powerful account of the problems faced by a new Introducing the new ‘How To…’ series from #Merky Books: unlock your generation, from crime to poverty to an increasingly divided potential with our short, practical pocket-sized guides. society, from an extraordinarily accomplished young activist and ______entrepreneur. How to Build It: Grow Your Brand

My name is Jeremiah Emmanuel. I’m twenty years old. I’m an activist, an In a world where everyone is trying to monetise their side hustle and the 5- entrepreneur, a former deputy young mayor of Lambeth and member of the to-9 is as valuable as the 9-to-5, building your brand is a necessity. But how UK Youth Parliament. I wanted to change the world, but the world I was can you work out what your brand is? How can you make it relevant, and born into changed me first. how can you give it real longevity?

Raised in south London, I lived in an area where crime and poverty were This indispensable step by step guide will help you understand all the key everywhere and opportunities to escape were rare. Violence was accepted, considerations as you build solid foundations for your brand to thrive and prison was expected. Your best friend might vanish overnight, never to be grow. Complete with creative tasks, and shared personal insight from two seen again. That was the world I knew; the only one I thought was possible creative strategists who have worked with some of the world's most for people like me. renowned brands, How to Build It will set you on the road from nowhere to everywhere. But somehow, as I got older, I found my way to a different world: a place where people listened to you, where opinions were heard, where doors Written by Niran Vinod and Damola Timeyin were opened, where there were opportunities around every corner. Foreword by Nando's Everything had stayed the same and everything had changed. ______Designed to inspire and encourage readers to unlock their potential and This is the story of how I did it, the people who helped me get there, and provoke change, the How To series offers a new model in publishing, the huge hurdles I – and my entire generation – have to learn to face and helping to break down knowledge barriers and uplift the next generation. overcome. It’s the story of how to move forward in a world that’s holding you back. Creatively presented and packed with clear, step-by-step, practical advice, this series is essential reading for anyone seeking guidance to thrive in the Jeremiah Emmanuel is a youth activist, public speaker and entrepreneur. He modern world. Curate your bookshelf with these collectible titles. started working within his local community at the age of four, campaigning around several issues that affected young people with the Nelson Mandela Niran Vinod (Author) is a creative strategist at the Creative Shop at School Foundation. In 2011 he was elected into the UK Youth Parliament Facebook and Instagram, working with fashion, retail brands and agencies becoming an MYP, and later became a young mayor within London. Aged to help them maximise their creative potential on the platform. Bringing fifteen, he founded the BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra Youth council, and created a together photography, design and technology for brands is nothing new for youth consultancy enterprise, EMNL, which has recently worked with Niran as he has bridged the worlds of commerce, content and community organisations including Rolls-Royce, Nike and the Queens Commonwealth for over 10 years. With past experience at We Are Social, Independents Trust. He is also a member of the Gates Foundation, a youth ambassador United and AKQA focusing on the Nike Football account. for the Big Change Charitable Trust, a Founding Member of the Conduit London. In 2017, he was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM). Damola Timeyin (Author) Damola Timeyin is a creative strategist for Facebook and Instagram. Formerly a strategy director and partner at advertising agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty and member of founding team at Osper, one of the UK’s first mobile banks for young people. At BBH he delivered everything from social to brand strategy for household British brands such as Tesco, Weetabix and Clarks Shoes. When he is not working on brands, he moonlights as Head of Strategy for creative network, People of Culture Collective (PoCC) and mentors young people who want to break into the creative industries.

35 Anthony Anaxagorou Joshua Virasami How To Write It How To Change It

A new pocket-sized series from #Merky Books: part The launch title of a landmark new non-fiction series. memoir, part practical guide, in which readers can learn a new craft, idea or skill from an established

October 2020 October 2020 Paperback Paperback £6.99 £6.99 96 pages 96 pages 9781529118797 9781529118780

______Introducing the new ‘How To…’ series from #Merky Books: unlock your How to Write It: Tell Your Story potential with our short, practical pocket-sized guides. ______This book is a masterclass in the craft of writing and poetry from one of How to Change It: your indispensable guide to activism Britain's most celebrated poets and educators, T.S. Eliot Prize nominee Anthony Anaxagorou. Is it possible to create real change? How can we as individuals help to solve some of the biggest issues of today? How can we overcome injustice and Taking readers on a personal journey through his early life and school years, inequality wherever we are? Where does power sit, and how can we get it? through to his relationship with literature, education poetry and writing, this book is filled with tips, anecdotes and publishing advice for anyone How to Change It provides the answers to these questions, and many interested in getting their work seen. From Anthony's first slam win to the more. In three simple steps - educate, organise and agitate - artist and evolving British poetry scene, this book will provoke readers into thinking organiser Joshua Virasami sets out several lessons for successful about their writing more carefully – be it a poem, short story or novel – and campaigning, drawing on the experience and actions of a number of activist help them finally get their book out into the world. and political movements, including Extinction Rebellion, Occupy and Black Lives Matter. This book is essential reading for taking your work to the next level, and is introduced with an inspirational foreword by Sunday Times bestselling Written by Joshua Virasami author, Candice Carty-Williams. Introduced by Patrisse Cullors: artist, organiser and freedom ______fighter from Los Angeles and co-founder of Black Lives Matter. She Designed to inspire and encourage readers to unlock their potential and is the author of critically acclaimed When They Call You a Terrorist: provoke change, the How To series offers a new model in publishing, A Black Lives Matter Memoir. helping to break down knowledge barriers and uplift the next generation. ______Designed to inspire and encourage readers to unlock their potential and Creatively presented and packed with clear, step-by-step, practical advice, provoke change, the How To series offers a new model in publishing, this series is essential reading for anyone seeking guidance to thrive in the helping to break down knowledge barriers and uplift the next generation. modern world. Curate your bookshelf with these collectable titles. Creatively presented and packed with clear, step-by-step, practical advice, Anthony Anaxagorou is a British-born Cypriot poet, fiction writer, this series is essential reading for anyone seeking guidance to thrive in the essayist, publisher and poetry educator. His poetry has been published in modern world. Curate your bookshelf with these collectible titles. POETRY, The Poetry Review, Granta and elsewhere. His poetry and fiction have appeared on BBC Newsnight, BBC Radio 4, ITV, Vice UK, Channel 4 Joshua Virasami is an artist, writer and political organiser whose work and Sky Arts. Anaxagorou’s second collection After the Formalities (Penned intersects across political struggles and whose campaigning sits in a variety in the Margins) was shortlisted for the 2019 T.S. Eliot Prize, selected as a of organisations. He has been involved in various movements including Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph and Guardian, and is a Poetry Book Occupy and Black Lives Matter. Joshua uses writing, film, music and direct Society recommendation. action to educate, agitate and organise toward social change. As well as Anthony is artistic director of Out-Spoken, a monthly poetry and music event being a political activist in the UK, Virasami has spent time studying and held at London’s Southbank Centre, and is founder of Out-Spoken Press, an travelling in Balochistan, Kurdistan, Mauritius and over eighteen countries independent publisher of poetry and critical writing that aims to challenge around the world. the lack of diversity in British publishing

36 Derek Owusu That Reminds Me Winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize 2020

A beautiful, brutal and breathtaking novel-in-verse from one of the brightest young British writers of today.

November 2020 Paperback £8.99 208 pages 9781529118605

______'A singular achievement.' Michael Donkor, Guardian

‘Heartbreaking, important and original.’ Christie Watson, author of THE LANGUAGE OF KINDNESS

‘Derek Owusu’s writing is honest, moving, delicate, but tough. Once you lock on to his words, it is hard to break eye contact. A beautiful meditation on childhood, coming of age, the now, and the media. This work is heartfelt.’ Benjamin Zephaniah

‘Honest and beautiful.’ Guy Gunaratne, author of IN OUR MAD AND FURIOUS CITY

‘When writing is this honest, it soars. What an incredible use of language and truth.’ Yrsa Daley-Ward ______Anansi, your four gifts raised to nyame granted you no power over the stories I tell...

This is the story of K.

K is sent into care before a year marks his birth. He grows up in fields and woods, and he is happy, he thinks. When K is eleven, the city reclaims him. He returns to an unknown mother and a part-time father, trading the fields for flats and a community that is alien to him. Slowly, he finds friends. Eventually, he finds love. He learns how to navigate the city. But as he grows, he begins to realise that he needs more than the city can provide. He is a man made of pieces. Pieces that are slowly breaking apart

That Reminds Me is the story of one young man, from birth to adulthood, told in fragments of memory. It explores questions of identity, belonging, addiction, sexuality, violence, family and religion. It is a deeply moving and completely original work of literature from one of the brightest British writers of today.

Derek Owusu is a writer, poet and podcaster from north London. He discovered his passion for literature at the age of twenty-three while studying exercise science at university. Unable to afford a change of degree, Derek began reading voraciously and sneaking into English Literature lectures at the University of Manchester. Derek edited and contributed to Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space. That Reminds Me is his first solo work.

WINDMILL

38 Nicola Barker Simon Heffer I Am Sovereign Staring at God Britain in the Great War

A bold and hilarious hand grenade of a book that The latest volume in Simon Heffer's critically twists the novel into new shapes as the characters acclaimed history of modern Britain seemingly sabotage the fictional world they inhabit, I

July 2020 July 2020 Paperback Paperback £9.99 £12.99 224 pages 928 pages 9781786090959 9781786090447

______'One of the funniest, most finely achieved comic novels, even by 'A brilliant history: The first serious and really wide-ranging her own standard … I think it’s a masterpiece.' ALI SMITH history of the Home Front during the Great War for decades. Scholarly, objective and extremely well-written. Filled with surprising ‘I think Nicola Barker is incapable of a dull page. [Her work] is revelations and empathy. Heffer’s eye for the telling detail is evident on unified by its spirit of adventure.’ KEVIN BARRY almost every page. A remarkable intellectual and literary achievement.' – ANDREW ROBERTS, TELEGRAPH How long does it take to change the world? ______Could it happen in approximately twenty minutes? A major new work of history on the profound changes in British society during the First World War Charles, a forty-year-old teddy bear maker, is trying to sell his late mother's house, helped by his estate agent Avigail (who thinks Charles is an The Great War evokes images of barbed wire and mud-filled trenches, and imbecile). The prospective buyers: the fearsome Wang Shu - who has no of the carnage of the Somme and Passchendaele, but it also involved desire to make idle chit-chat - and her downtrodden daughter, Ying Yue. change on the home front on an almost revolutionary scale. In his hugely ambitious and deeply researched new book, Simon Heffer explores how During the twenty-minute viewing a huge number of things happen, Britain was drawn into this slaughter, and was then transformed to fight a although it is also entirely possible that nothing happens at all. Which is it? war in which, at times, its very future seemed in question. Can the world really turn on its axis during a mundane discussion about cheese preservation? Has fiction the power to do that? Should it even want After a vivid account of the fraught conversations between Whitehall and to? Britain’s embassies across Europe as disaster loomed in July 1914, Heffer ______explains why a government so desperate to avoid conflict found itself 'She really is a genius.’ GUARDIAN championing it. He describes the high politics and low skulduggery that saw the principled but passive Asquith replaced as prime minister by the ‘Life-affirming hilarity – Evelyn Waugh on ecstasy.’ NELL ZINK unscrupulous but energetic Lloyd George; and he unpicks the arguments between politicians and generals about how to prosecute the war, which 'A madly brilliant little book that asks who at any point is in raged until the final offensive. He looks at the impact of four years of control of what. I loved it.' DAILY MAIL struggle on everyday life as people sought to cope with dwindling stocks of food and essential supplies, with conscription into the Army or wartime ‘Nicola Barker’s wildness and capacity for the absurd often delight industries, with air-raids and with the ever-present threat of bereavement; me.’ SARAH MOSS and, in Ireland, with the political upheaval that followed the Easter Rising. And he shows how, in the spring of 1918, political obstinacy and ‘What an audacious writer Nicola Barker is … In an era when plot is incompetence saw all this sacrifice almost thrown away. king, Barker has typically, joyously, dispensed with one … Barker’s pleasure in the novella feels defiant.’ EVENING STANDARD Throughout, he complements his analysis with vivid portraits of the men and women who shaped British life during the war – soldiers such as Lord ‘I Am Sovereign is bursting with energy, compassion and humour.’ Kitchener, politicians such as Churchill, pacifists such as Lady Ottoline LITERARY REVIEW Morrell, and overmighty subjects such as the press magnate Lord Northcliffe. The result is a richly nuanced picture of an era that endured suffering and ‘Barker is a writer in a class of her own … A work of coruscating loss on an appalling scale but that also advanced the emancipation of intelligence, of deep humanity.’ OBSERVER women, notions of better health care and education, and pointed the way to a less deferential, more egalitarian future. ‘A riotous burst of a novel that scrutinises the nature of fiction ______with the lightest of touches.’ MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Staring at God is a vast compendium of atrocious political conduct. Refreshing. A trenchant history.' – GERARD DE GROOT, THE TIMES ‘A bracing, brilliantly bonkers comic novel … This is freewheeling fiction that delights in the visual.’ SUNDAY TIMES 'A magisterial history' – MELANIE MCDONAGH, DAILY MAIL

39 Thomas Harding Casey Cep Legacy Furious Hours One Family, a Cup of Tea and the Company that Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee

A panoramic new history of modern Britain, as told The stunning true story of an Alabama serial killer, and through the story of one extraordinary family, and the trial that obsessed the author of To Kill a one groundbreaking company. Mockingbird in the years after the publication of her

August 2020 October 2020 Paperback Paperback £10.99 £9.99 592 pages 336 pages 9780099510789 9780099510598

'I was riveted: this is a fascinating social history.' NIGELLA LAWSON SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON- FICTION 'Five stars... history on a scale at once intimate and grand.' A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR TELEGRAPH A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR A panoramic new history of modern Britain, as told through the A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR story of one extraordinary family, and one groundbreaking company. ‘A triumph on every level. One of the losses to literature is that Harper Lee never found a way to tell a gothic true-crime story she’d spent years This is the story of how a family transformed themselves from penniless researching. Casey Cep has excavated this mesmerizing story and immigrants to build a company that revolutionised the way we eat, drink tells it with grace and insight and a fierce fidelity to the truth.’ and are entertained. For over a century, Lyons was everywhere. Its DAVID GRANN, author of Killers of the Flower Moon restaurants and corner houses were on every high street, its coffee and tea ______in every cup, its products in every home. But it was a victory that was not The stunning story of an Alabama serial killer and the true-crime easily won. book that Harper Lee worked on obsessively in the years after To Kill a Mockingbird Told through the lives of five generations, Legacy is at once intimate and sweeping, charting the tragedy and unimaginable success of one of Britain's Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of most famous families. It is also an illuminating new exploration of Britain his family members for insurance money in the 1970s. With the help of a and its place in the world, from the bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf savvy lawyer, he escaped justice for years until a relative shot him dead at and The House by the Lake. the funeral of his last victim. Despite hundreds of witnesses, Maxwell’s murderer was acquitted – thanks to the same attorney who had previously 'A magnificent book... endlessly fascinating.' JEWISH CHRONICLE defended the Reverend.

'How the Lyons company took on the world... a satisfying slab of As Alabama is consumed by these gripping events, it’s not long until news of dynastic history.' GUARDIAN, 'Book of the Day' the case reaches Alabama’s – and America’s – most famous writer. Intrigued by the story, Harper Lee makes a journey back to her home state to 'Written with love and imagination... a masterclass in historical witness the Reverend’s killer face trial. Harper had the idea of writing her empathy.' TLS own In Cold Blood, the true-crime classic she had helped her friend Truman Capote research. Lee spent a year in town reporting on the Maxwell case 'An affectionate and colourful family history.' FINANCIAL TIMES and many more years trying to finish the book she called The Reverend.

'Rich... Fascinating... Harding is to be congratulated on this Now Casey Cep brings this story to life, from the shocking murders to the panoramic history.' EVENING STANDARD courtroom drama to the racial politics of the Deep South. At the same time, she offers a deeply moving portrait of one of the country’s most beloved 'Endlessly fascinating and hard to put down... this is a tour de writers and her struggle with fame, success, and the mystery of artistic force.' JULIA NEUBERGER creativity.

Thomas Harding is an author and journalist who has written for the Financial This is the story Harper Lee wanted to write. This is the story of Times, the Sunday Times, the Washington Post and the Guardian, among why she couldn’t. other publications. He co-founded a television station in Oxford, England, ______and for many years was an award-winning documentary maker. He also ran 'Fascinating ... Cep has spliced together a Southern-gothic tale of multiple a local newspaper in West Virginia, winning the West Virginia Association of murder and the unhappy story of Lee’s literary career, to produce a tale that Justice’s Journalist of the Year Award, before moving back to England in is engrossing in its detail and deeply poignant... [Cep] spends the 2011, where he now lives with his family. He is the author of Hanns and first third of Furious Hours following the jaw-dropping trail of murders ... Rudolf, a Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the JQ-Wingate Prize; the Engrossing ... Cep writes about all this with great skill, sensitivity

40 Liz Moore Long Bright River an intense family thriller

Gritty and moving crime thriller, for fans of THE WIRE and LINE OF DUTY from the critically-acclaimed author of HEFT.

December 2020 Paperback £8.99 448 pages 9781786090614

The New York Times bestseller and Guardian Book of the Month

'This flawless masterpiece deserves to be a bestseller.' DAILY EXPRESS

‘Tough, tense and twisty - but tender, human and deeply affecting, too ... I don't have a sister, but when I finished the book I called my brother, just to hear his voice.’ LEE CHILD

'An outstanding crime novel.' PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train ______KENSINGTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA:

THE FIRST PLACE YOU GO FOR DRUGS OR SEX. THE LAST PLACE YOU WANT TO LOOK FOR YOUR SISTER.

Mickey Fitzpatrick has been patrolling the 24th District for years. She knows most of the working women by name. She knows what desperation looks like and what people will do when they need a fix. She’s become used to finding overdose victims: their numbers are growing every year. But every time she sees someone sprawled out, slumped over, cold to the touch, she has to pray it’s not her sister, Kacey.

When the bodies of murdered sex workers start turning up on the Ave, the Chief of Police is keen to bury the news. They’re not the kind of victims that generate a whole lot of press anyway. But Mickey is obsessed, dangerously so, with finding the perpetrator - before Kacey becomes the next victim. ______'A remarkable, profoundly moving novel about the ties that bind and the irrevocable wounds of childhood. It’s also a riveting mystery, perfectly paced. I loved every page of it.' DENNIS LEHANE

'Outstanding . . . an intense family thriller . . . The clever plot and involving characters set a high standard for this new year.’ DAILY MAIL

‘This is a thrilling and heartbreaking exploration of the strain the opioid crisis puts on families. A masterpiece.’ DAILY MIRROR

Liz Moore is the author of the acclaimed novels Heft, recently optioned as a feature film, and The Unseen World, which was optioned for television. A winner of the 2014 Rome Prize in Literature, she lives in Philadelphia.

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42 Delilah S. Dawson James Patterson Galaxy's Edge Cajun Justice Black Spire

Walk the ancient streets, meet the colourful From the world's bestselling thriller writer comes an characters, and uncover the secret history of Star international thriller going from the Bayou in Louisiana Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the upcoming expansion to the to Tokyo, Japan as justice is served.

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______From the world's bestselling thriller writer comes an international Walk the ancient streets, meet the colourful characters, and thriller going from the Bayou in Louisiana to Tokyo, Japan as uncover the secret history of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the justice is served. upcoming expansion to the Disney Parks experience! Cain Lemaire, a Secret Service agent from New Orleans, has the job he’s After devastating losses at the hands of the First Order, General Leia Organa always wanted – until a single night results in a scandal that gets him fired. has dispatched her agents across the galaxy in search of allies, sanctuary, and firepower—and her top spy, Vi Moradi, may have just found all three, Needing a new direction, Cain follows his sister to Japan and takes a job in on a secluded world at the galaxy’s edge. Tokyo as head of security for the CEO of a top company. But what he thought was a simple security assignment unravels a tangled web of A planet of lush forests, precarious mountains, and towering, petrified trees, corruption, greed and extortion. Batuu is on the furthest possible frontier of the galactic map, the last settled world before the mysterious expanse of Wild Space. The rogues, smugglers, Without the wealth of resources he had with the Secret Service, Cain will and adventurers who eke out a living on the largest settlement on the have to rely on his instincts and training as he races to find justice the way planet, Black Spire Outpost, are here to avoid prying eyes and unnecessary only a former agent can. complications. Vi, a Resistance spy on the run from the First Order, is hardly a welcome guest. And when a shuttle full of stormtroopers lands in her JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of wake, determined to root her out, she has no idea where to find help. all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – To survive, Vi will have to seek out the good-hearted heroes hiding in a the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and world that redefines scum and villainy. With the help of a traitorous trooper Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers and her acerbic droid, she begins to gather a colourful band of outcasts and including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. misfits, and embarks on a mission to spark the fire of resistance on Batuu— before the First Order snuffs it out entirely. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young DELILAH S. DAWSON is the writer of the Blud readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries series, the Shadow series (as Lila Bowen), Servants of the Storm, Hit, and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to Strike, and a variety of short stories and comics. Dawson teaches writing independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult courses online for LitReactor and lives in Florida with her family. fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

43 Jacqueline Rohen Robert Harris How to Marry Your Husband The Second Sleep A hilarious and heartwarming romantic comedy the Sunday Times #1 bestselling novel

A hilarious rom-com of errors with the warmest of The gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of hearts. What more could you want? Munich, An Officer and A Spy and Fatherland

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This is one wedding that won't be getting cancelled this summer! THE LATEST NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS: chosen as a Book of the For fans of The Flatshare by Beth Leary and Grown Ups by Marian Year by The Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, Telegraph, Mail on Keyes Sunday, and Express ______Rachel vowed that she would love David for better or worse… WHAT IF YOUR FUTURE LIES IN THE PAST? ______But when she spots him kissing another woman, she knows their marriage is 'One word: wonderful. Two words: compulsive reading. Three words: over. buy it tomorrow. Four words: tonight, if possible.' STEPHEN KING 'A thoroughly absorbing, page-turning narrative.' SUNDAY TIMES And she’s determined to get her revenge through divorce. 'Genuinely thrilling.' DAILY TELEGRAPH ______The trouble is, her romantic destination wedding wasn’t exactly legal – so if Dusk is gathering as a young priest, Christopher Fairfax, rides she wants to divorce her husband, she’ll have to marry him first… across a silent land.

But as Rachel recreates the magic of their early days in a bid to lure David It’s a crime to be out after dark, and Fairfax knows he must arrive at his back down the aisle again, will it bring back long-lost feelings for him too? destination – a remote village in the wilds of Exmoor – before night falls and ______curfew is imposed. Readers are saying How to Marry Your Husband is the best rom- com they've read in years: He’s lost and he’s becoming anxious as he slowly picks his way across a countryside strewn with the ancient artefacts of a civilisation that seems to ‘If you’re a fan of Marian Keyes you will love this witty story.' have ended in cataclysm.

‘One of those fantastic books that allows you to escape your troubles What Fairfax cannot know is that, in the days and weeks to come, for an afternoon. How To Marry Your Husband was the distraction I so everything he believes in will be tested to destruction, as he uncovers a needed.’ secret that is as dangerous as it is terrifying … ______‘Utterly entertaining and deeply human, How to Marry Your Husband is '[Harris] takes us on a thrilling ride while serving up serious food for a moving and yes, hilarious novel about love and mistakes, about almost thought.' SUNDAY EXPRESS perfect, about changes of plans, bumps in the road, and what to make of lemons when life throws them in your face.’ 'A truly surprising future-history thriller. Fabulous, really.' EVENING STANDARD ‘The perfect romance with a touch that makes all the difference’ ‘The book’s real power lies in its between-the-lines warning that our ‘A delightful rom-com that kept me on my toes the whole time. The embrace of the internet represents some kind of sleepwalk into oblivion. It’s storyline was exceptional and the characters engaging and believable.’ a provocative, tub-thumping sci-fi of which H. G. Wells might have been proud.’ DAILY MAIL ‘An entertaining and witty novel.’ ‘Harris’ latest work intelligently warps historical fiction and tackles issues of ‘Definitely a 5 star rating from me!’ religion, science and the apocalypse in the process. As he flexes his imagination, you will be left pondering as often as you are page-turning.’ ‘I loved this book & couldn't put it down!’ HERALD

‘A great story that will keep you hooked!’ 'A brilliantly imaginative thriller’ READER'S DIGEST

Jacqueline Rohen was born in Essex. She worked in television and musical LOOK OUT FOR ROBERT'S NEW THRILLER, V2 - COMING AUTUMN theatre in London, before moving to Uganda with her fiancé where they set 2020

44 Annie Clarke Lisa Gardner Wedding Bells on the Home Front When You See Me A heart-warming story of courage, community the top 10 bestselling thriller

The third novel in the wonderfully uplifting Factory Bestselling author Lisa Gardner unites three of her Girls series. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell, Daisy most loved characters -Detective D.D. Warren, Flora Styles and Donna Douglas. Dane, and Kimberly Quincy - in a twisty new thriller, as

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**THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE UPLIFTING FACTORY GIRLS SERIES** THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR ______Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell's Shipyard Girls series and Ellie A body is found in the hills – but the truth still lies buried... Dean. In a small town in the Deep South, Flora Dane is part of a task force Our readers LOVE the Factory Girls . . . committed to hunting down every last trace of notorious serial kidnapper Jacob Ness. As his last victim, imprisoned by Ness in a small box for over a ‘The characters are all strong and the style of writing makes it hard to put year, she knew him better than most. Even after his death, his evil still down’ lingers. ‘Another lovely story these wonderful characters make me feel like I’m visiting old friends’ But this is the kind of town that doesn’t take kindly to strangers asking ‘What a joy to read’ questions. ‘I have laughed, cried and been angry reading this book’ ‘Another brilliant book’ The kind of town where dark secrets lurk just beneath the surface. ______The kind of town she might not leave alive. March 1942: As the war continues, wedding bells are ringing for ______the factory girls . . . Featuring Detective D.D. Warren and FBI Special Agent Kimberley Quincy Sarah is happily settling into married life with new husband Stan, whilst ______Fran is busy planning her upcoming wedding to sweetheart Davey, who’s ‘A string of murders, a crack FBI team and a voiceless girl still conscripted to Bletchley Park. With limited resources, the girls must desperate for revenge – this twist-a-minute thriller has it all.’ make do to create the perfect day. KARIN SLAUGHTER

Meanwhile, Beth has other things on her mind. She hasn’t heard from her 'A twisty-turny psycho-thriller with a plot and characters that husband Bob since he returned to the navy, and she’s starting to fear the won't let you go. Lisa Gardner is at the top of her game!' KATHY worst. And new friend Viola is still recovering from a nasty accident. REICHS

Life on the home front can be challenging, but with the support of 'When You See Me is another rocket-fuel-propelled thriller from one another, the factory girls can get through anything. Lisa Gardner. This culmination of her great talents . . . starts out ______chillingly intimate and explodes into a sky-high denouement that will leave you breathless.' GREGG HURWITZ Praise for Annie Clarke ______Readers love WHEN YOU SEE ME: 'Clarke’s tale is one to lift the spirits and touch the hardest hearts' Northern Echo ‘I haven't read a Lisa Gardner book in a while, I will go searching to see what I have missed. 'Delightful authentic-feeling saga' Peterborough Telegraph What a book! I was totally gripped and read it in one go.’

'Highlights the strength of women during the toughest times' Culture Fly ‘A fantastic nail biting read’

'Beautifully written' Frost Magazine ‘When it comes to writing a tense, fast paced, gripping and unputdownable thrillers, Lisa Gardner has few rivals.’ Annie Clarke’s roots are dug deep into the North East. She draws inspiration from her mother, who was born in a County Durham pit village during the ‘Psychological twists and turns abound making this a taut thriller to First World War, and went on to became a military nurse during World War read’

45 Douglas Kennedy Amy Lawrence Isabelle in the Afternoon 89 Arsenal’s Greatest Moment, Told in Our Own

A moving story of passion and heartbreak from the The closest title decider in footballing history. A goal internationally bestselling author of The Pursuit of that changed everything. Happiness and The Woman in the Fifth

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A touching exploration of passion untested by domesticity' Mail on Sunday ‘Isn’t it lovely to have moments in your life where you think, oh, nothing can beat that. Nothing.’ George Graham Before Isabelle I knew nothing of sex. Before Isabelle I knew nothing of freedom. Anfield, May 26th 1989. The final day of the Division One season. Before Isabelle I knew nothing of life. An iconic underdog story.

Paris in the early Seventies. Sam, an American student, meets a woman in Set against the backdrop of Hillsborough disaster, and during an emotional a bookshop. Isabelle is enigmatic, beautiful, older and, unlike Sam, era in football long before the Premier League as we now know it, 89 is an experienced in love's many contradictions. Sam is instantly smitten - but oral history of a sporting moment so unusual it felt instantly historic. wary of the wedding ring on her finger. Drawing on years of research, writer Amy Lawrence brings together What begins as a regular arrangement in Isabelle’s tiny Parisian apartment fascinating and never-before seen testimony from the voices who were transforms into a true affair of the heart, and one which lasts for decades to there, on the pitch, off it, and beyond. come. 89 creates a definitive and kaleidoscopic portrait of a match that changed Isabelle in the Afternoon is a novel that questions what we seek, what we English football forever. find, what we settle for - and shows how love, when not lived day in, day out, can become the passion of a lifetime. ‘Once it hits the net I’m just thinking ecstasy really. It’s incredible. I’ve done what I wanted to do. That’s that feeling. I’ve done it.’ Michael Thomas Praise for Douglas Kennedy Amy Lawrence has been writing about football ever since she faced the ‘The absolute master of love stories with heart-stopping twists’ THE TIMES dilemma of going to the 1994 World Cup or forsaking the trip to take her first job on the editorial team of Four Four Two magazine. She has mostly ‘Kennedy is skilled at zigzag plotting, blending domestic twists with turns covered the beautiful game for the Guardian and the Observer, and created by global broadcasts for BBC on Radio 5 Live and Match of the Day 2 Extra. Her books affairs’ OBSERVER include three works on Arsenal, whose beat she has followed for many years - Proud To Say That Name, Invincible, and The Wenger Revolution. Douglas Kennedy's previous thirteen novels include the critically acclaimed She has ghostwritten autobiographies for David Ginola (From St Tropez to St bestsellers The Big Picture, The Pursuit of Happiness, A Special Relationship James's) and Ray Parlour (The Romford Pele), and composed the text for and The Moment. He is also the author of three highly-praised travel books. the photographic work David Beckham VII. Amy was voted the FSA Football The Big Picture was filmed with Romain Duris and Catherine Deneuve; The Writer of the Year in 2014, and the Words By Women Sports Journalist of Woman in the Fifth with Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas. the Year and Women In Football Journalist of the Year in 2016.

His work has been translated into twenty-two languages. In 2007 he was awarded the French decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 2009 the inaugural Grand Prix de Figaro. Born in Manhattan in 1955, he has two children and currently divides his time between London, Paris, Berlin, Maine and New York.

46 Libby Ashworth Debbie Macomber A Lancashire Lass A Walk Along the Beach

A Victorian saga set in Lancashire during Two sisters facing challenging odds must rely on each industrialisation about a family coming to terms with other more than ever before in a gorgeous new novel the rise of the mills. Perfect for fans of Val Wood and from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie

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THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE INSPIRATIONAL MILL TOWN LASSES Sisters Willa and Harper mean the world to each other. SERIES. Perfect for fans of Val Wood and Catherine Cookson. ______Inseparable since the loss of their mother as teenagers, the Lakey sisters are perfect opposites. Quiet, demure Willa has always admired Harper's Lancashire, 1832 sense of adventure. She enjoys her peaceful routine as a café owner in their coastal hometown of Oceanside. Maids Hannah and Mary find themselves with no jobs and no home when their employer, Henry Sudell, loses all his money and disappears in the When a handsome customer shows interest in Willa, Harper urges her sister middle of the night. They have no choice but to return to Blackburn where to take a chance on love. Hannah is lucky to be taken in by her sister Jennet and brother-in-law, Titus, but Mary must seek lodgings in the infamous Star beer house. Then Harper receives crushing news that threatens to bring everything to a halt. Only by supporting each other will the sisters be able to face the trials Mary tries to get her job back as a weaver, but the influx of workers from to come. And though the time ahead may be tough, Willa and Harper will the countryside and no support for the working class means that jobs are discover that the darkest times can lead to the most beautiful rewards. scarce. With no other choice she remains at the beer house, forced to risk her reputation and even her life. Praise for Debbie Macomber

In the middle of a cholera outbreak and political upheaval, can Mary ever 'An ideal holiday book' find a way to recover all she's lost? Good Housekeeping ______'If there's a star in the romance and women's fiction firmament, chances are Praise for Libby Ashworth high it's Debbie Macomber' Publisher's Weekly 'An engrossing tale of hardship, struggles, love and family' Kitty Neale Debbie Macomber is a no. 1 New York Times bestselling author and one of 'Vividly drawn characters . . . gritty and heartfelt' Evie Grace today’s most popular writers with more than 170 million copies of her books in print worldwide. In addition to fiction, Debbie has also published two 'Brimming with drama, heartbreak, love, friendship and the powerful bonds bestselling cookbooks; numerous inspirational and non-fiction works; and of family' Lancashire Post two acclaimed children’s books. The beloved and bestselling Cedar Cove series became Hallmark Channel’s first dramatic scripted television series, Libby Ashworth was born and raised in Lancashire, where she can trace her Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove, which was ranked as the top programme family back to the Middle Ages. It was while researching her family history on US cable TV when it debuted in summer 2013. Hallmark has also that she realised there were so many stories about ordinary working people produced many successful films based on Debbie’s bestselling Christmas that she wanted to tell. She has previously written historical novels - The de novels. Debbie Macomber owns her own tea room, and a yarn store, A Lacy Inheritance and By Loyalty Bound – as well as local history books. The Good Yarn, named after the shop featured in her popular Blossom Street Cotton Spinner is her first saga novel. novels. She and her husband, Wayne, serve on the Guideposts National Advisory Cabinet, and she is World Vision’s international spokesperson for Libby currently lives in Lancashire with her son. their Knit for Kids charity initiative. A devoted grandmother, Debbie and her husband live in Port Orchard, Washington (the town on which her Cedar Cove novels are based) and winter in Florida.

47 James Patterson Kimberly McCreight The Midwife Murders A Good Marriage

The disappearance of a newborn baby from a A gripping domestic thriller, perfect for fans of Liane maternity ward in a New York hospital creates a city- Moriarty and Shari Lapena wide emergency in this gripping stand-alone from the

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A missing patient is a hospital ward's worst nightmare – until even **Soon to be an Amazon Prime series** more people disappear . . . The perfect life. The perfect neighbourhood. The perfect murder.

To Senior Midwife Lucy Ryuan, pregnancy is not an unusual condition, it's Welcome to Park Slope, where everyone has something to hide… her life's work. But when two kidnappings and a vicious stabbing happen on ______her watch, her focus abruptly changes. When young lawyer Lizzie gets a call for help from an old friend accused of murdering his wife, she reluctantly says yes. Zach is the chief suspect in his Something has to be done, and Lucy is fearless enough to try. wife, Amanda’s, murder but there’s no way he could be guilty – is there?

As rumours and accusations fly around Manhattan, Lucy teams up with a The further Lizzie dives into the glossy world of Brooklyn’s Park Slope, the skeptical NYPD detective to solve the case. But the truth is far more twisted more she realises that things don’t add up. Zach doesn’t know the most than either of them could ever have imagined. basic details of his wife’s past, and Amanda’s friends barely know he exists.

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of And in uncovering the truth, Lizzie will be forced to confront dark secrets that all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He lie at the heart of her own once perfect marriage… is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – ______the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and 'McCreight is a master of misdirection – even if you've already read a Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers lot of domestic thrillers, you'll be shocked by her jaw-dropping twists. including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. Clear a spot next to Big Little Lies and The Couple Next Door – A Good Marriage is just as edgy and just as good.' APPLE BOOKS James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young 'Expertly blends domestic drama with a gripping murder mystery.... readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries Filled with credible plot twists and realistically flawed characters, McCreight's and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to page-turner presses readers to question everything they think makes a independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult "good" marriage. This will stay with the reader long after the finish.' fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida PUBLISHERS WEEKLY with his wife and son. 'McCreight expertly weaves multiple plot threads with a few sly red herrings, paving the way to a series of surprising, and satisfying, reveals. A smartly plotted and altogether successful union of legal thriller and domestic suspense.' KIRKUS

'Filled with emotional urgency, sharp insights and profound revelations, Kimberly McCreight's newest novel is a marvel – both a compelling mystery and a discerning exploration of love and marriage.' JEAN KWOK, author of SEARCHING FOR SYLVIE LEE

'Part legal thriller, part domestic suspense, pure page turner, this is a novel that will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about marriage.' MARY KUBICA, author of THE OTHER MRS

'Absolutely, positively riveting. I could not put this down! Kimberly McCreight has crafted a captivating, thrilling story that bolts out of the gate at a breakneck speed and never misses a step.' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, author of DAISY JONES AND THE SIX

48 Benjamin Dreyer Esther Wojcicki Dreyer’s English: An Utterly How to Raise Happy and Correct Guide to Clarity and Style Successful Children

An indispensable, New York Times-bestselling guide to The Godmother of Silicon Valley, legendary teacher, the craft of writing from Random House’s long-time and mother of three superstar daughters, shares her copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus. tried-and-tested methods for raising happy, healthy,

August 2020 August 2020 Paperback Paperback £9.99 £9.99 304 pages 336 pages 9781787464131 9781787462168

'An utterly delightful book to read, Dreyer's English will stand ______among the classics on how to use the English language properly.' ELIZABETH STROUT 'Esther Wojcicki is leading a revolution . . . [She] shows us how to be our best so our children can be their best.' Arianna Huffington 'A complete joy. For those who care about words - and for those who don’t - Dreyer’s English is the book we have all been waiting Being a parent is complicated – but the trick to succeed is simpler for. Wise, funny, no-nonsense, stylish and brilliantly practical. than you think. Ditch the beach books this year; take this instead.’ RACHEL JOYCE ______Known as the Godmother of Silicon Valley, Esther Wojcicki’s three daughters are all hugely successful in both their professional and An indispensable, New York Times-bestselling guide to the craft of personal lives. What’s her parenting secret? writing from Random House’s long-time copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus. As we face an epidemic of parental and childhood anxiety, Woj has the advice every parent wants to hear: climb out of that helicopter We all write, all the time: books, blogs, tweets, emails, emails, emails – and relax. and we all want to write better. Benjamin Dreyer is here to help. Her tried and tested TRICK approach will help you: As Random House’s copy chief, Dreyer has upheld the standards of the legendary publisher for more than two decades. He is beloved by authors · Let your child discover their own passions and editors alike – not to mention his followers on social media – for · Move on from past parenting mistakes playfully, brilliantly deconstructing the English language. Dreyer's English is · Build rock-solid foundations for a lifelong relationship the distillation of everything he has learned from copyediting thousands of · Be brave enough to give your child freedom books, the perfect guide not just for writers but for everyone who wants to · Work with your children, not against them put their best prose foot forward. · Set healthy relationships with technology

Both authoritative and amusing, Dreyer’s English offers lessons on Your children are the future. If you change your parenting, you can punctuation, from the underloved semicolon to the enigmatic en-dash; the change the world. rules and non-rules of grammar, including why it’s OK to begin a sentence with 'And' or 'But' and to confidently split an infinitive; and why it’s best to 'A brilliant book. It should be on the bookshelf of every parent.' avoid the doldrums of the Wan Intensifiers and Throat Clearers, including FROST MAGAZINE 'very', 'rather', 'of course', and the dreaded 'actually'. Esther Wojcicki is a leading American educator, journalist and And yes: 'Only godless savages eschew the Oxford comma.' mother. A leader in blended learning and the integration of technology into education, she is the founder of the Media Arts Stuffed with advice, insider wisdom, and fun facts, this book will prove to be programs at Palo Alto High School. Wojcicki serves as Vice Chair of invaluable to everyone who wants to shore up their writing skills, mandatory Creative Commons and was instrumental in the launch of the Google for people who spend their time editing and shaping other people’s prose, Teachers Academy. She blogs regularly for Huffington Post and is co and – perhaps best of all – an utter treat for anyone who simply revels in -author of Moonshots in Education. language. ______

This book is written in British English. ______'A fascinating guide to grammatical "rights" and "wrongs" - practical and useful' SUNDAY TIMES

49 Gary Lineker and Danny Baker Evie Grace Behind Closed Doors The Golden Maid Life, Laughs and Football

The ultimate insider’s guide to the beautiful game, The second novel in the brilliant Smuggler's Daughters written by two of Britain’s most popular sporting trilogy set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic figures. Inspired by the #1 podcast. Wars on the Kentish Coast. Perfect for fans of Dilly

August 2020 August 2020 Paperback Paperback £7.99 £6.99 368 pages 400 pages 9781787464230 9781787464414

** PRE-ORDER NOW ** Includes a new foreword by Gary Lineker THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE GRIPPING SMUGGLER'S DAUGHTERS about football in lockdown. TRILOGY! Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Poldark. ______Shortlisted for The Telegraph Sports Book Awards Deal, Kent, 1812 'Hilarious, almost as funny as me' ALAN SHEARER 'Lineker is nearly as good a presenter as I was a footballer' DIEGO Eighteen-year-old Winnie Lennicker yearns for a peaceful life as a MARADONA respectable married woman. However, when she becomes involved 'This is Lineker unleashed. As a non-football nut I didn’t expect to in her family's free-trading operations and caught by the Revenue, enjoy it, but between laddish anecdotes are passages of sudden she is sent before the magistrates. Forced to confess that she is tenderness. . . Lineker opens up, dislodging memories and with child, now more than ever, Winnie is determined to give up reflections, not just about football but his whole life.' THE TIMES smuggling. But the only way she can support herself and her ______unborn child is to carry on. ‘Football is a simple game. 22 players chase a ball for 90 minutes, and at the end the Germans always win.’ An opportunity presents itself to carry despatches on behalf of British agents and spies, and gold for Wellington's army. Needing This book is inspired by the stories Danny and I have shared with the money, Winnie can’t afford to refuse, but the journey across the each other about what life in football is really like: in the dressing Channel is treacherous. When Winnie discovers the despatches room, in the commentary box, on the pitch and – with the she’s carrying aren’t what they seem, she’s determined to right her appropriate pixellation – in the showers afterwards. wrongs in the hope of achieving her dream and leaving the free trade behind for good. What’s it really like to play with Messi? I wouldn’t know, but I have starred alongside him in an advert for Walkers crisps. And, well, his Praise for Evie Grace performance was world-class. ‘Intriguing’ And what is a life in football really like? You won’t learn much from Val Wood the dull-as-dishwater post-match interviews – it’s a world of secrets, superstitions, laughs and personalities, and let me tell ‘A charming historical read that hits all the right notes’ you, half of it you won’t believe. Woman’s Weekly

I’ve looked back at my playing days, from England to Leicester, ‘Heart-tugging saga of which Catherine Cookson would’ve Everton to Barcelona, Tottenham to, er, Nagoya Grampus Eight, and approved’ shared the chaotic behind-the-scenes secrets of Match of the Day – Peterborough Evening Telegraph and Danny has chipped in with stories from a lifetime following the game as a fan. Evie Grace was born in Kent, and one of her earliest memories is of picking cherries with her grandfather who managed a fruit farm From Italia ’90 to Leicester’s Premier League fairytale, from yellow near Selling. Holidays spent in the Kent countryside and the stories cards to World Cup trophies (I’ve never been awarded either), passed down through her family inspired her to write her Maids of you’ll find it all here – everything you always wanted to know about Kent trilogy. football, but didn’t realise that you did. Evie now lives in Devon with her partner and dog. She has a grown- Inspired by the No.1 podcast Behind Closed Doors up daughter and son.

Gary Lineker (Author) She loves researching the history of the nineteenth century and is Gary Lineker OBE is a broadcaster and a former professional very grateful for the invention of the washing machine, having footballer. He holds England's record for goals in FIFA World Cup discovered how the Victorians struggled to do their laundry.

50 Maggie Brookes Rebecca Roanhorse The Prisoner's Wife Star Wars: Resistance Reborn based on an inspiring true story

A debut novel set in 1944 war-torn Czechoslovakia The Official Pre-quel to Episode IX. amid the extreme privations of a prisoner of war camp. Based on a true story, passion, heroism and a love that

August 2020 August 2020 Paperback Paperback £7.99 £9.99 416 pages 400 pages 9781787464148 9781787462427

‘An absorbing and engaging tale of wartime bravery and endurance. ______Bill and Izabela are such tenderly drawn characters ... I loved it!’ In this pivotal prequel to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the RACHEL HORE, author of Last Letter Home and The Memory Garden heroes of the Resistance—Poe Dameron, General Leia Organa, Rey, ______and Finn—must fight back from the edge of oblivion. Their love is a death sentence. But can it keep them alive? The Resistance is in ruins. In the wake of their harrowing escape Czechoslovakia, 1944. In the dead of night, a farm girl and a British from Crait, what was once an army has been reduced to a handful of soldier creep through abandoned villages. Secretly married and on wounded heroes. Finn, Poe, Rey, Rose, Chewbacca, Leia Organa— the run, Bill and Izabela are searching for Izabela’s brother and their names are famous among the oppressed worlds they fight to father, who are fighting for the Czech resistance. They know their liberate. But names can only get you so far, and Leia’s last luck will not last. desperate call for aid has gone unanswered.

Captured by the German army, it seems they must be separated – From the jungles of Ryloth to the shipyards of Corellia, the shadow but they have prepared for this moment. By cutting her hair and of the First Order looms large, and those with the bravery to face pretending to be mute, Izabela successfully disguises herself as a the darkness are scattered and isolated. If hope is to survive, the British soldier. Together, they face the terrible conditions of a POW Resistance must journey throughout the galaxy, seeking out more camp, reliant on the help of their fellow POWs to maintain their leaders—including those who, in days gone by, helped a nascent fragile deception. rebellion topple an empire. Battles will be fought, alliances will be forged, and the Resistance will be reborn. Their situation is beyond dangerous. If Izabela is discovered, she and Bill – and all the men who helped them – will face lethal Rebecca Roanhorse is a Hugo, Nebula and Locus award-winning consequences. speculative fiction writer. She also won the Campbell Award for ______Best New Writer in 2018. Her novels Trail of Lightning and Storm of A novel set in war-torn Czechoslovakia amid the extreme privations Locusts are part of the Sixth World series. She lives in northern of a prisoner of war camp, based on a true story of passion, heroism New Mexico with her husband, daughter and pups. and a love that transcends overwhelming odds. ______'Deeply moving and compelling ... an epic journey not only across war-torn countries but deep into the heart of what it is to be human. A heart-rending story beautifully told.’ JUDITH ALLNAT, author of The Poet’s Wife and The Silk Factory

‘Heart-wrenching and heart-warming in equal measure, The Prisoner's Wife is an unputdownable novel ... finely crafted, atmospheric, often nail-biting.’ BEN KANE, author of The Eagles of Rome series

'A story of danger, fear, determination and the redemptive power of love in war-torn Europe. It is a story that Hemingway might have envied.' JULIET GARDINER, author of Wartime: Britain 1939 to 1945 and The Blitz: The British Under Attack.

‘A gripping novel that explores the question of how much the human body, and the human spirit, can endure for the sake of love. The wealth of authentic detail makes it feel like a memoir ... I feel enriched to have read it.’ GILL PAUL, author of The Lost Daughter

51 Candice Fox James Patterson Gathering Dark Texas Outlaw The Ranger has gone rogue...

Candice Fox – hailed by James Patterson as 'A bright A follow-up to Sunday Times bestseller Texas Ranger, new star of crime fiction' – returns with a stunning featuring the tenacious Rory Yates thriller set in LA's criminal underworld.

September 2020 September 2020 Paperback Paperback £7.99 £7.99 432 pages 448 pages 9781787462069 9781787465374

The gripping new thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author. THE THRILLING SEQUEL TO TEXAS RANGER

Blair Harbour’s life as Hollywood’s top paediatric surgeon was Rory Yates of the Texas Rangers doesn't seek out hero status, but perfect, until the night she was jailed for a murder she says she it's unavoidable once his girlfriend, country singer Willow Dawes, didn’t commit. writes a song about his bravery.

With ten years of freedom lost, her medical licence cancelled and Rory escapes his new-found fame when he's sent to the remote her son being raised by foster parents, she’s ready to start again West Texas town of Rio Lobo to investigate the death of a local from scratch. councilwoman. Local detective Ariana Delgado is convinced that this seemingly accidental death is actually a murder. But when a former cellmate begs for help finding her missing daughter, Blair must risk it all to save a young life. Her only allies Rory begins to uncover a tangle of small-town secrets and lies. To are a thief, a ganglord and the cop who put her away. get to the truth, he's forced to step outside the law he has dedicated his life to upholding. To do the right thing, Blair must mix with all the wrong people. Now, while Rory is tracking a killer, the Texas Rangers are tracking Will it put her new-found freedom on the line? him...

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling Praise for Candice Fox: writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular ‘A writer to watch’ Harlan Coben series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has ‘A bright new star’ James Patterson written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. ‘One of the best crime thrillers of the year’ Lee Child James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired Candice Fox is the middle child of a large, eccentric family from by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range Sydney’s western suburbs. The daughter of a parole officer and an of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, enthusiastic foster-carer, Candice spent her childhood listening Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has around corners to tales of violence, madness and evil as her father donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been relayed his work stories to her mother and older brothers. the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past twelve years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and Candice won back-to-back Ned Kelly awards for her first two novels son. – Hades and Eden. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed Fall, Crimson Lake, Redemption and Gone by Midnight. Candice’s first collaboration with James Patterson, Never Never, was a Sunday Times and New York Times no. 1 bestseller. They have co-authored three further novels featuring Harriet Blue – Fifty Fifty, Liar Liar and Hush Hush.

52 Harlan Coben James Patterson The Boy from the Woods Murder Thy Neighbour New from the #1 bestselling creator of the hit (Murder Is Forever: Volume 4)

The brilliant new thriller from the international Two true-crime cases from the hit TV series Murder is bestselling author, described by Dan Brown as 'the Forever modern master of the hook and twist'.

September 2020 September 2020 Paperback Paperback £8.99 £7.99 400 pages 304 pages 9781787462977 9781787465466

THE LATEST BOOK FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND Two true-crime cases from the hit TV series Murder is Forever CREATOR OF THE HIT NETFLIX DRAMA THE STRANGER, described by Dan Brown as 'the modern master of the hook and twist' MURDER THY NEIGHBOUR (with Andrew Bourelle) Ann Hoover is a nice woman but she hates her neighbour. Ten 'I read The Boy From The Woods. I liked it. I liked it a lot!’ STEPHEN months ago, Roy Kirk moved in next door and now his house is in a KING great state of disrepair and Kirk himself has turned sullen and 'Harlan’s a great thriller writer [...] one of my favourites.’ JOHN hostile. When Ann sues him, Kirk will retaliate in a gruesome, GRISHAM horrific manner. ______Thirty years ago, a child was found in the New Jersey backwoods. MURDER IRL (with Max Dilallo) Jenelle Potter has always been better with connecting with people He had been living a feral existence, with no memory of how he got through social media. With overprotective parents, she hasn't had there or even who he is. Everyone just calls him Wilde. very many options to meet people, until she meets Billy. But her feelings for Billy are unreciprocated, causing Jenelle to start a Now a former soldier and security expert, he lives off the grid, virtual war, until that war enters the real world. shunned by the community – until they need him. JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling A child has gone missing. With her family suspecting she’s just writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million playing a disappearing game, nobody seems concerned except for copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular criminal attorney Hester Crimstein. She contacts Wilde, asking him series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder to use his unique skills to find the girl. Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance But even he can find no trace of her. One day passes, then a novels and stand-alone thrillers. second, then a third. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired On the fourth, a human finger shows up in the mail. by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, And now Wilde knows this is no game. It’s a race against time to Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has save the girl’s life – and expose the town’s dark trove of secrets… donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been ______the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the 'Thriller-lovers who just want some adrenaline to lift their spirits past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. should escape with this riveting page-turner from the hugely popular author and screenwriter, Harlan Coben' MAIL ONLINE

'One of the world’s finest thriller writers is at the very top of his game' PETER JAMES

'Coben never, ever lets you down' LEE CHILD

'Harlan Coben’s thrillers are like intricately patterned knitting […] He has created a cracker of a hero in the aptly named Wilde […] Hopefully Wilde will return – Coben certainly leaves clues that he will.' THE TIMES

'If you liked The Stranger on Netflix, you’ll love this […] The novel is a splendid reminder that Coben is as brilliant at creating wonderful

53 Maisie Thomas Donna Leon Secrets of the Railway Girls Trace Elements

The second novel in the wonderful railway girls series, The twenty-ninth novel in Donna Leon’s bestselling set in Manchester during the second world war. crime series.

September 2020 September 2020 Paperback Paperback £6.99 £7.99 448 pages 288 pages 9781787463974 9781787465138

The second novel in the uplifting railway girls series that shows A woman’s cryptic dying words in a Venetian hospice lead Guido just how important friendship and love is in a time of uncertainty Brunetti to uncover a threat to the entire region in Donna Leon’s and change. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell. haunting twenty-ninth Brunetti novel.

When Dottoressa Donato calls the Questura to report that a dying Manchester, November 1940 patient at the hospice Fatebenefratelli wants to speak to the police, Commissario Guido Brunetti and his colleague, Claudia Griffoni, As the war continues and secrets threaten the railway girls, they waste no time in responding. will discover the true meaning of friendship. ‘They killed him. It was bad money. I told him no’, Benedetta Toso ------gasps the words about her recently-deceased husband, Vittorio Fadalto. Even though he is not sure she can hear him Brunetti softly For Dot, her job on the railways is everything. Transporting parcels promises he and Griffoni will look into what initially appears to be a around the country gives her pride that she is doing her bit for the private family tragedy. They discover that Fadalto worked in the war effort, but a growing friendship causes problems when home field collecting samples of contamination for a company that and work collide. measures the cleanliness of Venice’s water supply and that he had died in a mysterious motorcycle accident. Distracted briefly by Vice Joan loves her boyfriend Bob dearly, but when tragedy strikes, her Questore Patta’s obsession with youth crime in Venice, Brunetti is heart is torn apart, and she is forced to make a decision that could bolstered once more by the remarkable research skills of Patta’s hurt those she loves most. secretary, Signora Elettra Zorzi. Piecing together the tangled threads, in time Brunetti comes to realize the perilous meaning in Meanwhile Mabel has finally found a place to call home and her the woman’s accusation and the threat it reveals to the health of relationship seems to be going from strength to strength. However, the entire region. But justice in this case proves to be ambiguous, the relentless bombing in the Christmas blitz is about to destroy as Brunetti is reminded it can be when, seeking solace, he reads everything she holds dear, and she will need her friends’ courage Aeschylus’s classic play The Eumenides. and generosity now more than ever. As she has done so often through her memorable characters and Brought together by their work on Manchester’s railways, the three storytelling skill, Donna Leon once again engages our sensibilities women find that with the support and encouragement of each as to the differences between guilt and responsibility. other, they can get through even the most challenging of times. Donna Leon was named by The Times as one of the 50 Greatest Maisie Thomas was born and brought up in Manchester, which Crime Writers. She is an award-winning crime novelist, celebrated provides the location for her Railway Girls novels. She loves writing for the bestselling Brunetti series. Donna has lived in Venice for stories with strong female characters, set in times when women thirty years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran needed determination and vision to make their mark. The Railway and China, where she worked as a teacher. Donna’s books have Girls series is inspired by her great aunt Jessie, who worked as a been translated into 35 languages and have been published around railway clerk during the First World War. the world.

Maisie now lives on the beautiful North Wales coast with her Her previous novels featuring Commissario Brunetti have all been railway enthusiast husband, Kevin, and their two rescue cats. They highly acclaimed; including Friends in High Places, which won the often enjoy holidays chugging up and down the UK’s heritage CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, Fatal Remedies, Doctored steam railways. Evidence, A Sea of Troubles and Beastly Things.

54 James Patterson Nancy Revell 19th Christmas A Christmas Wish for the Shipyard A criminal mastermind unleashes a deadly Girls

This Christmas season, the Women's Murder Club unite The ninth novel in the brilliant Shipyard Girls series to protect the streets of San Francisco once more in from Sunday Times bestselling author, Nancy Revell. James Patterson's latest instalment to the bestselling

October 2020 October 2020 Paperback Paperback £8.99 £7.99 384 pages 400 pages 9781787461833 9781787464278

The highly-anticipated follow-up to Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller **THE NINTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING SHIPYARD GIRLS 18th Abduction SERIES**

‘Emotional and gripping’ Take a Break Christmas is coming, but crime never stops for the Women's Murder ______Club. Sunderland, 1943: As Christmas approaches in the shipyards, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer is looking forward to spending time with everyone is hoping for a little magic… her family over the holidays. But when she receives a tip-off that the biggest heist ever to hit San Francisco is being planned for Helen would love to find the courage to tell the dashing Dr Parker Christmas Day, everything changes. of her true feelings for him. But how can she when he clearly has eyes for someone else? The architect of the ambitious attack unleashes chaos across the city, laying traps and false alarms to distract Lindsay and the SFPD More than a year has passed since Bel’s wedding to sweetheart Joe. from his ultimate goal. She knows she has much to feel thankful for and yet there is still one burning desire which she cannot ignore. As time runs out, will Lindsay be able to save the people of San Francisco from a Christmas they'd never forget? And as Polly grows with child, she hopes against hope for a safe delivery – and that her husband Tommy can soon return from the JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling front line to meet their new arrival. writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular There will be storms to weather, but guided by their strength and series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder friendship there is still hope for each of the shipyard girls that Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has their Christmas wishes will come true. written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. ______

James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired Praise for Nancy Revell by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, ‘Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!' Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has Northern Echo donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the ‘Stirring and heartfelt storytelling’ Peterborough Evening Telegraph past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. ‘The author is one to watch’ Sun

‘Well-drawn, believable characters combined with a storyline to keep you turning the pages’ Woman

Nancy Revell is the author of the Shipyard Girls series, which is set in the north-east of England during World War II.

She is a former journalist who worked for all the national newspapers, providing them with hard-hitting news stories and in- depth features. Nancy also wrote amazing and inspirational true life stories for just about every woman’s magazine in the country.

55 Catherynne M. Valente James Patterson Minecraft: The End Lost

The brand-new official Minecraft novel is an epic battle Detective Tom Moon and his multi-talented team face for survival! When humans enter the End, a pair of off against an international crime ring looking to seize endermen must decide which side they’re really on. control over America's most exciting city, Miami.

October 2020 October 2020 Paperback Paperback £7.99 £7.99 256 pages 368 pages 9781784758684 9781787461949

______Detective Tom Moon and his multi-talented team face off against an The brand-new official Minecraft novel is an epic battle for survival! international crime ring looking to seize control over America's most When humans enter the End, a pair of endermen must decide which exciting city, Miami. side they’re really on. Miami is Detective Tom Moon's home and heartland. When he's For as long as they can remember, the twin endermen Fin and Mo asked to lead a new FBI task force tackling international crime, he's have lived in the mysterious land of the End. On the outskirts of the proud to represent his beloved city. great enderman city of Telos, they explore ancient ruins under the watchful gaze of the mighty ender dragon. They have everything But his arrest of a man trafficking children from Amsterdam into they need in the end ship they call home, and know everything Miami International airport opens an investigation that will lead there is to know about their world—or so they think until the Moon into the depths of a vast crime syndicate. An underground strangers from another dimension arrive. network that is bigger and more powerful than he could possibly imagine. The invaders are called humans, and they’ve come to steal artifacts and slay the ender dragon. Fin and Mo are ready to protect their Moon is devoted to his city and its citizens – but will that be home from the trespassers, but when they come face-to-face with enough to save them? the humans, they discover that they aren’t as prepared for battle as they’d thought. Caught off guard, the twins are trapped in the JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling middle of a war between the endermen and the humans, with the writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million future of their home at stake. copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Catherynne M. Valente is the New York Times bestselling author of Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has dozens of works of science fiction and fantasy including Space written many other number one bestsellers including romance Opera, The Refrigerator Monologues, and the Fairyland series. She novels and stand-alone thrillers. has won or been nominated for every award in her field. She lives on an island off the coast of Maine with her partner, her son, and James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired several other mischievous beasts. by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

56 Sophie Cousens Katie Flynn This Time Next Year Under the Mistletoe Get ready to fall for this year’s most

An epic love story about two people born in the same The second novel in the Liverpool Sisters trilogy by place at the same time, who take thirty years to find Sunday Times bestselling saga author, Katie Flynn. each other. Perfect for fans of Love, Actually and One

October 2020 October 2020 Paperback Paperback £7.99 £7.99 400 pages 400 pages 9781787464940 9781787463035

2020’s most perfect pick-me-up. Refreshingly romantic and certain ALL YOU NEED THIS CHRISTMAS: THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE HEART to hold a special place in your heart, This Time Next Year is -WARMING NEW SERIES FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING essential reading for fans of Jojo Moyes, Josie Silver and Lucy AUTHOR KATIE FLYNN Diamond. ______Liverpool, 1940 Get ready to fall for this year’s most extraordinary love story When war comes to Britain, Jessica Wilson and her friend Ruby Quinn and Minnie are born on New Year’s Eve, in the same hospital, seize the opportunity to leave behind the orphanage they grew up one minute apart. in and start new lives in the NAAFI. With only forged papers as identification the girls expect to be turned away but are delighted Their lives may begin together, but their worlds couldn’t be more with an offer of work. different. For the first time in their lives they experience real independence Thirty years later they find themselves together again in the same and it isn’t long before they’re spending their evenings enjoying place, at the same time. the delights of Liverpool.

What if fate is trying to bring them together? When Jessica meets the handsome Tom, she feels as though her life is complete, but after a chance encounter with a friend, she soon Maybe it’s time to take a chance on love… learns that not everything is as it seems. ______Early readers are falling in love with This Time Next Year: As Jessica begins to uncover the truth, she unravels a web of lies, starting with the night of her birth . . . ‘This is a book that I will definitely be re-reading… I fell in love with the characters.’ Katie Flynn is the pen name of the much-loved writer, Judy Turner, who published over ninety novels in her lifetime. Judy’s unique ‘This Time Next Year is utterly refreshing. Filled with love (a little stories were inspired by hearing family recollections of life in lust) and laughter.’ Liverpool during the early twentieth century, and her books went on to sell more than eight million copies. Judy passed away in ‘I enjoyed this beautiful and romantic story. The plot was well January 2019, aged 82. crafted and the characters were people I could relate to and empathise with. Definitely recommended.’ The legacy of Katie Flynn lives on through her daughter, Holly Flynn, who continues to write under the Katie Flynn name. Holly ‘The characters were great and I was sad to finish the book as I worked as an assistant to her mother for many years and together would no longer be spending time in their company. The story is they co-authored a number of Katie Flynn novels, including lovely and also believable, I will be recommending this book to all Christmas at Tuppenny Corner. my friends.’ Holly lives in the north east of Wales with her husband Simon and ‘You'll start the book because it sounds cute, you'll keep reading it their two children. When she’s not writing she enjoys walking her because the plot keeps unfolding and not once does it stand still or two lurchers, Sparky and Snoopy, in the surrounding countryside, stagnate and you'll re-read it because you love all the people and cooking forbidden foods such as pies, cakes and puddings! She encapsulated within the pages so much.’ looks forward to sharing many more Katie Flynn stories, which she and her mother devised together, with readers in the years to come. ‘I would really recommend this to anyone that really do believe in fate, enjoys proposals from a knight on a unicorn and knows that love will always win.’

57 Abbie Greaves Annie Clarke The Silent Treatment Christmas on the Home Front The book everyone is falling in love with Factory Girls 4

A unique and uplifting love story about a couple who The fourth novel in the wonderfully uplifting Factory have been married for decades and haven't spoken for Girls series about three women working in a munitions six months. Will be devoured by fans of Jojo Moyes, factory during WWII. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell,

October 2020 October 2020 Paperback Paperback £7.99 £6.99 400 pages 400 pages 9781787463172 9781787462601

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick THE FOURTH NOVEL IN THE HEART-WARMING FACTORY GIRLS ‘A remarkable debut’ JOJO MOYES SERIES! Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Ellie Dean. ‘It’s beautiful, so moving and clever. I truly adored it.’ JOSIE ______SILVER, author of One Day in December ______'Tis the season for friendship and family . . . A lifetime of love. Six months of silence. One last chance. With Christmas just weeks away, it's up to the Factory Girls to Frank hasn't spoken to his wife Maggie for six months. organise a festive gathering at Massingham Hall for all their friends and family. And with love and laughter in the air, it's set to be a For weeks they have lived under the same roof, slept in the same Christmas to remember. But happiness comes at a price, and as the bed and eaten at the same table – all without words. war continues Fran, Sarah, Beth and Viola realise how much they need each other. Maggie has plenty of ideas as to why her husband has gone quiet, but it will take another heartbreaking turn of events before Frank Annie Clarke’s roots are dug deep into the North East. She draws finally starts to unravel the secrets that have silenced him. inspiration from her mother, who was born in a County Durham pit village during the First World War, and went on to became a Is this where their story ends? military nurse during World War Two. Annie and her husband now Or is it where it begins? live a stone’s throw from the pit village where her mother was born. She has written frequently about the North East in novels which With characters that will capture your heart, THE SILENT she hopes reflect her love and respect for the region’s lost mining TREATMENT celebrates the phenomenal power of love and the communities. importance of leaving nothing unsaid. ______Annie has four adult children and four granddaughters, who fill her and her husband’s days with laughter, endlessly leading these two ‘An original and moving debut from a talented new voice.’ SANTA elders astray. MONTEFIORE

'This is an extraordinarily tense yet tender portrait of a marriage ... written with assurance and agonising insight, and the characters of Maggie and Frank will stay with me for a long time' Daily Mail

'Beautifully written in Greaves’s unique voice... Poignant, heartbreaking and insightful.' Woman & Home

‘A must read’ Sunday Express

‘Heart-breaking secrets tenderly evoked with intelligence and depth. Maggie and Frank are unforgettable characters’ RACHEL HORE, author of The Memory Garden

'Empathetic, beautifully written ... will resonate with fans of Jojo Moyes, David Nicholls and Gail Honeyman.' Daily Express

'I adored this powerful, heart-breaking tale' The Sun

‘Such stunning prose, and such insight for a debut author… I was

58 Jonathan Kellerman James Patterson The Museum of Desire Murder of Innocence (Murder Is Forever: Volume 5)

The gripping new thriller from the Number One New Two true-crime cases from the hit TV series Murder is York Times bestselling master of suspense. Forever

November 2020 November 2020 Paperback Paperback £7.99 £7.99 336 pages 304 pages 9781787461208 9781787465480

______Two true-crime cases from the hit TV series Murder is Forever ONE WILD PARTY. FOUR COUNTS OF MURDER. MURDER OF INNOCENCE A mansion in Beverly Hills is leased out to host an event wild It's impossible to resist Andrew Luster. He's rich, charming and enough to herald the end of days. good-looking, and dozens of women have fallen under his spell. But Andrew is no mere womaniser. He's a predator, and it'll take a The next day there isn’t a living soul to be seen. In the driveway global effort to put him behind bars. sits a super-stretch limo, unlocked, with four bodies inside it. Nothing links the victims together. Each has been killed in a UNTITLED TRUE CRIME #2 different way. Mark Putnam is a rookie FBI agent given his first assignment in a remote part of Kentucky, a land of coal miners and meth dealers. Now it’s up to brilliant psychologist Alex Delware and LAPD Within his first months on the job, a young female informant named Lieutenant Milo Sturgis to begin their grisliest and most baffling Susan Smith helps him make a big break in an important case. case yet. Rumours begin circulating that the agent and his informant are having an affair. After Susan starts telling people that she is As they struggle to make sense of the mass slaying, they will be pregnant with the FBI agent's baby, she suddenly disappears. forced to confront a level of evil that nothing can prepare them for. JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million Praise for Jonathan Kellerman’s New York Times No. 1 bestselling copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular thrillers: series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has ‘Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying’ Sunday Telegraph written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. ‘High-octane entertainment’ The Times James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired ‘Exceptionally exciting’ New York Times by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been Jonathan Kellerman is the Number One New York Times bestselling the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the author of more than forty crime novels, including the Alex Delaware past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. series, The Butcher's Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, Twisted, True Detectives, and The Murderer's Daughter.

With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored Double Homicide and Capital Crimes. With his son, bestselling novelist Jesse Kellerman, he co-authored Crime Scene, The Golem of Hollywood, and The Golem of Paris.

He is also the author of two children's books and numerous nonfiction works, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children and With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association, and has been nominated for a Shamus Award.

59 James Patterson Fiona Ford Blindside A Christmas Wedding (Michael Bennett 12)

Detective Michael Bennett is New York's public enemy A captivating wartime tale of family secrets, romance no. 1. But when the Mayor's daughter goes missing, and wedding bells, with a heartwarming Christmas there's only one cop who can bring her home. twist, for fans of Dilly Court and Elaine Everest.

November 2020 November 2020 Paperback Paperback £7.99 £6.99 384 pages 384 pages 9781787461765 9781787464254

The mayor of New York has a daughter who's missing. Detective ***A HEARTWARMING WARTIME TALE OF FAMILY SECRETS, Michael Bennett has a son who's in prison. Can one father help the ROMANCE AND WINTER WEDDING BELLS FOR FANS OF DILLY other? COURT, ELAINE EVEREST AND NANCY REVELL*** ______Bennett and the mayor have always had a tense relationship, but now the mayor sees in Bennett an exceptional investigator who London, 1943: Dot Hanson has never forgotten the thrill of seeing might be willing to take on a case that needs to be kept under the the beautiful Christmas displays at Liberty’s department store as a radar. The two men strike the deal. young girl.

Sources lead Bennett to a homicide in the Bronx. The victim has ties Never in her wildest dreams did she think she would one day work to a sophisticated hacking operation - and also to the mayor's there, or that she would fall in love with the store’s manager, her missing daughter. But this murder is part of a serial killing spree, childhood sweetheart Edwin Button. one with national security implications. And suddenly Bennett is at the centre of a dangerous triangle anchored by NYPD, FBI and an But in spite of the life Dot has built for herself, and the tight-knit international crime organization. community around her, she lives in the shadow of a terrible secret. And as the bombs continue to fall across Britain there is more Michael Bennett has always been an honourable man, but heartache still to come. sometimes honour has to take a back seat. Survival comes first. All Dot wants is a family of her own with the man she loves by her JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling side. writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular Will her dreams come true in time for Christmas? series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has Fiona Ford is the author of the Liberty Girls series, which is set in written many other number one bestsellers including romance London during the Second World War. novels and stand-alone thrillers. Fiona spent many years as a journalist writing for women’s weekly James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired and monthly magazines. She has written two novels under the by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range pseudonym, Fiona Harrison, as well as two sagas in her own name of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, in the Spark Girls series. Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been Fiona lives in Berkshire with her partner. the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

60 Heidi Perks James Patterson Three Perfect Liars The Kennedy Curse from the author of Richard & Judy bestseller The shocking true story of America’s most

The gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of A revealing, fascinating account of America’s most NOW YOU SEE HER and COME BACK FOR ME. famous family, as told by the world's most trusted storyteller.

December 2020 December 2020 Paperback Paperback £7.99 £7.99 400 pages 400 pages 9781787464117 9781787465350

***THE BRAND-NEW THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF JAMES PATTERSON'S MASTERPIECE NOW YOU SEE HER*** ______

‘I flew through this book in three days, with my heart in my mouth’ Kennedys were always taught to win at all costs. And they did – LISA JEWELL but the costs were unimaginable... ______GOSSIP SPREADS FAST. Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have been a family LIES CAN BE TOXIC. of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel. Their SECRETS CAN KILL. name is synonymous with American royalty. Their commitment to public service is legendary. But, for all the successes, the family When an office fire ends in murder, three women are first in line for has been blighted by assassinations, fatal accidents, drug and questioning. alcohol abuse and sex scandals.

What is Laura trying to hide? To this day, the Kennedys occupy a unique, contradictory place in What is Mia trying to protect? the world's imagination: at once familiar and unknowable; charmed What would Janie risk for revenge? and cursed. The Kennedy Curse is a revealing, fascinating account of America’s most famous family, as told by the world's most They never thought it would come to this. trusted storyteller. But nothing can be hidden forever… ______'When I wrote my first novel after several non-fiction works about 'A highly addictive and thrilling read.' HEAT politics, James Patterson lovingly lambasted me for infringing on his thriller territory. Now I know how he feels as he crosses into 'Razor sharp and impossible to put down.' DAILY MAIL non-fiction politics with this juicy and entertaining look at a ______political family that continues to wield power and influence. He's too good – it isn't fair!' JAKE TAPPER, CNN anchor and author of The Readers love Heidi's thrillers: Hellfire Club

'This is a read not to be missed!!!' JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling 'Family secrets, mystery and intrigue. This is the perfect book that writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million won't disappoint' copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular ‘This is one of those books that you start to read and right from the series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder outset it becomes completely addictive.’ Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has ‘You find yourself unable to trust anyone!’ written many other number one bestsellers including romance 'A surprising plot and lots of twists with interesting characters. I novels and stand-alone thrillers. loved the writing style and the setting of the story' 'Easily the best thriller I've read in a long time' James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired 'Lots of twists and turns, guaranteed page-turner that keeps you by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range guessing until the end' of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, ‘The ending took me by surprise’ Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has ‘Couldn't put this one down - just one more chapter became donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been something of a mantra!’ the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the ‘I loved the book and the fact it kept me guessing till the end’ past twelve years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. Heidi Perks worked as a marketing director before leaving to become a full-time mother and writer. Her first novel, Now You See

61 Evie Grace The Smuggler’s Wife

The third novel in the brilliant Smuggler's Daughters trilogy set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars on the Kentish Coast. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Poldark.

December 2020 Paperback £6.99 400 pages 9781787464421

THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE GRIPPING SMUGGLER'S DAUGHTERS TRILOGY! Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Poldark. ______Deal, Kent 1820: The Lennickers live in a cottage in one of the narrow alleyways off Middle Street, among the counting houses, shops and inns, where the smugglers plot and the seamen drink rum. When Pa Lennicker – a Deal boatman, fisherman and smuggler - is murdered by a rival gang over the disappearance of some contraband, the sisters are forced to carve out a living from the ‘honourable trade’ in spirits, French lace, gold and jewellery. But most of all, they must find a way of wreaking their revenge.

The sisters – Louisa, Winnie and Grace – find themselves involved in carrying and hiding contraband. They prepare the goods for sale – diluting brandy and cutting tea with rose leaves – while at risk of being discovered by revenue officers and rival smugglers. They receive goods from ships wrecked on the treacherous Goodwin Sands a few miles off the coast, and become involved with transferring prisoners of war and gold on the guinea boats to France.

If they are caught, they risk imprisonment, transportation or death by hanging, something that can be avoided by turning in King’s evidence. But they will have to mind their backs to avoid being tarred and feathered - or worse - for their betrayal. Evie Grace was born in Kent, and one of her earliest memories is of picking cherries with her grandfather who managed a fruit farm near Selling. Holidays spent in the Kent countryside and the stories passed down through her family inspired her to write her Maids of Kent trilogy.

Evie now lives in Devon with her partner and dog. She has a grown-up daughter and son.

She loves researching the history of the nineteenth century and is very grateful for the invention of the washing machine, having discovered how the Victorians struggled to do their laundry.